Brian Keane
@landislife.bsky.social
Executive Director at Land is Life; former Rapporteur at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; Senior Advisor on Indigenous Peoples for US Foreign Assistance for Obama Administration.
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Repression of free speech is no laughing matter.
Comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which falls during the seventh anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder, should use their platform to defend free speech in Saudi Arabia.
Comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which falls during the seventh anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder, should use their platform to defend free speech in Saudi Arabia.
September 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Repression of free speech is no laughing matter.
Comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which falls during the seventh anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder, should use their platform to defend free speech in Saudi Arabia.
Comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which falls during the seventh anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder, should use their platform to defend free speech in Saudi Arabia.
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📢 Join us for the Indigenous Women’s Program – July Training
🌱 Agents of Change: Indigenous youth and women with disabilities leading climate action
🗓️ Thursday, July 10, 2025
⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM (ET)
🔗 Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🌱 Agents of Change: Indigenous youth and women with disabilities leading climate action
🗓️ Thursday, July 10, 2025
⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM (ET)
🔗 Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
📢 Join us for the Indigenous Women’s Program – July Training
🌱 Agents of Change: Indigenous youth and women with disabilities leading climate action
🗓️ Thursday, July 10, 2025
⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM (ET)
🔗 Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🌱 Agents of Change: Indigenous youth and women with disabilities leading climate action
🗓️ Thursday, July 10, 2025
⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM (ET)
🔗 Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Through our #FPIC Program, we've supported #IndigenousPeoples in developing community-led FPIC protocols grounded in traditional governance. 🌱
One powerful example: the #Kichwa community of #Sarayaku.
Learn about their experience👇
One powerful example: the #Kichwa community of #Sarayaku.
Learn about their experience👇
June 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Through our #FPIC Program, we've supported #IndigenousPeoples in developing community-led FPIC protocols grounded in traditional governance. 🌱
One powerful example: the #Kichwa community of #Sarayaku.
Learn about their experience👇
One powerful example: the #Kichwa community of #Sarayaku.
Learn about their experience👇
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“Consent is not a privilege — it’s a right.”
Free Prior and Informed Consent is rooted in Indigenous law, governance & sovereignty.
📝 Read this article by Binota Dhamai (EMRIP) on how Indigenous-led #FPIC protocols are reshaping consent on their own terms.
🔗 www.landislife.org/indigenous-p...
Free Prior and Informed Consent is rooted in Indigenous law, governance & sovereignty.
📝 Read this article by Binota Dhamai (EMRIP) on how Indigenous-led #FPIC protocols are reshaping consent on their own terms.
🔗 www.landislife.org/indigenous-p...
Anchoring the power of consent in Indigenous FPIC protocols - Land Is Life
Consent has long been a foundational practice within Indigenous communities, grounded in their inherent relationships to their lands and territories and governed by their own systems of law and decisi...
www.landislife.org
July 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“Consent is not a privilege — it’s a right.”
Free Prior and Informed Consent is rooted in Indigenous law, governance & sovereignty.
📝 Read this article by Binota Dhamai (EMRIP) on how Indigenous-led #FPIC protocols are reshaping consent on their own terms.
🔗 www.landislife.org/indigenous-p...
Free Prior and Informed Consent is rooted in Indigenous law, governance & sovereignty.
📝 Read this article by Binota Dhamai (EMRIP) on how Indigenous-led #FPIC protocols are reshaping consent on their own terms.
🔗 www.landislife.org/indigenous-p...
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🚨🇨🇴 #URGENTE
En el primer trimestre del 2025, 43 defensores de derechos humanos fueron asesinados en #Colombia, un incremento del 43 % respecto a 2024. Así lo revela un informe de Somos Defensores. Esta es la situación. tinyurl.com/8zkasaf6
En el primer trimestre del 2025, 43 defensores de derechos humanos fueron asesinados en #Colombia, un incremento del 43 % respecto a 2024. Así lo revela un informe de Somos Defensores. Esta es la situación. tinyurl.com/8zkasaf6
Colombia: 43 asesinatos de defensores de derechos humanos en tres meses marcan el violento inicio de 2025 | INFORME
El inicio de 2025 ha sido letal para defensores de derechos humanos en Colombia. La violencia contra ellos se incrementó con 43 asesinatos.
tinyurl.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🚨🇨🇴 #URGENTE
En el primer trimestre del 2025, 43 defensores de derechos humanos fueron asesinados en #Colombia, un incremento del 43 % respecto a 2024. Así lo revela un informe de Somos Defensores. Esta es la situación. tinyurl.com/8zkasaf6
En el primer trimestre del 2025, 43 defensores de derechos humanos fueron asesinados en #Colombia, un incremento del 43 % respecto a 2024. Así lo revela un informe de Somos Defensores. Esta es la situación. tinyurl.com/8zkasaf6
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🤔What is a protocol on Free, Prior and Informed Consent?
👉A self-determined guideline that explains how, when, where, and with whom consultation should happen.
Read more👇
👉A self-determined guideline that explains how, when, where, and with whom consultation should happen.
Read more👇
June 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🤔What is a protocol on Free, Prior and Informed Consent?
👉A self-determined guideline that explains how, when, where, and with whom consultation should happen.
Read more👇
👉A self-determined guideline that explains how, when, where, and with whom consultation should happen.
Read more👇
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“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Hear the powerful stories that shape our mission.
✊🏽 Their voices matter. Their rights matter.
🔁 Retweet if you believe in justice and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples.
Hear the powerful stories that shape our mission.
✊🏽 Their voices matter. Their rights matter.
🔁 Retweet if you believe in justice and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples.
May 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Hear the powerful stories that shape our mission.
✊🏽 Their voices matter. Their rights matter.
🔁 Retweet if you believe in justice and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples.
Hear the powerful stories that shape our mission.
✊🏽 Their voices matter. Their rights matter.
🔁 Retweet if you believe in justice and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples.
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Land is life congratulates Cordillera Peoples Alliance on #CordiDay41. We honor your unwavering unity and courage in defending land, life, and self-determination amidst ongoing repression. Your struggle inspires movements for Indigenous Peoples' rights around the 🌏. tinyurl.com/ckhjfkm7
41st Year of Cordillera Day Celebration: Cordillera Indigenous Peoples Strengthen Unity and Solidarity for Land and Life - Land Is Life
Land is Life congratulates the Indigenous Peoples in the Cordillera region, Philippines and the Cordillera Peoples Alliance for a successful 41st People’s Cordillera Day celebration. This year, the Co...
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May 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Land is life congratulates Cordillera Peoples Alliance on #CordiDay41. We honor your unwavering unity and courage in defending land, life, and self-determination amidst ongoing repression. Your struggle inspires movements for Indigenous Peoples' rights around the 🌏. tinyurl.com/ckhjfkm7
“The individual and collective rights of Indigenous Peoples are not negotiable” - Antonio Gutierrez, UN Secretary General
@land-is-life.bsky.social @biancajagger.bsky.social #WeAreIndigenous #UNPFII2025
@land-is-life.bsky.social @biancajagger.bsky.social #WeAreIndigenous #UNPFII2025
April 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“The individual and collective rights of Indigenous Peoples are not negotiable” - Antonio Gutierrez, UN Secretary General
@land-is-life.bsky.social @biancajagger.bsky.social #WeAreIndigenous #UNPFII2025
@land-is-life.bsky.social @biancajagger.bsky.social #WeAreIndigenous #UNPFII2025
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👉🏿ALERT Nicaragua: UN experts publish groundbreaking report naming 54 officials responsible for systematic repression www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Nicaragua: UN experts publish groundbreaking report naming 54 officials responsible for systematic repression
GENEVA/PANAMA – The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua today released a landmark report which identifies for the first time dozens of Government, military and ruling party officials it says...
www.ohchr.org
April 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
👉🏿ALERT Nicaragua: UN experts publish groundbreaking report naming 54 officials responsible for systematic repression www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Hundreds of State Dept. Officials Sign Dissent Cable Urging Rubio to Stop Killing USAID
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Hundreds of State Dept. Officials Sign Dissent Cable Urging Rubio to Stop Killing USAID
The letter, obtained by The Bulwark, is a remarkable eleventh-hour attempt to save the beleaguered agency.
open.substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hundreds of State Dept. Officials Sign Dissent Cable Urging Rubio to Stop Killing USAID
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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👉🏿Watch the @UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, calling for urgent global action. They exposed the Ortega-Murillo regime strategy to established total control of the coutry through severe HR violations @DavidAltonHL @HelenaKennedyKC youtu.be/EPIyUjp2Mi8
Nicaragua: UN Experts Issue Report Calling for Urgent Global Action | #HRC58 Press Conference
YouTube video by UN Human Rights Council
youtu.be
February 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
👉🏿Watch the @UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, calling for urgent global action. They exposed the Ortega-Murillo regime strategy to established total control of the coutry through severe HR violations @DavidAltonHL @HelenaKennedyKC youtu.be/EPIyUjp2Mi8
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Important announcement ‼️
Thank you to all the #IndigenousWomen who applied. We have received a total of 1.392 applications from around the world. We already have the list of selected candidates for the online course. Stay tuned. 📣
Thank you to all the #IndigenousWomen who applied. We have received a total of 1.392 applications from around the world. We already have the list of selected candidates for the online course. Stay tuned. 📣
February 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Important announcement ‼️
Thank you to all the #IndigenousWomen who applied. We have received a total of 1.392 applications from around the world. We already have the list of selected candidates for the online course. Stay tuned. 📣
Thank you to all the #IndigenousWomen who applied. We have received a total of 1.392 applications from around the world. We already have the list of selected candidates for the online course. Stay tuned. 📣
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The city of #Goma, in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is currently facing a dramatic humanitarian crisis.
February 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The city of #Goma, in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is currently facing a dramatic humanitarian crisis.
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The Gates-funded Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa #AGRA has a new president, straight out of WWF and Conservation International. Both organisations have deep ties to food and agribusiness corporations. @afsafrica.bsky.social @timschwab.bsky.social
www.devex.com/news/agra-ap...
www.devex.com/news/agra-ap...
AGRA appoints Alice Ruhweza as new president
Ruhweza, who joins from the World Wildlife Fund, will take office on March 1 and succeed Agnes Kalibata, who has led AGRA for the past decade.
www.devex.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Gates-funded Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa #AGRA has a new president, straight out of WWF and Conservation International. Both organisations have deep ties to food and agribusiness corporations. @afsafrica.bsky.social @timschwab.bsky.social
www.devex.com/news/agra-ap...
www.devex.com/news/agra-ap...
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TANAPA rangers from Katavi NP have shot to death Ngimbangu Renga who was herding cattle. This is reportedly being investigated by the police. The rangers claim that the cattle were inside a WMA, "community-based natural resource management", which witnesses deny. youtu.be/PbDbW3hQ-tw
KATAVI: ASKARI WAWILI wa TANAPA MBARONI kwa TUHUMA za MAUAJI.
YouTube video by The Katavi Independent
youtu.be
December 6, 2024 at 12:50 AM
TANAPA rangers from Katavi NP have shot to death Ngimbangu Renga who was herding cattle. This is reportedly being investigated by the police. The rangers claim that the cattle were inside a WMA, "community-based natural resource management", which witnesses deny. youtu.be/PbDbW3hQ-tw
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👉🏿 I’m One of the Last Doctors in This Hospital in Gaza. I’m Begging the World for Help. via @NYTOpinion www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/o...
Opinion | A Week Inside One of Northern Gaza’s Last Hospitals
Most of the medical staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital is gone. One of the last doctors working there shares his story.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:10 PM
👉🏿 I’m One of the Last Doctors in This Hospital in Gaza. I’m Begging the World for Help. via @NYTOpinion www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/o...
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We’ve heard the sad news that Nelson Concianza passed away in Brazil. He was a respected Guarani Kaiowá elder and leader from Panambizinho community who pushed for the successful demarcation of their land.
November 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM
We’ve heard the sad news that Nelson Concianza passed away in Brazil. He was a respected Guarani Kaiowá elder and leader from Panambizinho community who pushed for the successful demarcation of their land.
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Women from Msomera, Handeni, disposessed for the benefit of people driven out of Ngorongoro by strangulation of social services, accompanied by deranged government propaganda and hideous GCA lies, say enough is enough. youtu.be/KETefMVGAY4
WANAWAKE WENYEJI WA MSOMERA WANDAMANA KWENDA KWA RC TANGA "TUMECHUKULIWA ARDHI YETU"
YouTube video by KUSAGA TV
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November 29, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Women from Msomera, Handeni, disposessed for the benefit of people driven out of Ngorongoro by strangulation of social services, accompanied by deranged government propaganda and hideous GCA lies, say enough is enough. youtu.be/KETefMVGAY4
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I don't know why this huge new piece of research covering nearly a quarter of the entire voluntary carbon hasn't had more attention, with its damning finding that:
"less than 16% of the carbon credits issued to the investigated projects constitute real emission reductions".
go.nature.com/4fXTSTg
"less than 16% of the carbon credits issued to the investigated projects constitute real emission reductions".
go.nature.com/4fXTSTg
November 24, 2024 at 3:49 PM
I don't know why this huge new piece of research covering nearly a quarter of the entire voluntary carbon hasn't had more attention, with its damning finding that:
"less than 16% of the carbon credits issued to the investigated projects constitute real emission reductions".
go.nature.com/4fXTSTg
"less than 16% of the carbon credits issued to the investigated projects constitute real emission reductions".
go.nature.com/4fXTSTg
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Juan Carlos García, 68, who was born in the Paraná delta and is a descendant of the Indigenous Guaraní people, described feeling a “great pain” at hearing the news. “We will struggle,” he said. “The environmental damage will be terrible.”
Milei plan to privatise Argentina river sparks fears among local communities
Communities on Paraná River fear privatisation of waterway operations will destroy way of life
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Juan Carlos García, 68, who was born in the Paraná delta and is a descendant of the Indigenous Guaraní people, described feeling a “great pain” at hearing the news. “We will struggle,” he said. “The environmental damage will be terrible.”