Fragmentos de mi experiencia en la OIT y algo más
My analyses on the international law on the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples.
Foreword In the book “The Indigenous Peoples Convention: difficulties and proposals. My experience in the International Labour Office”, published by Editorial Aranzadi España in September 2022, I explore one of the most original questions that the International Labour Organization (ILO) has tackled: the rights of indigenous peoples. At the time it was created, during the… Seguir leyendo Overcoming Challenges of the ILO’s Convention on Indigenous Rights. A personal perspective
What does the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion of 21 May 2026 mean for the interpretation of ILO Convention No. 169? This note examines the methodological approach adopted by the Court and its implications for the interpretive work of the ILO supervisory bodies, with particular attention to the development of consultation requirements under Convention No. 169.
Twelve years after the killing of four Indigenous leaders of the Saweto indigenous community, in the Peruvian Amazon, two of the main suspects have been arrested. The murders were denounced by the ILO Governing Body in a 2016 report of the ILO Tripartite Committee following a representation under Article 24 of the ILO Constitution. One of those arrested, Hugo Soria Flores, was identified in the GB report as the ‘habilitado’ of the timber company. The firm established a scheme of ‘habilitación’ to exploit Indigenous labour through illegal logging in Indigenous territories in the forests of Ucayali. Yet, under the current schedule for the submission of reports on Convention No. 169, Peru’s next report to the Committee of Experts is not expected until 2032. The case raises a broader question about the effectiveness of the ILO supervisory system when several years may pass before the application of Convention No. 169 is examined again.
Mi libro ha combinado recuerdos con propuestas que hubiesen reforzado la eficacia de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo para la protección de los pueblos indígenas. La obra examinó los pasos que se dieron en la OIT para atender una reclamación presentada por las organizaciones sindicales en relación con los asesinatos de los líderes indígenas de… Seguir leyendo Libro: El Convenio sobre pueblos indígenas. Dificultades y propuestas.
En Pucallpa, en una modesta y bien equipada sala del Poder Judicial, el jueves 11 de abril pasado, durante una audiencia transmitida en directo por el canal de la Corte Superior de Justicia de Ucayali, disponible en Facebook y en mi canal YouTube, la Dra. Ana Bedoya Maque, presidiendo un tribunal de tres magistrados, dictó… Seguir leyendo Saweto – condenados pero libres los autores de la matanza étnica, diez minutos de audiencia
Requiem for justice in the Amazon: the Saweto ethnic massacre remains unpunished
El Nueve de febrero de 2023, en el Salón de Grados de la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Económicas de la Universidad Jaume I, Castellón, tuvo lugar la presentación del libro: El Convenio sobre pueblos indígenas: dificultades y propuestas. Mi experiencia en la Oficina Internacional del Trabajo, publicado por la Editorial Aranzadi España, 2022. https://youtu.be/F1yqEx1gQac… Seguir leyendo Video: presentación del libro sobre pueblos indígenas
En una audiencia pública (disponible en Facebook), el 16 de febrero de 2023, el Juzgado Penal Colegiado Permanente de la Corte Superior de Justicia de Ucayali sentenció a veintiocho años y tres meses de cárcel y al pago de doscientos mil soles por concepto de reparación civil a Hugo Soria Flores, Eurico Mapes Gomez, José… Seguir leyendo Condenados a 28 años de cárcel los asesinos de los líderes indígenas de Saweto
Chili should denounce ILO Convention 169 an international standard that is nul adopted by an international body that has not juridiction on indigenous matters, is the proposal of the candidate that won the first round of the Chiliean Presidential elections in November 2021.
The Advisory Opinion rendered by the Constitutional Court in July 2020 reiterated the obligation to enforce the previous consultation requirements of Convention No. 169 by an act passed by the legislative body. The ILO Committee of Experts in its 2021 Observation slightly refers to the Advisory Opinion and encourages again the stakeholders to establish effective consultation procedures with indigenous peoples.