Russian authorities have detained an Indigenous climate advocate, accusing her of participating in a terrorist organization in what international observers are calling “retribution” for her United Nations advocacy on behalf of Indigenous peoples.
Daria Egereva, an Indigenous Selkup woman from the city of Tomsk in western Siberia, has been involved in international advocacy at the United Nations for several years and has been a co-chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change since 2023 — an official forum that facilitates the participation of Indigenous peoples in U.N. meetings and gatherings, including the annual Conference of the Parties climate change conventions, also known as COP. During COP30 in Brazil, Egereva advocated for the inclusion of Indigenous women in climate negotiations. “If we don’t protect women, we don’t have a future,” she said in a video published on social media on November 21.
In addition to her work at COP, Egereva advocated for better inclusion of Indigenous peoples at the United Nations and researched... Read more
