Maloca Internationale

Founded in 2014, Maloca Internationale is a non-governmental organisation based in Genève, Switzerland working on human rights, environment & climate.

Maloca Internationale is a non-governmental organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 2014 and holding consultative status with the United Nations. It promotes the rights of indigenous peoples, including self-determination, free, prior and informed consultation, and the use of traditional knowledge, and works on related human rights, environmental and intellectual property issues. Its activities include representation at UN bodies such as the Human Rights Council, the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the treaty bodies, and WIPO, where it holds permanent observer status. It also runs events and awareness activities in Geneva, including a tipi installed in the Place des Nations, and supports a civil society nature reserve project in the Colombian Amazon. The organisation's work focuses on Colombia and Latin America, with a wider international scope on indigenous and human rights issues.