Manu Caddie is a policy advisor for Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust and submitted this piece for publication to celebrate release of a government document that was politically too hot for the Coalition Government. After months of trying, bring denied initially, challenging the official decision and going through the Office of the Ombudsman to request a … Continue reading Developed, Dropped, Disclosed: The Discussion Document That Never Saw Daylight, Until Now
Manu Caddie provides some reflections on two weeks of rugged negotiations after 25 years of work towards a global Treaty to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples and prevent biopiracy. The global Intellectual Property (IP) system supposedly protects inventions and incentivises individuals, companies and countries to invest in creating new things. Patents, trademarks/brands, copyrighted artistic … Continue reading Reflections from the WIPO GRATK Treaty Negotiations
Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust 