9th August 2020 It was on the 9th of August 1982 that the first session of the Working Group on Indigenous Population was held. Subsequently, this same day (9th August) was declared as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 23 December 1994. At the outset, I would like to congratulate our Indigenous …
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Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) is shocked to learn about the blowing up of the 46,000-year-old sacred cave of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura(PKKP) peoples on May 24th, 2020. The sacred cave destroyed is a heritage with historical significance not just for the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and PKKP peoples but for the global society …
STATEMENT OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CONSTITUTUENCY ON THE SESSION; ‘Linking National, Regional, and Global Dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ May 20, 2020 I am Guangchunliu Gangmei from Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and here is the statement from Indigenous Peoples constituency. Despite the strong global commitment by States to achieve the SDGs, …
Thank you and greetings from AIPP. I am sharing solidarity with the people of Mindanao, particularly to the Moro and Lumad Indigenous groups. We are very keen to learn the situation of Indigenous Peoples in Mindanao. We have reached out to our partners and members in the Philippines namely, CPA, BAI and Katribu and got …
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On behalf of Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, I want to express that our deepest thoughts are with everyone who is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and everyone working tirelessly to contain the disease. Like others, the team in the AIPP Secretariat has also taken preventive measures by cancelling all our major missions and are working …
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) would like to congratulate Mr. Binota Moy Dhamai for his new appointment as a member of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) for 2020 – 2022. The decision was made by the United Nations Human Rights Council on March 13th, 2020 before the suspension of its …
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The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) condemns the harassment of Mr. Neingulo Krome, Secretary General, Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) in Kolkatta airport. He was unlawfully prevented from boarding his flight by claiming that an order has been issued by the government of India prohibiting him to travel to foreign countries. We are appalled …
Date 19.12.2019 To: The President of Russian Federation Vladimir PutinMinistry of JusticeChairman of the State Duma Committee on NationalitiesChairman of the State Duma Committee for Regional Politics and problems of the North and Far EastChairman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights With this communication we would like to express our deepest …
The Network of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand (NIPT) and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) have followed-up on the enforced disappearance of Mr. Polajee Rakchongcharoen (or Billy), an indigenous-Karen human rights defender in Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC), Petchaburi Province, Thailand since 2014. The NIPT and AIPP would like to express their deepest condolences to family …
Statement of Solidarity with the Indigenous Karen of the Kaeng Krachan Forest 14 June 2018Chiang Mai, Thailand Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Network for Indigenous Peoples In Thailand (NIPT), and Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) acknowledge that the Supreme Court decision has recognised the Karen peoples as original people of Thailand, referenced the Cabinet Resolution 3 …