Theme: “Our roots, our languages! Mother tongue-based education for our future!” This year, the 24th International Mother Language Day, is being observed across the globe with the theme ‘multilingual education …
Joint statement by AIPP, IMPECT and Ton-Kla on International Mother Language Day, 2023 Read More »
Stop the construction of Tamakoshi-Kathmandu 220/400 kV Transmission Line Project in Shankharapur-3, Kathmandu We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, strongly condemn the ongoing repression by Nepal’s police and armed police …
Nepal: Stop State brutality against the Tamang Indigenous Peoples and Locals Read More »
Dear Friends and colleagues, Please find the attached statement on Nepal: Stop State brutality against the Tamang Indigenous Peoples and Locals/Stop the construction of Tamakoshi-Kathmandu 220/400 kV Transmission Line Project …
Montreal, 19 Dec 2022 Following two weeks of often tense negotiations of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), in Montreal, Canada, the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) praised the …
‘Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All’ “It is absolutely clear that we need to regain the universality of human rights, the indivisibility of human rights, and we need to find …
Montreal, 7 December 2022 The global biodiversity framework to save nature must respect, promote and support the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities if it stands any chance of …
11TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS Palais Des Nations Geneva, Switzerland 28-30th November 2022 Collective Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus Agenda Item: Opening …
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15th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 04–08 July 2022Geneva, Switzerland Agenda Item 7: International Decade of Indigenous Languages Statement on behalf of Asia Indigenous …
EMRIP15: Agenda Item 7 – International Decade of Indigenous Languages Read More »
15th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples04–08 July 2022Geneva, SwitzerlandItem 3: Study on Treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, between indigenous peoples and States, including …
A new study reveals that Nationally Determined Contributions, a cornerstone of the international framework aimed at addressing climate change, are likely to fail unless indigenous peoples’ rights to their land, …
