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Since 2000, the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) has been organizing the Asia IP Regional Preparatory Meeting on UN Mechanisms and Procedures relating to indigenous peoples. This year, the meeting held in Thailand from Feb 26 – Mar 1, 2011 was attended by indigenous representatives from twelve countries of the region alongside UN agencies. They discussed, among other issues, on good practices regarding the participation of indigenous peoples in decision making that are presented below along with other cases collected by the AIPP with reference made to key articles of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) ...

Compilation of Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus’ Statements in the 10th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 16-27 May 2011, UN Headquarters, New York, USA Caucus’ Statements under Agenda Item 3A: Follow-up to the Recommendations of the Permanent Forum on Economic and Social Development 3B: Follow-up to the Recommendations of the Permanent Forum on Environment 3C: Follow-up to the recommendations of the Permanent Forum on Free, Prior and Informed Consent 4A: Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) 4B: Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 7: ...

Sub-regional consultation on “The operationalization of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by national human rights institutions” Organized by OHCHR and the NZHRC 30 November – 3 December 2010 Auckland Mercure Hotel, New Zealand AIPP Sharing and Recommendations: Introduction The Asia region has the most number of indigenous peoples of approximately 200 million of the total estimated 370 million global populations of indigenous peoples. The illustration in the table is the based on available information of the estimated populations from a selection of Asian countries. Issues and challenges: The human rights situation of indigenous peoples in many ...

Report of South Asia Sub-regional Workshop on the Protection and Promotion of Indigenous Peoples Rights 6-8 September, 2010 Jharkhand, India The South Asia Sub-regional Workshop on the Protection and Promotion of Indigenous Peoples Rights held on 6 – 8 September 2010, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, and gathered 70 participants from national, regional and international organizations from South Asian countries. They represented key indigenous peoples (IP) organizations, UN organizations and donors. The workshop organized by Asia Indigenous Peoples pact (AIPP) with the financial support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), and hosted by Jharkhandi Organisation for Human Rights (JOHAR), Jharkhand, India. The ...

Report of the Asia Regional Seminar on Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Livelihoods  16-18 August 2010 Apsara Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap Province  Hosted By: Ministry of Rural Development, Royal Government of Cambodia International Labour Organization (ILO) Co-organized by: UNDP-Regional Indigenous Peoples Programme (UNDP RIPP) Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) Supported by: Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID)  Summary Report Asia Regional Seminar on Traditional Livelihoods and Indigenous Peoples A. Introduction The Asia Regional Seminar on Traditional Livelihoods and Indigenous Peoples, held on 16-18 August 2010 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, gathered 70 participants from national, regional and international organizations from ...

Report on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand Submitted to Prof. James Anaya, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People Presented on 19 January 2010 in Chiang Mai, Thailand Prepared by the Network of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand (NIPT) in collaboration with the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) Download the report here.

Dear Union Minister for Home Affairs, INDIA: Call for immediate investigation and arrest the alleged four security force who raped a minor tribal girl entertaining violence against tribes Name of victim: 1. 14 year-old tribal girl, gangraped by four alledged security force 2. Ganganna Sirka, 12 years old, physically abused by four alleged security force Names of alleged perpetrators: four alleged unidentified security force Date of incident: 19 April 2011 Place of incident: Taladekapadu village, Narayanpatna Panchayat, Narayanpatna block in Koraput district of Orissa We are writing to voice our deep concern regarding a 14 year-old tribal girl who was ...

For more than 10 years now, indigenous organizations in Asia have been conducting the annual preparatory meeting, which has been very invaluable in strengthening the cooperation and advocacy strategies of indigenous organizations and leaders in Asia engaging with the various UN Mechanisms and Procedures relating to indigenous peoples. The topics covered have been expanding through the years with the inclusion of discussions on engagement with the ASEAN and its human rights body, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). AIPP has been the technical secretariat for this regional meeting in partnership with a local organization from the host country. ...

Asia Regional Preparatory Meeting on UN mechanisms and procedures relating to indigenous peoples February 26 to March 1, 2011 Chiang Mai, Thailand Since 2000 the indigenous peoples organizations in Asia have been conducting annual preparatory meeting on the UN mechanisms and procedures in relation to indigenous peoples. This annual preparatory meeting has been strengthening the cooperation of indigenous organizations and leaders in Asia, building their capacity for engaging at the international level for awareness raising, lobby and advocacy.

24 January – 4 February 2011 The government of Burma/Myanmar will be due for review in the 10th session of the UPR Working Group of the UN Human Rights Council. For this, a report was prepared for the UPR Working Group by the Burma Forum on Universal Periodic Review (BF UPR) which is composed with 14 organizations including Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) which is a member of AIPP.