Country Related Statements

EMRIP15: Agenda Item 6 – Country Engagement
15th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Fifteenth session 04–08 July 2022Geneva, Switzerland Agenda Item 6: Country Engagement Statement on behalf of Asia Indigenous Peoples’

EMRIP15: Agenda Item 9 – Thematic discussion on Violence against Indigenous Women
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Fifteenth session 04–08 July 2022Geneva, Switzerland Agenda Item 9: Thematic discussion on Violence against Indigenous Women Statement on behalf of Asia Indigenous

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, and their critical role in protected and conserved areas
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, and their critical role in protected and conserved areas “2nd Asia Parks Congress: Parks for Nature and People” Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 26 May 2022

CONDEMNATION OF STATE SPONSORED VIOLENCE ON UNARMED CIVILIANS IN NAGALAND, INDIA
10th December 2021 Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), unequivocally condemn the blatant disregard for the human rights of Indigenous Peoples in

Network of Indigenous Women in Asia (NIWA) and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) condemns the coercion and threats against the relatives of Indigenous Women leader, Ms. Bai Bibyaon
Bai Bibyaon, who is also known as Mothers of the Lumads is the first and only Chieftain in the history of Monobo people of Philippines. Since1994, she has been a

In solidarity with the Karen Indigenous Peoples of Thailand against the Declaration of Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) as a World Heritage Site
Date 31 July 2021 We Support “World Heritage, Blood Heritage” Campaign! In solidarity with the Karen Indigenous Peoples of Thailand against the Declaration of Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) as

Urgent Appeal to the Government of Thailand to Extend Humanitarian Assistance to the Victims Seeking Protection at the Thai-Myanmar Border
Since the 1 February military coup and the declaration of the long state of emergency in Myanmar, over 600 people including Indigenous Peoples have been killed by the Myanmar Military

Open Letter to Ministry of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, Bangladesh
Bir BahadurUshwe Sing MP, MinisterMinistry of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs,BangladeshSecretariatBuilding, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh SUBJECT: PROTECT THE INDIGENOUS MRO PEOPLE FROM FORCED EVICTION December 1st, 2020 Honorable Minister Sing, With

Open Letter to the PM of Bangladesh
Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina Prime MinisterPeoples’ Republic of BangladeshOld Sangshad Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka 1215 SUBJECT: PROTECT THE INDIGENOUS MRO PEOPLE FROM FORCED EVICTION December 1st, 2020 Honorable Prime Minister Sheik

PROTECT THE INDIGENOUS MRO PEOPLE FROM FORCED EVICTION
Indigenous Mro are being forcefully evicted from their lands to make way for a 5-star hotel resort. Despite heavy pressure from the company, government and military, the Indigenous Mro are

Indigenous communities in Nepal launch Free, Prior, and Informed Consent protocol for EIB-funded Marsyangdi Corridor transmission line
Press Release: KATHMANDU, 8 October 2020 – Today, Indigenous communities affected by the 220 kV Marsyangdi Corridor transmission line in Nepal call on their government and the European Investment Bank

Joint Open Letter to Foreign Governments 21 July 2020
Your excellencies, We, the undersigned 33 civil society organizations and multi-stakeholder initiatives, representing both companies and civil society, urge the Governments of Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, New