Global Statements

One Year after the Illegitimate Military Coup in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar: Joint LGBTIQ+ Civil Society Statement
We will never forget. It has been a year since the violent and illegitimate occupation of the democratically elected government by Myanmar’s military junta on

Joint Statement of Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Foundation and Network of Indigenous women in Asia (NIWA) on Violence against Indigenous women and girls
16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, 2021 It is evident that Indigenous women around the globe over-represent victims of sexual harassment and gender-based

Joint Statement Women Leaders and Their Journey to Environmental Justice
September 14th, 2021 Today, the women activists, community members, practitioners, and journalists, representing 4 countries in the Mekong and Asia region are gathered virtually for

Leaving no one behind: Indigenous Peoples and the call for a new social contract
Statement on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9th August 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic and rapid shrinking of democratic space in Asia have

UNESCO World Heritage Committee tramples on human rights
Yesterday, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee passed a decision inscribing the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) in Thailand on the World Heritage List, ignoring repeated

Intervention to the Round Table Discussion on Enhanced Participation of Indigenous Peoples
Thank you Madam. Co-chair Excellencies, Distinguished dignitaries, leaders of Indigenous Peoples! First of all, I endorsed the Quito Outcome Document 2020, outcome document of WCIP

HRC Roundtable Discussion on the Enhanced Participation Organised by UN Human Rights Council
UN Office in Geneva, Switzerland16 July 2021 Thank you Chair and to the Human Rights Council for this opportunity. Excellency, Member States, distinguished Panellists, Indigenous

EMRIP14: Item 8 – Draft Report on “Efforts to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Self-Determination”
Joint Statement to the 14th session/ Regional meetings of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples12-16 July, 2021From a EMRIP side event [1]on

EMRIP14: Item 8 – Draft Report on “efforts to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Self-Determination”
Joint Statement to the 14th session/ Regional meetings of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples13 July, 2021 (Asia)By Gam A. ShimrayOn behalf

EMRIP14: Item 3 – Draft Study and Advice on the Rights of the Indigenous Child under the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child
Joint Statement to the 14th session/ Regional meetings of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 13 July, 2021 (Asia) Asia Indigenous Peoples

Written Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on General Recommendation on Indigenous Women and Girls
We, welcome the Committee’s initiative to draft a General Recommendation on Indigenous Women and Girls. In response to the Committee’s call for contributions, this submission

UNPFII20: Agenda 7 – Future work of the Permanent Forum, including issues considered by the Economic and Social Council and emerging issues, specifically challenges related to pandemics and responses to them
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 20th Session April 19-30, 2021 Statement on behalf of the Asia Indigenous People’s Caucus, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)