Statements

IWFNEI and AIPP Condemns the Ongoing Violence in Manipur
Indigenous Women Forum of Northeast India (IWFNEI) and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) are deeply saddened and disturbed by the outbreak of ethnic violence in Manipur and the carnage that

UNPFII22: Agenda Item: 4 – Discussion on the six mandated areas of the permanent forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights), with reference to the UNDRIP and 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.
Joint Statement of Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP) to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) Twenty-Second

UNPFII22: Agenda Item 6 – Future work of the Permanent Forum, including issues considered by the Economic and Social Council, the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and emerging issues
Joint Statement to the 22nd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) Item 6. Future work of the Permanent Forum, including issues considered by the Economic and

UNPFII22: Agenda Item 5 (d) Human rights dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Agenda Item 5 (d) Human rights dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesUN Permanent Forum on

UNPFII22: Agenda Item 3 – Special theme of the session: Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health, and climate change: a rights-based approach
Joint Statement to the 22nd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)Statement on Agenda Item 3: Special theme of the session: “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and

UNPFII22: Agenda Item 5(g) – Thematic dialogues: b) CEDAW General Recommendation No.39 on Indigenous Women and Girls
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 22nd SessionStatement on Item 5(g): Thematic dialogues: b) CEDAW General Recommendation No.39 on Indigenous Women and Girls17 April 2023By Asia Indigenous Peoples Caucus The Asia

UNPFII22: Agenda Item 5(g) – Thematic dialogues: a) International Decade of Indigenous Languages
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 22nd Session Agenda Item 5(g): Thematic dialogues: a) International Decade of Indigenous Languages 17 April 2023 Statement on behalf of the Asia Indigenous Peoples

Joint Submission On The Human Rights Situation Of Indigenous Peoples In Bangladesh
This is a joint submission to the UPR working group of the Human Rights Council by the “Coalition of Indigenous Peoples Organizations on UPR”, formed in June 2012 by 30

Input for the thematic report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Tourism projects are often designed and implemented without respect for the rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the right to self-determination; lands, territories and resources; free prior and informed consent; as

Joint statement by AIPP, IMPECT and Ton-Kla on International Mother Language Day, 2023
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

Nepal: Stop State brutality against the Tamang Indigenous Peoples and Locals
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

Urgent Call for Endorsement:- Statement on Nepal: Stop State brutality against the Tamang Indigenous Peoples and Locals
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

Silver Jubilee of CHT Accord 1997: A Call for Solidarity and Action for the Implementation of the CHT Accord
To mark the silver jubilee of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord, several Indigenous organizations and community members from Bangladesh launched the 25 Days of Mass Action on the 27th

PRESS RELEASE: Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities celebrate COP15 deal on nature, and welcome the opportunity of working together with states to implement the framework
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

AIPP Statement on Human Rights Day 2022
‘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