EMRIP16: Item 12 – Future work of the Expert Mechanism, including Focus on Future Thematic Studies
Indigenous Peoples in Asia face regression and rejection of our inherent rights and rights enshrined in the UNDRIP.
Indigenous Peoples in Asia face regression and rejection of our inherent rights and rights enshrined in the UNDRIP.
We reaffirm that the unspeakable forms of human rights violations resulting from militarization, occupation of our lands and territories, indiscriminate exploitation of resources during this EMRIP Session fundamentally relates to the non-recognition and or ineffective implementation of our right to self-determination.
We urge all nations, international organizations, and civil society actors to support the ICB’s vision and call upon the Member States, particularly from Asia, and the UN Bodies, to initiate dialogues on enhanced participation at the regional and national level with the full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples.