The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2023
We are under oppression and our oppessors are choking our voices, but we will be heard. We will redeem ourselves in the great ways of our ancestors and the Great Spirit.
CEDAW
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 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 …
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 …
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COVID-19 Pandemic And Sexual Violence Against Indigenous Women And Access To Justice
This report encompasses the realities of violence that Indigenous Women in Bangladesh and Nepal are facing. It reflects on denial of access to justice by the State, which is a …
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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 violence with limited access to …
Fact Sheet: Ethnic Women and Water Government in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR
Lao PDR’s rapidly growing hydropower sector provides an opportunity to integrate principles of sustainability and gender equality in all infrastructure and energy development processes. Our member in Laos has published …
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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 has been prepared on the …
Nepal: Position Paper on Indigenous Women’s Land Rights
We, the indigenous women of Nepal have come up with this position paper on indigenous women’s land rights in order to develop common understanding on our collective and individual land …
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Joint Statement of Network of Indigenous Women’s in Asia (NIWA) and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)
COVID-19 Pandemic Multiplies Burden and Vulnerabilities of Indigenous Women in Asia The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened humanity and wellbeing globally. The severity of its impact to Indigenous Peoples, especially Indigenous …