EMRIP16: Item 5 – Statement on the Arbitrary Designation of Cordillera Indigenous Leaders as Terrorists
We call for the repeal of the Anti-Terror Act, as it poses a grave threat to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Filipino people.
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EMRIP16: Item 9 – A Statement Endorsed by Local and International Organizations on the Arbitrary Designation of the Philippines Government against Cordillera Indigenous Leaders as Terrorists
We call on the EMRIP, UNPFII, and the SR on Indigenous Peoples Rights to urge member states NOT to use anti-terrorism or national security laws to criminalize Indigenous defenders and activists asserting their rights as protected under international human rights and humanitarian laws.
AIPP’s Statement in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in Mindanao
Thank you and greetings from AIPP. I am sharing solidarity with the people of Mindanao, particularly to the Moro and Lumad Indigenous groups. We are very keen to learn the …
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EMRIP12: Statement of Cordillera Peoples Alliance to the 12th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on Agenda Item 6: Country Engagement
12th Session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples15 – 19 July 2019 Statement of Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA)Delivered by Jacqueline K. Cariño, Vice-Chairperson for External …
Indonesia: Uphold Article 18b-2 of the Indonesian Constitution of 1945 and the Constitutional Court Decision no. 35 of 2012 to Recognise the Cek Bocek community as Indigenous Peoples/Masyarakat Adat
Solidarity Statement of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact’s IPHRD Exchange 2018 Participants to Cek Bocek In 1935, during the Dutch colonization, the indigenous Cek Bocek were forced to relocate from …
Philippines: STOP THE ATTACKS AGAINST THE PEOPLE! (Official Statement of the CPA on Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s SONA)
Attacks against the people is bound to worsen Duterte’s 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA) did not tackle the true state of the nation today. Instead of putting an …
Philippines: CPA, grateful to US Senator Leahy for his support for indigenous rights activists implicated in DOJ terrorist proscription
The Cordillera Peoples Alliance expresses its sincerest gratitude to United States’ Honorable Senator Patrick Leahy for adding his voice to the call to stop the political persecution and the unjust …
CERD Urgent Action filed in support of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines
March 26, 2018: Today the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) and the National Council of Leaders of the KATRIBU, a national alliance of Indigenous organizations which includes the Cordillera Peoples …
Statement Of Concern On The Increasing Harassment And Intimidation Of Indigenous Peoples’ Leaders And Human Rights Defenders In The Philippines
The Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago (AMAN), representing more then 2000 indigenous communities throughout Indonesia, condemns the recent action taken by the Philippines Government to criminalize leaders of …
Philippines: End the Abuse of Power and Violence to Human Rights Defenders
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact’s Call to Repeal the Petition Declaring the former Secretary-General of AIPP, Joan Carling, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Corpuz-Tauli, and …
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