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 AffairsAgenda Item 6: Country Engagement Bakwit is a local term in Mindanao, Philippines meaning to “evacuate.” Indigenous peoples bakwit when they are forced to flee their homes, …