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UNPO Expresses Concern About the Arbitrary Arrest of Haratin Human Rights Defender Ms. Warda Ahmed Souleymane

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) has learned with deep concern of the arbitrary arrest and detention of Ms. Warda Ahmed Souleymane by ...
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UNPO Submits Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Western Togoland

UNPO draws attention to the continued targeting of the peoples of Western Togoland, represented by the Homeland Study Group ...
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Beyond Words: Defending Language as a Tool for Cultural Survival and Peoples’ Rights

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) has today published a new policy paper, “Beyond Words: Language as a Peoples’ Right”, highlighting how the erosion of linguistic diversity ...
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Naga Students Association Urge International Action to Halt Indo-Myanmar Border Fence and to Protect Indigenous Naga Rights

The All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM) appealed to both the United Nations and the UNPO to call on the Government of India to halt the construction of the Indo-Myanmar border fence and to ...
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Genocide Watch Report: Hmong at Risk

Genocide Watch has published a report exposing severe human rights violations against the Hmong in Laos, warning that they are at critical stages of dehumanization, polarization and persecution. The ...
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The Power of Non-Violent Resistance: Tibetan, Assyrian, and West Papuan Leaders Share Strategies for Self-Determination

On the occasion of the International Day of Non-Violence, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) hosted a webinar bringing together representatives from East Turkestan, Assyria, ...
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UNPO Condemns Exploitation of Newly Discovered Oil Reserves in Sindh, Urges Protection of Local Communities and Sustainable Alternatives

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) voices deep concern over Pakistan’s recent discovery of significant new oil reserves in Sindh, warning that the rush to exploit these ...
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UNPO Condemns Ongoing Persecution of the Bellah People in Mali: From Colonialism to Neocolonialism in the Sahel

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and the Malian Association for the Preservation of Bellah Culture (AMASCB-IKEWAN) jointly and unequivocally condemn the ongoing persecution, ...
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UNPO Welcomes the Recognition of Pacific Advocacy for Justice: Julian Aguon and Guam’s Struggle for Self-Determination Highlighted through the 2025 Right Livelihood Award

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) welcomes the international recognition of Julian Aguon, CHamoru human rights lawyer from Guam, awarded the 2025 Right Livelihood Prize for his ...
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UNPO and the CWHP Advocate for Hmong Rights in Laos through UPR Submission and Report for the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights

In October, UNPO, in collaboration with the Congress of World Hmong People (CWHP), submitted a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ...
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Peoples and the Planet: Protecting Land, Culture, and Self-Determination in the Face of Environmental Harm

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) has published a new policy paper, “Peoples and the Planet: Self-Governance, Land Rights, and Climate Justice,” which emphasises how the ...
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UNPO and ANC Submission to the Human Rights Committee: Developments in Catalonia under the ICCPR

The UNPO, in collaboration with the ANC, has submitted to the Human Rights Committee for its 144th session a report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ...