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UN Committee Recognises Systemic Limitation of Hmong Rights Following UNPO Report

The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) has issued its concluding observations on the Lao People's ...
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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 Livelih…

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) welcomes the international recognition of Julian Aguon, CHamoru ...
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The Power of Non-Violent Resistance: Tibetan, Assyrian, and West Papuan Leaders Share Strategies for Self-Determination

Zumretay Arkin, Member of the UNPO Presidency and Vice President at the World Uyghur Congress chaired the session, in her ...
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UNPO Calls Out Viet Nam’s Failure to Respond to UN Allegations on Khmer Krom Rights Violations

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) reiterates its strong concern over the ongoing repression of the Khmer Krom community in Viet Nam. On 26 August 2025, UNPO issued a press ...
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UNPO Continues Advocacy for the Rights of the Hmong in Lao PDR Through UN Human Rights Council

At the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the UNPO, the Congress of World Hmong People (CWHP) and its partner ...
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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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UNPO Raises Concerns Over Human Rights Violations Against the Naga People at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

UNPO participated in the 24th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) representing the Naga people, who have been members of UNPO since 1993. Under Agenda Item 4, ...
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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 ...
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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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West Papua: A Call for Action

West Papua (or West Melanesia) is a subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. The region is home to some 12 million people with a rich cultural diversity, natural resources, shared cultural traits, ...