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UNPO Submits Report Ahead of Iraq Visit by UN Minority Rights Expert Highlighting Assyrian Struggles
In light of the upcoming country visit to Iraq by the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues the UNPO and Assyrian Universal Alliance have submitted a ...
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UNPO Applauds MOSOP’s Peaceful Stance and Urges Dialogue Over Ogoni’s Land Oil Dispute
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization expresses its full support for the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni ...
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UNPO and University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy Collaborate on Grassroots Movements in a Fragmented World
The UNPO is delighted to have partnered with the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto ...
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Seven UN Special Rapporteurs send Joint Allegation Letter to the Iranian Government Raising Issue of Ahwazi Arab Communities
Seven UN Special Rapporteurs have sent a Joint Allegation Letter (JAL) to the Islamic Republic of Iran raising the issue of the environmental degradation of the Hur Al-Azim wetland in Khuzestan and ...
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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 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, ...
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UNPO Celebrates ECOWAS Decision In Favour Of Western Togoland
On 17 May, 2025, the UNPO celebrated the recent decision made by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice which found that the Republic of Ghana has breached the ...
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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 Haratin and Current Geopolitical Shifts: an Intervention by the UNPO Secretary General
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the UNPO’s Secretary General, Mercè Monje Cano joined Biram Dah Abeid and the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) in ...
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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 Member Communities Nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
UNPO is proud to celebrate the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize nominations of two exceptional human rights defenders from our member communities: Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a courageous advocate for women’s rights, ...