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AITPN has been in the forefront of making Asian indigenous peoples' submissions for inclusion into the 10 page summary of the OHCHR under the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council which will hold the first session of the UPR in April 2008. AITPN has made a joint -submission on India in partnership with International Work Group on Indigenous Affairs and independent submissions on Indonesia and the Philippines.
This publication analyses the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 and the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2007 from the indigenous peoples perspectives and experiences as discussed in the North East Regional Consultation held in Guwahati on 16-17 February 2008.
The Human Rights Council has started the process for the Universal Review. By 20 November 2007, stakeholders i.e. NGOs and National Human Rights Institutions from the countries being considered during the first session of the UPR in April 2008 had to submit stakeholders' submissions. Are the indigenous peoples ready to take advantage of the UPR process?
The United Nations Human Rights Council in its resolution 6/16 of 28 September 2007 decided to hold one and half day informal meeting to discuss the most appropriate mechanism to continue the work of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations. The informal meeting is scheduled to be held in Geneva on 6-7 December 2007. Indigenous peoples’ representatives will hold a caucus at the Palais des Nations on 4 and 5 December 2007. In this briefing paper, AITPN provides the justification for such a new mechanism, its "added value" and various options available for the establishment of such a new mechanism. Read more.... html / pdf
On 27th November 2007, Asian Development Bank (ADB) is scheduled to hold “Indigenous Peoples' Consultation” on its draft safeguards policy on indigenous peoples. Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN) studied the “Consultation Draft of Safeguard Policy Statement” (October 2007 version as available in ADB’s website).
The adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples fills up the legal vaccum in international law. Future policy documents or guidelines must be developed based on the legal framework provided by the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Read more intersting articles on Thailand, Burma, Bangladesh, Nepal and the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII) has been touted as the body to fulfill the aspiration of the indigenous peoples. With 922 recommendations to various United Nations bodies and governments in the first five years (2002-2006) the PFII should be in the Guinness Book of World Record among the UN agencies. That also explains the problems. AITPN is conducting a review of the PFII and some of the preliminary observations. AITPN invites comments/suggestions etc.
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