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Conference on National Institutions on Indigenous Peoples: The Experience of the Philippines, Manila, March 2008
At the Human Rights Council National Institutions on Indigenous Peoples: NHRIs of a lesser God, Written Statement at the 7th session of the Human Rights Council, March 2008
Complaint with the National Commission for the Scheduled Tribes of India on the denial of ST certificates in Madhya Pradesh, March 2008
National Institutions on Indigenous Peoples such as the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes of India and the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples of Philippines are supposed to play a critical role for ensuring the rights of indigenous peoples. Yet, these institutions are not uniform nor do they have any basic guidelines. There are academic institutions like the National Foundation for the Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN) or Ministries like the Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry of Bangladesh and governmental departments like the Committee for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas of Vietnam. AITPN is presently conducting studies on these national institutions which can play a critical role for the realisation of indigenous peoples rights at national level.
This report covering the proceedings of the “National Seminar on Transition in Nepal and the Role of National Institutions on Indigenous Peoples" held in Kathmandu on 2-3 May 2007 contains the following chapters:
- Introduction
- Report of the National Seminar on the Role of National Institutions on Indigenous Peoples
- Statement by Ms Lena Sundh, Representative of OHCHR-Nepal
- A study on the National Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities
- Model law on a National Commission on the Adivasi Janjatis of Nepal
(Nepali version - Model law on a National Commission on the Adivasi Janjatis of Nepal)
- Interim Constitution and Indigenous Peoples
- Perception of the indigenous nationalities towards the Interim Constitution of Nepal-2063
- The status of the indigenous peoples in Nepal
- Twenty Points Agreement between the NEFIN and the government of Nepal
- Agenda of the conference
- NFDIN Act of 2002
- List of participants
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