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November 2024 

Amplifying Voices: UNPO’s November in Action
 

Dear Rafa,

This November has been a particularly active and inspiring month for UNPO as we continue our  work to support of our members. The UNPO organized two training sessions, specifically for UNPO members, one of which was delivered in collaboration with the Special Rapporteur. We’ve been especially happy to see so many of you actively participating in the Minority Rights Forum in Geneva. 

We want to thank everyone who contributed, whether by sharing their stories, offering support, or standing together for the rights of marginalized communities. Your involvement helps strengthen our collective efforts and brings hope for a more inclusive future for all.

UNPO Secretariat
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UNPO at the Minority Rights Forum: Advocating for the Unrepresented
 

UNPO at the 2024 Minority Forum

On the 29th November, the UNPO hosted a side-event at the United Nations, launching our new focus on the ‘Right to Diplomacy’. The UNPO Secretariat were honoured to receive representatives from 16 UNPO members, witnessing communal advocacy, empowerment and the strengthening of ties within our community.  Read more>
 

UNPO Side-Event in the UN Minority Rights Forum: Re-thinking Representation: Minorities and the Right to Diplomacy in a shifting geopolitical landscape

UNPO greatly thanks Mr. Haiyuer Kuerban (Director of Berlin Office, WUC), Ms. Sarah Hillware (Gender Equality and District of Columbia advocate), Mr. Nasser Boladai (BHRG spokesperson and former UNPO President) and Professor Costas Constantinou (International Relations, University of Cyprus) for their inspirational contributions. Read more>

UNPO: Elevating Voices, Empowering Change
 

Submission to the UN: Western Togoland: UNPO Submits Follow-Up to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Highlighting Continued Arrests and Human Rights Violations

This input is part of the WGAD’s follow-up procedure based on its opinion of 30 January 2023 which emphasised the arbitrary nature of George Nyakpo’ arrest – a leader in the movement, who faced 156 days in detention in 2021. Read more>
 

Submission to the UN: Annobón: The Forgotten Toxic Waste Ground

In November 2024, the UNPO has made a submission to the UN Special Rapporteurs in respect of the ongoing human rights violations in Annobón. The submission highlights key issues, including environmental degradation, infrastructure challenges, systemic exclusion, discrimination and violence, and political suppression. Read more>
 

Advocacy results: Preliminary observations of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Ms. Alexandra Xanthaki, Visit to Lao People’s Democratic Republic 

Prior to her visit, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation, in collaboration with the Congress of World Hmong People, filed a submission to the Special Rapporteur on the culture of the Hmong Peoples in Laos. The UNPO finds that Ms. Xanthaki’s observation—that the implementation of cultural rights is not evidenced in Lao PDR—supports our own position. Read more>
 

Joint Press-Release: UNPO raises concern over the Systematic Rights Violations and Sentencing of Khmer-Krom Monks by Vietnamese Court

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) expressed concern over the recent sentencing of Khmer-Krom Buddhist monks and activists by a Vietnamese court, marking yet another example of the systematic suppression of the indigenous Khmer-Krom community. Read more>

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