Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)

The September attack on a rally in Quetta left 15 dead and 30 injured. Since early October, Zehri (Khuzdar district) has faced a military lockdown and humanitarian blockade. UNPO urges Pakistan to end repression in #Balochistan and uphold human rights.

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UNPO and the Malian Association for the Preservation of Bellah Culture (AMASCB-IKEWAN) jointly and unequivocally condemn the ongoing persecution.

Ream more here: academy.unpo.org/from-colonia...

UNPO condemns drone strike on Naga civilians.

The recent drone attack on the Naga village on October 21, 2025, killed two civilians, including an eight-year-old child.

Read more here: unpo.org/unpo-condemn...

UNPO and the Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) raise alarm over Vietnam’s re-election to the Human Rights Council amid evidence of systemic repression of Khmer-Krom Indigenous peoples.

The UN has recognised the systemic violation of #Hmong rights in Laos, following UNPO’s report to the UN CESCR.

We call on Laos to act on the Committee’s recommendations, and to formally recognise the Hmong as Indigenous Peoples.

Read more here: unpo.org/un-committee...

UNPO welcomes the recognition of Julian Aguon, CHamoru human rights lawyer from #Guam, as a 2025 Right Livelihood Award laureate.

Read more here: unpo.org/unpo-welcome...

Iranian Kurdish human rights defender Jina Modares Gorji is free after 16 months in prison!

Her release follows a joint UNPO & KMMK-G case to the UN, which ruled her detention arbitrary.

Read more here: unpo.org/unpo-and-kmm...

📢 Join us this Monday, 6 October, for a special webinar on Non-Violence.

🗓️ Monday, 6 October

⏰ 17:00 CEST | 11:00 EST

💻 Online — register through the link lnkd.in/ewDByPZ4

On the #InternationalDayOfNonViolence, we celebrate the principle that has guided UNPO since 1991. Non-violence is at the heart of our work, enabling reconciliation, trust, and peaceful self-determination.

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 organization, Geneva for Human Rights

Read more and watch the statement here: unpo.org/unpo-continu...

The #Hmong people in Lao PDR continue to face decades of violence, forced displacement, and cultural erasure. At the 60th UN HRC session, UNPO, together with the CWHP and GDH, called for urgent action to protect their rights and ensure recognition of their Indigenous identity.

YouTube video by Assemblea International Elisenda Paluzie's conclusion on Spain's UPR

⬛️⬜️ @elisendapaluzie.bsky.social: "ANC has represented the Catalan people at @unpointl.bsky.social since 2018. This collaboration has allowed us to denounce the violations of rights suffered by the Catalan people before many intl bodies, this year in the context of the UPR.” youtu.be/D7CE6CUbDKg

A new UN Joint Allegation Letter (VNM 5.2025) to Viet Nam echoes concerns raised by UNPO: #KhmerKrom activists & monks face arbitrary arrests, unfair trials & discrimination for peacefully defending their identity & rights.

Read more here: unpo.org/unpo-calls-o...

Geneva for Human Rights, UNPO & @assemblea_int call on Spain to respect #Catalan self-determination & human rights at UNHRC 60. Selective prosecutions, inconsistent amnesty law, and cultural suppression must end.

Read and watch the statement here: unpo.org/unpo-and-anc...

⬛️⬜️On occasion of Spain’s #UPR2025, @assembleacat.bsky.social, with @unpointl.bsky.social and Swiss NGO Geneva for HR submitted a written statement noting the persistent rights violations that Catalan people suffer.
The statement is now available on the UN website: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/60/...

UN Special Rapporteurs have issued Joint Allegation Letters to the Government of Bangladesh and Lama Rubber Industries, raising serious concerns over land grabbing and rights violations against Indigenous communities in the #ChittagongHillTracts.

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At the UN Human Rights Council, UNPO joined the World Sindh Congress to draw attention to the civil, political, and economic exploitation of #Sindh by Pakistan’s military establishment.

Read more here: unpo.org/at-un-human-...

Arbitrary arrests, excessive militarization, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms are not new, they have long shaped the daily lives of communities in #WestPapua, #Acheh, and the #SouthMoluccas.

👉 Read more here: unpo.org/from-jakarta...

UNPO and IRA stand together with the Haratin people in Mauritania as they continue to face significant challenges.

Read more here: unpo.org/unpo-and-ira...

Equatorial Guinea enforces yearlong internet outage for island that protested construction company When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobon island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expec...

“Their marginalization is not only from a political perspective, but from a cultural, societal and economic perspective,” said UNPO SG Mercè Monje Cano on the year-long internet shutdown in #Annobón, Equatorial Guinea.

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Democracy is not complete until all peoples, including those unrepresented and silenced, can decide their own future.

On this #DemocracyDay: the right to self-determination is not a threat to peace, but the path to it.

True democracy leaves no one behind.

Ogaden National Liberation Front Marks 41 Years of Struggle and Resilience with UNPO’s Continued Solidarity - On the occasion of the 41st Anniversary of the creation of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) reaffirmed its solidarity with the Oga...

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The Ogaden National Liberation Front marked 41 years of resilience. UNPO reaffirmed its solidarity with ONLF’s commitment to peace, dignity, and self-determination.

The UN has ruled the detention of Kurdish journalist Jina Modares Gorji in Iran arbitrary and unlawful.

Her case exposes a wider pattern of repression against Kurds, women, and cultural defenders.

Read our press release: tinyurl.com/kdwymnta

#FreeJina #HumanRights #Kurdistan #Iran

D.C. residents have lived without full democratic rights for +200 years. Federal overreach continues today. Shadow Senator Paul Strauss, D.C. representative to UNPO, spoke to CNN on these urgent challenges.

Read full press release here: tinyurl.com/5xxv5cde

The #Hmong in Laos are facing escalating persecution. Military crackdowns since May have brought killings, disappearances, forced displacement & denial of aid. #UNPO, CWHP & BPSOS have alerted UN bodies, urging action to stop violence and protect Indigenous rights.

Read here: tinyurl.com/2zpnkm4n

📣 To mark the #InternationalDayofVictimsofEnforcedDisappearances, join us in this webinar to spotlight how this remains one of the gravest violations faced by unrepresented peoples worldwide.

📍Next Friday, 29th August at 16:00 CEST.

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In solidarity with the Naga people, who recently marked the 79th anniversary of their independence declaration, UNPO Secretary General Mercè Monje Cano reaffirmed support for their dignity, nonviolence, and right to self-determination.

Watch the full message here: t.co/Uc1R5Ojnpo

#Naga

In its 2025 review of Vietnam’s ICCPR record, the UN Human Rights Committee echoed concerns over discrimination against the Khmer-Krom.

UNPO urges recognition of their Indigenous status and stronger protections for their rights.

#KhmerKrom #Vietnam #Indigenous #HumanRights #UNPO

The Dutch Parliament officially recognized the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union as genocide, joining a growing internaitonal chorus demanding justice and accountability.

#CrimeanTatars #HumanRights #Justice #UNPO