UNPO: The Circassian Genocide
The genocide committed against the Circassian nation by Czarist Russia in the 1800s was the biggest genocide of the nineteenth century. Yet it has been almost entirely forgotten by later history, while everyone knows the later Jewish Holocaust and ma. A professor of the university of Munich (München), Karl Friedrich Neumann (not to be confused ...
Haratin: Social Exclusion and Poverty Facing Those Who Escape …
Despite claims by the Mauritanian state government that this practice no longer exists, 1 percent of the country’s total population remain in slavery. The majority of those enslaved belong to the Haratin community. Freedom from this enslavement however, does not yet mean access to ‘freedom’. Many emancipated Haratin face a life of poverty ...
UNPO: Batwa: The History and Culture of a Marginalized People in ...
Photo Courtesy of: Brian Harries 2015 @Flickr. The indigenous Batwa people are continuously being marginalized and silenced, which has rendered them one of Central Africa’s most vulnerable and endangered groups. Traditionally a hunter-gatherer society, some of the Batwa still practice ancient traditions and customs, which form part of their ...
UNPO : Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
UNPO welcomes new Advisory Board Dr. Liam... The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is thrilled to announce the addition of five members to its Campaigns Advisory Board, Dr. Liam Saddington and Alexandra Gavilano, Tendor Dorjee and Prof. Francesco Palermo and Dr. Jonathan...
UNPO: Ogaden: Looking back at the War Between Ethiopia and …
The following article was published by The Royal Gazette:. February is Black History Month. Throughout this month The Royal Gazette will feature people, events, places and institutions that have contributed to the shaping of African history.. In 1977, Ethiopia and Somalia engaged in a brief territory conflict over the Ogaden region situated between and claimed by both nations.
Balochistan: Malnutrition and Child Mortality Still Rampant
According to United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) that 16 percent of the children in Balochistan are malnourished, 52 percent are stunted and 39.6 percent are underweight. Balochistan has the highest infant and mother mortality in comparison to other provinces just due to malnutrition. Due to poor economic conditions, families do not have any ...
UNPO Monitor - 3rd Day of the WGIP
UNPO Monitors speeches by Indigenous representatives before the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations. July 20, 2005. Minutes*. Sheth Jerjis, Iraqi Turkmen Human Rights Research Foundation, Iraq. See Appendix 1. Werner Doll, Friends of Peoples Close to Nature, Germany. See Appendix 2.
Commemoration of the International Day of Non-Violence
October 2, 2024. UNPO. In commemoration of the International Day of Non-Violence, the UNPO reaffirms its unwavering commitment to peaceful advocacy and the defense of the rights of unrepresented communities around the globe. This day, celebrated in honor of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth, is a powerful reminder of the ongoing need for dialogue ...
UNPO: Southern Mongolia: Green Wall Growing
Below are extracts from an article written by Charles Whelan and published by Seed Magazine: TAIPUSI, China (AFP)—Officials in Inner Mongolia say they have established a living barrier of trees, grass and shrubs wide enough to hold back the Gobi desert and to curb the sandstorms blowing over northeast Asia and hitting the United States.
UNPO: Somaliland: Higher Education Booms Despite Challenges
Somaliland: Higher Education Booms Despite Challenges. Somaliland has achieved success in rebuilding its educational system following years of war with Somalia. Below is an article published by Somaliland Press: Struggling to rebuild its infrastructure after years of civil war with Somalia, Somaliland saw its first university inaugurated in ...