Oct 30, 2020

UN Special Rapporteurs Send Joint Allegation Letter to Lao Government Raising Issue of ChaoFa Hmong

The United Nations has made public a joint allegation letter submitted by ten UN Special Rapporteurs to the Lao Government raising the issue of state-sponsored persecution of the ChaoFa Hmong. The letter was based on Information received concerning the alarming situation of the Hmong indigenous community located in the Phou Bia region (referred to as the “ChaoFa Hmong”),...

Oct 30, 2020

UN Special Rapporteurs Send Joint Allegation Letter...

The United Nations has made public a joint allegation letter submitted by ten UN Special Rapporteurs to the Lao Government raising the issue of state-sponsored persecution of the ChaoFa Hmong....

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Jul 15, 2019

Hmong in Isolation

UNPO and Congress of World Hmong People submit joint report to the UN highlighting the desperate plight of the Hmong in Laos.

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May 09, 2019

UNPO Helps Organize European Forum on Minority...

On 6 and 7 May the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) helped to organize the “European Regional Forum on Education, Language and the Human Rights of Minorities.” Held at...

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Apr 26, 2019

Former High-Ranking UN Official represented Chinese...

On 25 April 2019, in a televised speech, Wu Hongbo, a former UN Under-Secretary-General, admitted that, in violation of his ethical obligations as a UN official, he represented Chinese state interests...

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Mar 29, 2019

Minorities in Iran: A joint UPR report

On Thursday 28 March 2019, UNPO submitted a report along with Ahwaz Human Rights Organization, Balochistan Human Rights Group, Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan and Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan...

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Mar 28, 2019

Hmong: Statement by Professor Philip Alston, United...

On 28 March 2019, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, Philip Alston, concluded his 11 day visit to Laos. In his statement regarding his visit, the Special Rapporteur mentioned the economic progress...

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Jan 30, 2019

West Papua: Petition Calling for Self-Determination...

A petition has been handed over to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, calling for the United Nations to “put West Papua back on the Decolonisation Committee...

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Jan 24, 2019

Hmong: Extreme Poverty and Humanitarian Crisis...

On 24 January 2019, the UNPO and Member organisation the Congress of World Hmong People (CWHP) submitted a joint report to the United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights...

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