Nepal's indigenous peoples demand to participate in the revision of the constitution
In January 2010, the Indigenous Peoples Mega Front, the Lawyers' Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP) and the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) submitted a request to the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples, following Nepal's failure to comply with UN recommendations regarding the exclusion of indigenous peoples from the revision of Nepal's Constitution. Link to the Request to UN Special Rapporteur
Overview
- Resource Type:
- News
- Publication date:
- 4 January 2010
- Programmes:
- Access to Justice Conservation and human rights
- Partners:
- Lawyer’s Association for the Human Rights of Nepal’s Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP)
- Translations:
- Spanish: Los pueblos indígenas de Nepal exigen participar en la revisión de la constitución French: Les peuples autochtones du Népal demandent à participer à la révision de la constitution