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Tibet: Tibetan Website Founder Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

A Chinese court has sentenced the founder of an influential Tibetan website to 15 years in prison. It comes after a closed…

Gilgit Baltistan: All Parties National Alliance Stages Sit-in Protest over GB Elections

This week, members of the All Parties National Alliance (APNA) staged a sit-in demonstration in front of the Islamabad Press…

East Turkestan: Chinese Death Penalty Targets Minorities

The recent execution of several Uyghurs and Tibetans after ethnic clashes in China was met with severe international criticism…

Hmong: Appeal for Freedom for the 158 Lao-Hmongs Refugees of Nongkhai

The Lao Movement for Human Rights appeals to EU, UN, US, Japan, Australia, ASEAN and International Financial Institutions…

Shan: Shan Women’s Group Reveals Dark Side Of Tourism

A Shan women’s group revealed the “dark side” and the ugly face of tourism promotion in Shan State by…

Abkhazia: Belarusian MPs: “We are ready for cooperation with Abkhazian Parliament”

A group of the unrecognized Belarusian “parliament” had a meeting in Sukhumi with members of the parliament…

Human Rights Situation in Iranian Kurdistan

The Kurdistan Peace and Development Society has published a report on the Human Rights Situation in Iranian Kurdistan. …

Mapuche Report: The People and The Land

The economist has published a report concerning UNPO Member the Mapuche who are united in demanding the restitution of their…

109 Human Rights Groups Ask United Nations to Condemn Human Rights Violations in Iran

This past week over one hundred independent human rights and civil society organizations from around the world have urged…

Ogoni: Statement on the 13th Anniversary of the Execution of Ken Saro Wiwa and Others

Ledum Mitee, Mosop President, has released a statement On The Ocassion Of The 14th Anniversay Of The Remembrance Of Ogoni…

Afrikaner: FF+ UPR Submission to the UN Forum on Minority Issues

The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) welcomes the invitation to make a submission to the UN Forum on Minority Issues.

UN Committee Fears Alteration of Demographics in ‘Minority Areas’ of China

Geneva, 31 August - The seventy-fifth session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination…

UNCERD Reports on Tibet and East Turkestan

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has issued a comprehensive report on the human rights situation…

Balochistan Conference Report

Conference Report: Self-Determination in Balochistan - Its Relation to Regional and Global Security

The Rome Declaration on Tibet on the 5th World Parliamentarian Convention

The Dalai Lama at the 5th World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet

The Fifth World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet concluded with the adoption of the Rome Declaration on Tibet (see below for the Declaration) and the action plan for the next several years, on Thursday, 19 November 2009.

UNPO Speaks About Indigenous Issues at the European Parliament

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) was invited to speak at…

Political Parties in Zanzibar Reach Agreement

Last Monday [9 November], leaders of the two major political parties in Zanzibar…

UNPO Report: "Repression in China- Roots and Repercussions of the Urumqi Unrest"

Today [Friday, 13 November] the UNPO publishes a report entitled "Repression…

EU Presidency Condemns Execution of Uyghurs

Today [12 November] the EU Presidency on behalf of all member states condemned…

Iranian Groups to Address 2nd UN Forum on Minority Issues

On 12 and 13 November 2009, UNPO will facilitate the attendance of five Iranian…

Enough is Enough: End Execution Without Fair Trial

Today, following hasty trials cloaked in secrecy, Beijing executed nine individuals…

Gilgit-Baltistan: GBDA Leaders Detained Before Elections in Gilgit

Several hundred leaders of the Gilgit-Baltistan Democratic Alliance were detained…

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