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UNPO Calls for Rights-Compliant Definitions of Terrorism to Protect Unrepresented Communities

The UNPO has submitted a report to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights warning of the ...
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Iran’s Protests Highlight the Cost of Systematically Excluding Non-Persian Peoples

In the closing days of 2025, a new wave of mass protests has emerged in major cities across Iran. These demonstrations are ...
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Solidarity with the People of Somaliland

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) expresses its solidarity with the people of Somaliland and supports the growing international ...
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Mission, Vision and Values

UNPO believes that true universal peace and development are built on the pillars of solidarity, respect, cooperation, and friendship among all Peoples and Nations. This future ensures full and equal ...
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Re-Imagining Self-Determination

UNPO and ANC Urge Spain to Respect Self-Determination and Human Rights at UNHRC 60th Session, following Massive Catalan National Day Mobilization ...
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Haratin: Slavery and Repression in Mauritania; UNPO/IRA Report

The UNPO and its Member, the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) in Mauritania, have jointly filed a report to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human ...
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Genocide Watch Report: Hmong at Risk

Genocide Watch has published a report exposing severe human rights violations against the Hmong in Laos, warning that they are at critical stages of dehumanization, polarization and persecution. The ...
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Beyond Words: Defending Language as a Tool for Cultural Survival and Peoples’ Rights

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) has today published a new policy paper, “Beyond Words: Language as a Peoples’ Right”, highlighting how the erosion of linguistic diversity ...
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Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Nine: A Legacy Beyond Pardons

On 12 June, Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu posthumously pardoned Ken Saro-Wiwa, one of the Ogoni Nine (also including Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, ...
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Peoples and the Planet: Protecting Land, Culture, and Self-Determination in the Face of Environmental Harm

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) has published a new policy paper, “Peoples and the Planet: Self-Governance, Land Rights, and Climate Justice,” which emphasises how the ...
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UNPO Welcomes Council of Europe’s Call for Russia to Release Ukrainian Political Prisoners and End Human Rights Violations in Crimea

The UNPO welcomes the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers’ decision urging Russia to immediately release all Ukrainian political prisoners, cease grave human rights violations, and end the ...
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Seven UN Special Rapporteurs send Joint Allegation Letter to the Iranian Government Raising Issue of Ahwazi Arab Communities

Seven UN Special Rapporteurs have sent a Joint Allegation Letter (JAL) to the Islamic Republic of Iran raising the issue of the environmental degradation of the Hur Al-Azim wetland in Khuzestan and ...