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2 Sep 2018

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IWGIA & Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)

IWGIA & AIPP call on Asian govts to stop abuse against indigenous women thru laws, programmes, & effective remedies

"Written statement on the worsening cases of violence against indigenous women," 30 August 2018

This written statement is submitted by the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) to the Commission on the Status of Women’s 63rd Session, in line with the communications submission procedure...

This submission seeks to draw attention the worsening cases of violence against indigenous women, and to the increasing and alarming threats facing women IPHRDs in Asia, particularly in recent years, and offer recommendations on behalf of the indigenous women and indigenous men of Asia.

Indigenous human rights defenders (IPHRDs) across the globe are being criminalized and subjected to arbitrary arrests, detentions, trumped-up charges, arbitrary search operations, imprisonments and biased trials...

...On behalf of indigenous women in Asia, our recommendations to our governments and heads of state are:

1. To incorporate in national laws and implement properly the State’s human rights obligations including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the Convention of the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

2. States should end impunity of security forces, particularly on gender-based violence (GBV), and bring justice to the victims and survivors, including denouncing any GBV inflicted to indigenous women and girls...

3. Stop all forms of discrimination against indigenous women in line with international and domestic laws, and ensure that indigenous women, can enjoy the same human rights and fundamental freedoms as men in political, social, economic and cultural fields.

4. States to develop programmes and measures to address the overall vulnerability of indigenous women and girls to violence and close the gap, with regards to access to education, health services livelihood and economic independence and effective participation in decision-making.