"When peoples unite in defence of shared values and rights, they become a voice that is harder to ignore." In this edition, Catalonia reflects on the importance of solidarity, international advocacy, and defending the fundamental right to self-determination. #UNPO35 #35Voices #Catalonia

Did you know? The most important thing UNPO created in 1991 wasn't just an organisation, it was a community For 35 years we have stood together to amplify each other's voices, share knowledge, and advance the right to self-determination 💛 Donate today: stockcrowd.com/form-c711b76...

The #SouthMoluccas have been part of UNPO's since 1991. As a founding member, they continue to work with UNPO to bring international attention to human rights, political representation, and environmental protection, while strengthening solidarity among unrepresented nations and peoples

How are Hongkongers preserving their identity and democratic voice in the face of shrinking political freedoms? Listen to our conversation with Amy Siu of the European Hong Kong Diaspora Alliance. 🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3Yc1... #HiddenGeopolitics #HongKong #UNPO

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A new article explores the historical foundations of the Naga people's pursuit of self-determination, the impact of militarisation and political marginalisation, and why meaningful recognition remains essential to achieving a just and lasting peace. Read more: academy.unpo.org/voices-from-...

The Uyghur people have been part of UNPO's story since its founding in 1991. Together with the @uyghurcongress.bsky.social (WUC), we continue to amplify Uyghur voices, advance international advocacy, and strengthen solidarity among unrepresented nations and peoples. #UNPO35 #35VOICES

35 years. Countless voices. Our new 35 Voices series celebrates the people and communities that have shaped UNPO's journey. Stay tuned 👀

Nearly three decades after the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, many of its key commitments remain unfulfilled. Satej Chakma examines the history of the Accord, the challenges that continue to affect Indigenous communities in the CHT. Read more: academy.unpo.org/re-examining...

At the Fourteenth Global Minority Rights Summer School, UNPO joined partners and experts to explore the relationship between self-determination and minority rights, highlighting why these concepts should be understood together. Read more: unpo.org/tom-lantos-i...

For 35 years, UNPO has worked alongside unrepresented nations and peoples to advance human rights, self-determination, and peaceful solutions to conflict. Learn more about who we are: unpo.org/who-we-are/ Help shape the next chapter of UNPO's story: www.stockcrowd.com/form-c711b76...

🎙️ New episode of Hidden Geopolitics is out now. In this episode, we speak with a Crimean Tatar human rights advocate, about the realities of life under Russian occupation, and the ongoing repression of the Crimean Tatar people. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/4szw...

The 2026 Conference on Re-Imagining Self-Determination is bringing together global voices to explore new approaches to representation, solidarity, and self-determination. 🎟️ Register: unpo.org/2026-confere... As UNPO marks its 35th anniversary, support our work: ❤️ www.stockcrowd.com/form-c711b76...

35 Years. Countless voices To mark our 35th anniversary, we are launching a campaign to raise €5,000 by the end of August and help UNPO continue creating opportunities for unrepresented communities to advocate, connect and be heard. 👉 www.stockcrowd.com/form-c711b76...

At the Geneva Press Club, UNPO highlighted how child marriage and forced conversion in Sindh are not separate issues, but two interconnected dimensions of the same human rights crisis. Read more: unpo.org/two-faces-of...

UNPO and Assemblea have submitted a new communication to three UN Special Rapporteurs, urging renewed action and calling on Spain to ensure accountability, transparency, and effective remedies for those affected. Read more: unpo.org/assemblea-an...

Baloch human rights defender and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Mahrang Baloch has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Pakistan following her arrest during a peaceful protest in March 2025. Read more here: unpo.org/baloch-human...

📖In a moving reflection, Rizwana Ilham writes about growing up in a generation of Uyghurs told they were the future – only to later see their culture and community systematically dismantled. @unpointl.bsky.social www.peoplesrepresented.com/we-were-call...

We Were Called the Future Before We Knew What Was Being Taken

Before there was vocabulary for politics, there was already a language of absence: unanswered calls, lowered voices, a syllable in Uyghur that could feel like a small homeland. Identity is not somethi...

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Archives are more than records of the past. For unrepresented nations and peoples, they preserve collective memory, support advocacy, document human rights abuses, and help safeguard identity across generations. Read more here: unpo.org/unpo-secreta...

What happens when cultural rights frameworks are built around states, but many communities remain unrecognised by them? Read more here: unpo.org/unpo-submits...

Malgré son abolition officielle, l’esclavage continue de toucher des milliers de personnes en Mauritanie. Dans ce nouvel épisode de Hidden Geopolitics: Flash Edition, Biram Dah Abeid revient sur l’esclavage et la répression dans le pays. Écoutez l’épisode ici : open.spotify.com/episode/4Lqz...

Religious repression remains a reality for many minority and unrepresented peoples worldwide, with states using security and administrative measures to restrict religious life and target community leaders. Read more: unpo.org/unpo-submits...

Unrepresented youth carry a disproportionate share of the struggles facing their communities. Edition 5 is dedicated to amplifying their voices and the role they play within their peoples' fights for recognition. Subscribe at peoplesrepresented.com to be the first to read.

Assyrian communities in Iraq and Syria continue to face violence, displacement, and political marginalisation, threatening their survival. UNPO calls for the protection of Assyrian rights, land, cultural heritage, and meaningful political inclusion. unpo.org/the-unpo-cal...

UNPO submitted input to the UN Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, highlighting experiences from West Papua, Balochistan, Ogoniland, the Hmong, Acheh, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and Somaliland. More here: unpo.org/unpo-submits...

A former Chinese police officer has exposed repression against Uyghurs in East Turkistan, including torture, forced labour, and deaths in custody. At the same time Uyghurs abroad continue to face surveillance, intimidation, and transnational repression. unpo.org/unpo-raises-...

Edition 4 is coming, featuring stories from the Naga, CHamoru, Khmer Krom, Jumma, and Papuans of West Papua. Indigenous voices remain one of most underrepresented in media, even as their fights for recognition grow more urgent. Subscribe to get it first: www.peoplesrepresented.com

No state. No citizenship. No protection. And still, Rohingya women are holding their community together. Read why in the latest edition of Peoples Represented: www.peoplesrepresented.com/the-architec...

UNPO, @assembleaint.bsky.social & GDH submitted a report to CERD ahead of Spain’s 2026 review, highlighting systemic discrimination against Catalans, from language rights to political participation and surveillance. Read more: unpo.org/unpo-anc-and...

She survived FGM at eight. Built a hospital with her own pension. Served as minister, diplomat, and UNPO President. Dr. Edna Adan Ismail turned injustice into action. Read the full story and subscribe at www.peoplesrepresented.com/even-one-is-...