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Addressee: Nepal

Paragraph Number: 86
Session: 22 (2023)
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The Constitution of Nepal has provisions for special, protected and autonomous regions for Indigenous Peoples. The Permanent Forum welcomes further progress towards realizing the provisions of the Constitution, including by considering the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to Nepal in 2018 on respect for Indigenous Peoples’ rights to their traditional lands and resources and to self-determination.

Area of Work: Indigenous Women and Girls, Human rights

Addressee: Member States

Paragraph Number: 149
Session: 7 (2008)
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The Permanent Forum is concerned about legislative and regulatory processes that criminalize the establishment and management of community radio stations. The Forum encourages States to expressly recognize community media in their domestic law and to adopt effective actions to enforce the right of indigenous peoples and communities to have their own media.

Area of Work: Human rights, Economic and Social Development