myanmar indigenous peoples
... the people of Myanmar are loath to go back. MANILA – Progressives held a bike ride Sunday, Feb. 21, to express solidarity with the peoples of Burma, the Southeast Asian nation now known as #Myanmar. Development organizations and farming groups from ethnic minority areas have called on the government to postpone land reforms, saying they will crush indigenous people’s rights. Indigenous Peoples Partnership (IPP) is a registered Non-Profit Organization based in Myanmar. 1.4K likes. The Karen constitute the third largest ethnic population in Myanmar, after the Bamars and Shans. The Karen people live mostly in the hills bordering the eastern mountainous region and Irrawaddy delta of Myanmar, primarily in Kayin State (formerly Karen State), with some in Kayah State, southern Shan State, Ayeyarwady Region, Tanintharyi Region, Bago Division and in northern and western Thailand. Elections, she says, did not stop the army from treating Indigenous peoples as targets to be colonized, looted and assimilated. Myanmar’s second […] It highlights the lack of understanding about the internationally-recognised concept of indigenous peoples, and lack of accurate information about the number of indigenous peoples in Myanmar/Burma. Ethnic conflict and human rights abuses against Indigenous Peoples or specific ethnic groups in East Timor, the former Yugoslavia, and Rwanda have captured the attention of the international community in recent years. The term “indigenous people” is not widely understood, nor is the term generally used (this is explored in the Research Findings below). There is an urgent need for indigenous civil society to be prepared for advocacy and As a result, millions of people from these minority groups have become internally displaced people (IDPs) within Burma, or refugees in neighbouring countries. addressing indigenous peoples’ rights in Myanmar. Formerly known as SHANAH Myanmar. Some EAGs, like the Karen National Union, already have their own Land Policy. •Section B outlines the normative and institutional framework of the State under Review (SuR) as it pertains to indigenous peoples. Led by the International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and … Myanmar’s indigenous peoples live) have authority over land and forests, national and state-level policies and laws will also have to be harmonized. The plight of indigenous ethnic minorities in Burma has received comparatively little attention. Members of different human rights groups led by the International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) and the Philippine Chapter of the International League of Peoples Struggle (ILPS Philippines) denounced the military rule and called for the immediate release of political prisoners in Myanmar. The Myanmar Indigenous Peoples/Ethnic Nationalities Network, a 28-member alliance working on indigenous rights issues in the country, released a statement on February 12 expressing its opposition to this month’s military coup and support for nationwide protests against authoritarianism. Indigenous Peoples Partnership, Yangon. The seven largest minority nationalities are the Chin, the Kachin, the Karenni (sometimes called Kayah), the Karen (sometimes called Kayin), the Mon, the Rakhine, and the Shan. “We strongly support the people who are now protesting against the dictatorships in After parliament resumes on Feb. 1, it is due to discuss a land law which has been planned since 2019 as a major reform for the new administration.