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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Prabindra Shakya <shakya.p...@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 4:05 PM Subject: Updates on UPR mid-term assessment, cow slaughter cases and Constituent Assembly elections of Nepal and Warli Paintings and Tribal Tourism in India To: indigenousissuesina...@gmail.com Dear all, Greetings from Indigenous Peoples' Rights Activists Network (IPRAN). Below are some recent updates from IPRAN related to reporting on non-implementation of necessary legal framework for representation of indigenous peoples in Nepal's recent Constituent Assembly elections; Mid-term Implementation Assessment of recommendation on indigenous peoples and minorities from Universal Periodic Review of Nepal; and cases of persecution of Nepal's indigenous peoples under law against cow-slaugther. Click on the links below for further details. - Urgent Communication to the European Union Election Observation Mission concerning legal framework for Nepal’s Constituent Assembly Elections 2013 and its implementation<http://indigenousissuesinasia.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/urgent-communication-to-the-european-union-election-observation-mission-concerning-legal-framework-for-nepals-constituent-assembly-elections-2013-and-its-implementation/>, 24 Nov 2013 - Submission on Nepal’s Universal Periodic Review mid-term implementation assessment concerning rights of indigenous peoples and minorities<http://indigenousissuesinasia.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/submission-on-nepals-universal-periodic-review-mid-term-implementation-assessment-concerning-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-and-minorities/>, 16 Dec 2013 - Cases of persecution of indigenous peoples in Nepal under law against cow-slaughter reported in 2012/13<http://indigenousissuesinasia.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/527/>, 16 Dec 2013 Further, in a good news, we are very glad to inform that Adivasi Yuva Shakti (AYUSH), partner organization of IPRAN in India, are at final stage of achieving intellectual property rights of Warli Arts for community. They had initiated the process in early 2010 and after various stages of workshops and meetings, filed application for intellectual property rights in 2011. As per official process, the endowment of rights has been published and they will soon receive it. More information on this achievement will be posted on the IPRAN WordPress site soon. In the meantime, for those of you in Maharastra, India and interested in tribal culture, arts and everything tribal, today is the last day to join Tarpa Mahotsav happening since 21 December at Dahanu beach, Thane, Maharastra. For more information, visit http://www.tourism.adiyuva.in/ or https://www.facebook.com/Tarpa.Mahotsav. With regards, Prabindra Shakya Indigenous Peoples' Rights Activists Network (IPRAN) www.indigenousissuesinasia.wordpress.com -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AYUSH Big Achivement! : Its in Final Stage now, Soon Tribal Community will get Intellectual Property Rights for Warli Art (know more at www.warli.in) Subscribe AYUSH YouTube Channel (Viewed more than 1,20,000 minutes): http://www.youtube.com/user/adiyuva?sub_confirmation=1 Learn More about AYUSH online at : http://www.adiyuva.in/2013/10/ayush.html --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AYUSH | adivasi yuva shakti" group. To post to this group, send email to adiyuva@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/adiyuva. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/adiyuva/CAHMsEBsGW%2B8-BH09L2S5oP0wcVVRFFGJx0y6xFGLVGCQOoCweA%40mail.gmail.com.
