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Ethno-linguistic diversity and disadvantage
This paper examines various aspects of the living standards of Lao PDR‘s ethnic minority groups relative to that of the historically dominant Lao-Tai ethno-linguistic group. Th...
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The situation of ethnic minorities in Laos
A brief overview of the break down of ethnic and language groups in Laos.
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Laos and ethnic minority cultures promoting heritage
An analysis of attempts to promote and preserve minority cultural legacies within the Lao PDR.
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Tumpoun ethnicity: Documentation of customary rules
This documentation came forth from a concerted effort by the Access to Justice Project team consisting of MoJ and MoI with the support of the UNDP to enhance the Alternative Dis...
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Kreung ethnicity: Documentation of customary rules
This documentation came forth from a concerned effort by the Access to Justice project team consisting of MoJ and with the support of the UNDP to enhance the Alternative Dispute...
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Phnong Ethnicity Documentation of Customary Rules
Pu-Trou village is an old indigenous Phnong village located in O’Rang district in the Mondulkiri basal highland. It is home to 320 villagers, including 120 women, and comprises ...
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Reports submitted by States parties under article 9 of the Convention : International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination : 16th to 18th periodic reports of States parties due in 2009 : Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Rights of ethnic minority groups in the Amended Constitution of Vietnam
Since the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, respect for ethnic minority groups in the context of ethnic diversity and the need to support ethnic minority peop...
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The ‘Karen Consensus’, Ethnic Politics and Resource-Use Legitimacy in Northern Thailand
Recent Thai research on Karen ethnicity and resource management places significant emphasis on rotational shifting cultivation (rai mun wian) . A broad consensus has emerged tha...
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Myanmar: UNPO Submission to the UN OHCHR Universal Periodic Review
The Unrepresented Nations and People's Organization (UNPO) is an International, Non-violent and Democratic Membership Organization. Its Members are indigenous peoples, minoritie...
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Basic education sector development program
The Basic Education Sector Development Program (BESDP) in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) provides significant benefits to students by increasing access to lower ...
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(11-29 September 2017) Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
The present report is submitted to the Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples pursuant to her mandate under Council resolution 33/12....
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Resettlement impacts of Nam Ngum 2 hydro-power project on community culture
This report examines the resettlement of people for Nam Ngum 2, a 615-megawatt hydroelectric dam in central Lao PDR. The author identifies several human and environmental rights...
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Indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, territories, and resources
Indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, territories, and resources
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Documenting Customary Tenure in Myanmar: a guidebook
Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)'s first edition guidebook to customary tenure in Myanmar provides conceptual, legal and practical tools and resources to help civil society ...
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Asia regional workshop: Indicators relevant for indigenous peoples, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Millennium Development Goals
Proceedings of a regional workshop on Held in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, 7-10 November 2006. The objectives of the Workshop were: (a) to learn about global wor...
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Dispute resolution and access to justice: extended synopsis
Extended synopsis of report on access to justice and dispute resolution in the Mekong region, published by Mekong Land Research Forum in 2015.
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Large-scale land grabbing in Cambodia: failure of international and national policies to secure the indigenous peoples' rights to access land and resources
Indigenous communities in Cambodia are legally recognized and should thus have been protected by the Land Law and the Forestry Law, entitling them to communal land titles. A num...
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'I am a child with education and knowledge': Karen migrant and refugee children's daily life experiences in Thailand
A masters thesis about Karen migrant and refugee children’s daily life experiences in Thailand. One urban school for migrant children and one rural refugee camp school served as...
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Charay ethnicity : documentation of customary rules
Prepared as part of UNDP's Access to Justice program, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Interior, this document draws together aspects of...