Equality among all peoples and between women and men
Indigenous peoples are free and equal to all other peoples. Indigenous women are free and equal to all men and women. they have the right to be free from violence and any kind of discrimination in exercising their rights, in particular those based on their indigneous origin or identity. State must ensure that all women can enjoy the same human rights and fundamental freedoms as men in political, social, economic and cultural fields by passing laws to end discriminatory practices against women and ensuring those laws are enforced. (UNDRIP Articles 2, 22 & CEDAW Articles 1,2,3,15)


Free, Prior and Informed Consent is a mechanism and a process wherein indigenous peoples undertake their collective decision on matters that affects them, as an exercise of their right to their land, territories and resources, their right to self-determination and to cultural integrity.
Jakarta, 16 May 2013 – Constitutional Court has accepted the Judicial Review of some parts of Act No. 41/1999 on Forestry (Undang-Undang Kehutanan or UUK) submitted by the Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), Thursday (16/5).
The Indigenous Voices in Asia (IVA) project is gaining momentum following an inception workshop from 8 to 10 May in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The project is driven by the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) with partners from Nepal, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia and Laos.




