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Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Amar Tumyahang

Voices: Yadan Sherma, Manu Nembang

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Amar Tumyahang

Voices: Yadan Sherma, Manu Nembang

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Amar Tumyahang

Voices: Yadan Sherma, Manu Nembang

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Amar Tumyahang

Voices: Yadan Sherma, Manu Nembang

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Amar Tumyahang

Voices: Yadan Sherma, Manu Nembang

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Amar Tumyahang

Voices: Yadan Sherma, Manu Nembang

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Amar Tumyahang

Voices: Yadan Sherma, Manu Nembang

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Amar Tumyahang

Voices: Yadan Sherma, Manu Nembang

Produced by Cultural Survival with facilitation of Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation and Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Journalists (FONIJ).

Translation by: Amar Tumyahang

Voices: Yadan Sherma, Manu Nembang

Según rtve indica que hasta la fecha existen más de 44,7 millones de casos y más de 1,1 millones de muertos en todo el mundo por Covid-19.

Esta crisis sanitaria afectado mayormente a los pueblos Indígenas. Los comunicadores comunitarios Indígenas han cumplido con un rol fundamental en cuanto a llevar información hasta sus comunidades en respuesta a la poca o nula información sobre prevención y cuidados por covid-19.

Según rtve indica que hasta la fecha existen más de 44,7 millones de casos y más de 1,1 millones de muertos en todo el mundo por Covid-19.

Esta crisis sanitaria afectado mayormente a los pueblos Indígenas. Los comunicadores comunitarios Indígenas han cumplido con un rol fundamental en cuanto a llevar información hasta sus comunidades en respuesta a la poca o nula información sobre prevención y cuidados por covid-19.

The right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent means that governments have to inform indigenous communities about any development projects they want to start in their territories, and listen to their opinions before beginning the project.

The right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent belongs to all Indigenous Peoples.

Indigenous communities should not let governments continue to destroy their territories and violate their right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent.

It is important that indigenous communities elect leaders who will fight for the interests of their people and not the interests of the government.

Article 10 of the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples states that no one can forcibly displace indigenous communities from their territories.

States must obtain Free, Prior and Informed Consent from Indigenous Peoples before taking legislative or administrative measures which will affect them.

Governments cannot store dangerous materials on Indigenous Peoples’ lands without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent.

States should obtain Free, Prior and Informed Consent before approving any development project that will affect the lands and resources of Indigenous Peoples.

The UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples along with other international instruments, recognises the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent as a right of Indigenous Peoples.

For Indigenous Peoples, the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent is a fundamental, inherent and inalienable right.

Governments are obligated to comply with the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent that belongs to all Indigenous Peoples.

The negotiation process between the government and Indigenous Peoples should be free of threats, bribes or any manipulation by the government of the decisions of Indigenous Peoples.

It is important that indigenous communities obtain sufficient information prior to the start of a project in order to have an accurate discussion about the potential changes.

It is important to have all the information about the potential impacts of development projects on the environment, the community and the people. The information should be available in a way in which everyone can understand, and in the native language of the people it will affect.