Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization

EU Legislative Interests

UNPO follows the EU foreign policy agenda with regards to human minority rights in third countries. In addition, the UNPO pays attention to the EU internal policies with a special focus on civil liberties and justice. Specific EU Legislative proposals or policies that we have a particular interest in include: 1. Related to transnational repression occurring within the EU by third country actors: a. EU Legislation on Criminal Justice within the EU, specifically the Victims Rights and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters legislation, b. Europol Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SCOTA), c. Action Plan against Disinformation, and associated actions and policies in the framework of the INGE2 Special Committee on Foreign Interference in All Democratic Processes in the European Union. gaps thereto in the context of transnational reprisals in Europe. 2. Related to EU trade agenda in the context of human rights violations being conducted by third countries against their populations: a. Proposals for regulations on EU Due Diligence and forced labour directives. b. European Magnitsky Act, and associated targeted sanctions regimes. 3. Related to country-specific human rights programming a. Resolutions of the European Parliament related to specific countries and their human rights violations, including related in particular to Iran, China and Russia b. EU response to the invasion of Ukraine. c. EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders

Communication Activities

- Organizing and participating in meetings, conferences or events related to human rights; - Participating in consultations or hearings; - Organizing communication campaigns around UNPO reports on systemic human rights violations.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

N/A. We are a network ourselves.

Organisation Members

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, 2. Acheh-Sumatra National Liberation Front, 3. Freedom Front Plus, 4. Democratic Solidarity Party of Ahwaz, 5. Assyrian Universal Alliance, 6. Balochistan National Party, 7. Cultural Conservation Act, Malian Association for the Preservation of Bellah Culture, 8. Kelc’h An Dael, 9. Assemblea Nacional Catalana, 10. Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti, 11. Crimean Tatar “Milli Mejlis”, 12. DC Statehood Congressional Delegation, 13. World Uyghur Congress, 14. Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement, 15. Government of Guam 16. Initiative pour la Résurgence du Mouvement Abolitionniste, 17. Congress of World Hmong People, 18. Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, 19. Mouvement for the Self-determination of Kabylia, 20. Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation, 21. National Socialist Council of Nagalim, 22. Ogaden National Liberation Front, 23. Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, 24. Oromo Liberation Front, 25. World Sindhi Congress, 26. Government of Somaliland, 27. Republic of South Moluccas, 28. Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center, 29. Central Tibetan Administration, 30. Balochistan People’s Party, 31. West Papua Human Rights Center 32. Homeland Study Group Foundation, 33. Movement for the Survival of the River Races of Zambesia.

Additional Information

More information on our financial status can be found here: https://unpo.org/anbi-informatie/