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UNREPRESENTED NATIONS & PEOPLES ORGANIZATION – UNPO

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples
Organization (UNPO), formed on the 11 February 1991^[3][4] in The Hague, Netherlands, is an international pro-democracy organisation. Its purpose
is to facilitate the voices of unrepresented and marginalised nations and peoples worldwide. Its members consist of indigenous
peoples, minorities, and unrecognised or occupied territories.

All members are required
to sign and abide by the UNPO Covenant.^{[citation needed]} UNPO
members are required to be nonviolent.^[10]

 

It should be noted that
contrary to popular perception, self�determination does not
necessarily imply secession, separate nationhood, or even autonomy. It simply
refers to the right of all peoples to freely determine their political status
and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. The exercise
of this right can result in a variety of outcomes, ranging from political
independence to full integration within an existing state.

 

Although
UNPO members often have different goals, they have one thing in common: they
are generally not represented diplomatically (or only with a minor status, such
as observer) in major international institutions, such as the United Nations.
As a result, their ability to have their concerns addressed by the global
bodies mandated to protect human rights and address conflict is limited.^[8]

 

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The
following listed as members by the UNPO � Unrepresented Nations & Peoples
Organization.

 

Original
members are listed with pink background and in bold.

 

 

Member	Date Joined	Represented by
Abkhazia	6 August 1991	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia
Aceh	15 July 2014	Aceh-Sumatra National Liberation Front
Afrikaner	15 May 2008	Freedom Front Plus
Ahwazi (Arabistan)	14 November 2003	Democratic Solidarity Party of Al-Ahwaz
Amazigh (Berberia)	28 November 2014	World Amazigh Congress
Assyria	6 August 1991	Assyrian Universal Alliance
Barotseland	23 November 2013
Brittany	1 July 2015	Kelc’h An Dael
Batwaland	17 January 1993	Community of Indigenous Peoples of Rwanda
Chin	15 July 2001	Chin National Front
Chittagong Hill Tracts	6 August 1991	United People’s Party of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (JSS)
Circassia	16 April 1994	International Circassian Association
Cordillera (Igorot)	11 February 1991	Cordillera Peoples’ Alliance
Crimean Tatars	11 February 1991	Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
Degar-Montagnards	14 November 2003	Montagnard Foundation, Inc.
East Balochistan	1 March 2008	Balochistan National Party
East Turkestan	11 February 1991	World Uyghur Congress
Gilgit�Baltistan (Balawaristan)	20 September 2008	Gilgit�Baltistan Democratic Alliance
Haratin	18 September 2011	Initiative de Résurgence du Mouvement Abolitionniste en Mauritanie (IRA)
Hmong	2 February 2007	Hmong ChaoFa Federated State
Hungarians in Transilvania		Hungarians in Romania
Inner Mongolia	2 February 2007	Inner Mongolian People’s Party
Iranian Kurdistan	2 February 2007	Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran
Iraqi Kurdistan	11 February 1991