New resource guides Indigenous communities defending their rights in Nepal

By Accountability Counsel and Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples

To accompany the new report, “Hanging by A Thread: Indigenous Peoples Rights in Renewable Energy Transition,” which examines four major hydropower projects in Nepal financed by Multilateral Development Banks — Likhu, Tanahu, Upper Trishuli-1, and Upper Arun – Accountability Counsel and Lawyers Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples published “A Community Guide to Demand Ingenious Peoples Rights in Hydropower Projects in Nepal.” The resource is a short and informative leaflet for the affected communities to learn and advocate for their human rights, especially the right on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) which flows from the right to Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples. This tool provides recommendations for key stakeholders including the Government of Nepal and the Multilateral Development Banks to address the violations of FPIC.

The leaflet is available in English and Nepali.

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