Readings & Resources
Annotated Bibliography (Regional)
Selections from Indigenous Children: Rights and Reality - A Report on Indigenous Children and the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child
Global • Asia • Africa • Pacific • North America & Europe • Latin America
Asia
Asian Indigenous & Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN). The Status of Indigenous and Minority Children in Bangladesh: A Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on the Consideration of the Second Periodic Report of Bangladesh. New Delhi: AITPN, June 2003.
This independent report on Bangladesh and the Convention on the Rights of the Child by a regional Indigenous peoples’ organisation was submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child as part of Bangladesh’s monitoring and reporting process. It documents human rights abuses against Indigenous and minority children in Bangladesh, focusing on the effects of armed conflict and militarization in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Available online: www.aitpn.org
CORE Manipur. Supplementary Report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Manipur, India: CORE Manipur, c.1997.
This independent report on India and the Convention on the Rights of the Child by a local Indigenous peoples’ organisation in the state of Manipur was submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child as part of India’s monitoring and reporting process. It documents human rights abuses against Indigenous children, particularly in the north-east region. There is a particular focus on the effects of armed conflict and militarization.
Available online: www.coremanipur.org
Human Rights Watch. Devastating Blows: Religious Repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang. HRW, vol.17, no.2. April 2005. www.hrw.org
This report documents the Chinese government’s religious persecution of Uighurs in Xinjiang province. HRW, an international human rights NGO, exposes a number of secret government documents on the subject. The report describes how harsh repression is focused on young people and the school setting, severely compromising Uigher culture and identity.
Available online: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/04/11/china10447.htm
Raquel, Lilette Fatima R. “Cordillera Youth: Continuing the Legacy for the Defence of Ancestral Land and Self-Determination,” Indigenous Affairs iss.3-4 (2005) Indigenous Youth, pp.32-41.
The author works at an Indigenous youth centre in the Cordilleran region. In this article she describes the extensive involvement of Cordilleran Indigenous youth in movements for Indigenous peoples’ rights and other human rights in the Philippines.
Tamang, Luisang Waiba. “Nepal: Indigenous Youth and the Armed Conflict.” Indigenous Affairs iss.3/4 (2005) Indigenous Youth, pp.50-53.
The author, an Indigenous youth activist and leader, and describes how the armed conflict in Nepal adversely affects Indigenous youth in the country. Issues such as protest and mobilization, military recruitment, economic collapse, and land loss are discussed in the article.
Buadaeng, Kwanchewan. “Thailand: Urban Migration and Hill Tribe Youth in Chiang Mai,” Indigenous Affairs iss.3-4 (2005) Indigenous Youth, pp.42-49.
The author, a researcher in Chiang Mai, Thailand, describes the history of Hill Tribe migration into Chiang Mai, and focuses on the effects of urban migration on Hill Tribe youth. The article finds the educational system is aimed at assimilation, but on the other hand youth in boarding schools have built pan-Hill Tribe networks that strengthen their community. Poverty and child labour, including work in the sex trade, were described as serious problems.