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The Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP) was founded in 1995 by Indigenous lawyers to promote and defend the human rights and freedoms of Indigenous Peoples in Nepal.

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Indigenous Peoples and other communities to defend their rights and strengthen their voice.
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Complaint: IFC Advisory Project number 607394, IME Cable Car, Nepal

Complaint: IFC Advisory Project number 607394, IME Cable Car, Nepal

Nepal’s Limbu Nation Files Complaint Over IFC Cable Car Project Endangering Mukkumlung

The Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP), representing the Indigenous Peoples Organisation of the Limbu (Yakthung) Nation, has lodged a formal complaint with [...]

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UPR submission IPS Nepal 2025

UPR submission IPS Nepal 2025

On 17 July 2025, LAHURNIP, along with other coalition partners, submitted a joint report to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for the 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (2026), highlighting the human rights situation of Indigenous Peoples in [...]

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Tamakoshi-Kathmandu 200/400 kV Transmission Line and Substation Projects in Dunghyul Bhoda (Shankharapur Municipality-3, Kathmandu)

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Financed Transmission Line and Substation Projects, Shankharapur, Kathmandu.

Tamakoshi-Kathmandu  200/400 kV transmission line and substation are under construction in Dunghyul Bhoda ("Lapsiphedi/Bojheni"), Ward No. 3 of Shankharapur Municipality, northeast of Kathmandu—a part of the ancestral lands of the Tamang Indigenous Peoples. The transmission line is part of [...]

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IIPFCC OPENING COP28 PLENARY STATEMENT NOVEMBER 30 2023, DUBAI

IIPFCC OPENING COP28 PLENARY STATEMENT NOVEMBER 30 2023, DUBAI

INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IIPFCC)

IIPFCC OPENING COP 28 PLENARY STATEMENT

Presented by Pema Wangmo Lama Mugum, National Indigenous Women's Federation - NIWF NEPAL

 

We greet you in [...]

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Supreme Court Protects Indigenous Peoples’ Sacred Lands, Heritage, and Environment
Jan 08, 2026
By LAHURNIP

Supreme Court Protects Indigenous Peoples’ Sacred Lands, Heritage, and Environment

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Hyolmo Community Honors LAHURNIP; Local Government Commits to Indigenous Self-Governance and Land and forest Rights
Dec 31, 2025
By LAHURNIP

Hyolmo Community Honors LAHURNIP; Local Government Commits to Indigenous Self-Governance and Land and forest Rights

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Advocate Shankar Limbu Honored with Dayaram Pariyar Memorial Award for Advancing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Dec 10, 2025
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Advocate Shankar Limbu Honored with Human Rights Award for Advancing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

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प्रेस विज्ञप्ति: सुकुम्बासी बस्तीमा डोजर चलाइएका घटनाप्रति लाहुर्निपको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण

प्रेस विज्ञप्ति: सुकुम्बासी बस्तीमा डोजर चलाइएका घटनाप्रति लाहुर्निपको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण

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जेन–जि (Gen-Z) पुस्ताको विरोध प्रदर्शनमा सुरक्षाकर्मीहरुले अनावश्यक बल विरूद्धकाे अपिल

जेन–जि (Gen-Z) पुस्ताको विरोध प्रदर्शनमा सुरक्षाकर्मीहरुले अनावश्यक बल विरूद्धकाे अपिल

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आदिवासी लिम्बुहरुको आध्यात्मिक स्थल मुक्कुमलुङमा राज्य आतंक बन्द गर ।

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Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) स्वतन्त्र अग्रीम जानकारी सहितको मञ्जुरी
Seminar Weaving Waters
Pilot Initiative to Address the Self-Determined Development needs of Indigenous Peoples in Nepal
Community protest against militarization in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Rukum
2ND ASIA PARKS CONGRESS CLOSING PLENARY/CEREMONY
Empowering Pahari Indigenous Women-The Indigenous Navigator
Our Achievements

Awards and Honors

Human Rights and Business Award, 2025, Geneva

LAHURNIP has been named the 2025 Human Rights and Business Award recipient by the Business and Human Rights Award Foundation, recognizing its outstanding work in defending Indigenous Peoples’ rights affected by business activities.

The award honors LAHURNIP’s three decades of legal advocacy, strategic litigation, and support for Indigenous communities in Nepal. LAHURNIP remains committed to promoting rights-based development, corporate accountability, and the protection of Indigenous Peoples’ lands, resources, and self-determination.

Honored by NEFIN for promoting and defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Nepal, 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal

In August 2025, at an event in Kathmandu, LAHURNIP was honored by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) for its 30 years of dedication to promoting and defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Nepal.

Centre of Defenders Award, 2024, Thailand

In 2024, at a ceremony in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact awarded the Centre of Defenders Award to LAHURNIP, in recognition of its outstanding contributions to the protection and promotion of the human rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Asia region.