KATHMANDU: In Nepal the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis has been especially hard on Indigenous Peoples (IPs). Indigenous women with disabilities have faced discrimination, violence and abuse. The indigenous TV channel has been giving information in both indigenous and sign language, with the support of Nidwan. Implementation of the International Labor Organization Convention 169 (“Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention”) has, therefore, become more important than ever. BY PRATIMA GURUNG , IPSPratima Gurung is general secretary of the Global Network of Indigenous Peoples with Disabilities and presidentof the National Indigenous Disabled Women Association in Nepal.

Source: Manila Times July 30, 2020 16:41 UTC