Our Ground Values
- Indigenism, Coexistence, Connectedness and Dignity: Respect Indigenism, coexistence, connectedness with living and non living beings, and dignity for continuation of human existence in harmony with nature and dignified life of all.
- Decolonization: Dedicated to work to undo all forms of colonialism, including internal colonization.
- Spirituality and Sacredness of Lands: Devoted to work to protect and preserve spirituality and sacredness of lands and natural resources.
- Transparency and Accountability: Committed to work to ensure the transparency at all levels and accountability to the people to which our work is directly concerned.
- Equality, Equity, Egality and Justice: Committed to work to ensure equal opportunity to everyone based on non-discrimination principle and restorative justice.
- Honesty: Committed to work with honesty at all levels for betterment of indigenous peoples.
- Interconnection of Past, Present and Future: Committed to look backward by respecting our ancestors in order to move forward to handover distinct collective ways of life to the next generation.
- Diversity and Distinct Identify: Committed to preserve and promote diversity and distinct identity of Indigenous Peoples.
- Priority to the Vulnerable: Dedicated to give priority to the vulnerable such as Indigenous women and girls, people with disability, LGBTIQ and elderly.
- Ownership of the Movement by the Grassroots Rights Holders: Committed to create an environment in which movements are owned and run by the concerned Indigenous Peoples at the grassroots level.
- Common good: Dedicated for common good of all, living, spirits and non-living thing
- Solidarity: Wider solidarity with indigenous peoples is our commitment to fight for human rights.
Lawyers' Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP)