UN Report Recognizes Hindus as Indigenous People, Highlights Colonial Legacy and Persecution
The United Nations has published KAILASA's 28th report acknowledging Hindus as indigenous peoples of Bharat and Asia while documenting systemic persecution and calling for international recognition under UNDRIP.
The United Nations has published KAILASA's 28th report recognizing Hindus as an indigenous civilization and highlighting their historic struggles against colonial legacies. The comprehensive submission, presented for the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council, emphasizes that followers of Sanatana Dharma are the indigenous people of Bharat and across Asia, distinguishing Hindu traditions from Christianity and Islam which entered the region through conquest and external imposition.
The report identifies Hindus as native inheritors of the Vedic civilizational tradition, arguing that colonial powers disrupted this identity by artificially constructing divisive labels such as caste and tribe to control populations. Beyond physical colonization, the document examines how European coloniality entrenched Eurocentric frameworks that delegitimized indigenous systems of law, governance, and knowledge. It critically analyzes the role of British-supported ideologies, including that of V.D. Savarkar, in fragmenting Hindu society and aiding colonial divide-and-rule policies.
Under the leadership of The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism Bhagavan Nithyananda Paramashivam, recognized as the Sovereign of 21 ancient Hindu kingdoms, KAILASA has revived indigenous Hindu statehood. Operating as a government-in-exile, it represents the assertion of decoloniality and the restoration of Hindu Swaraj. The organization has documented systemic human rights violations against its leadership and members, including deep state-sponsored violence, unlawful persecution, suppression of religious freedom, and illegal detention and torture.
Through the United Ancient Nations, KAILASA has united over 160 indigenous nations and communities worldwide, advancing shared struggles for sovereignty and cultural survival. The report urges the United Nations and international community to recognize Hindus as indigenous peoples under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, investigate systemic persecution of Hindu communities, hold deep state and non-state actors accountable for violations, and support decolonial movements worldwide seeking to restore indigenous self-determination. More information about the report can be found at https://kailaasa.org/briefings-statements/united-nations-reports/un-publishes-kailasas-28th-report-recognizing-hindu-indigeneity-and-uan/.
The struggle of KAILASA represents the universal fight of indigenous peoples against persistent colonial legacies, with protecting the rights of Hindus and all indigenous communities identified as critical for global justice, peace, and cultural continuity. The report positions Hindu traditions as having thrived for millennia across 56 indigenous Hindu nations spanning over 6 million square kilometers, establishing their deep-rooted presence in the region long before colonial interventions.