No More Stolen Sisters: Confronting Femicide Against Indigenous Women and Girls. Global Expert Meeting Report

This report synthesises the discussions, insights, and recommendations that emerged from the Global Expert Group Meeting held on 21 April 2026, convened within the framework of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The global dialogue brought together 85 Indigenous leaders, frontline practitioners, activists, researchers, and representatives from across Africa and the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas. At the global meeting, one overarching reality was reaffirmed: femicide against Indigenous women and girls cannot be understood in isolation. It is the most extreme manifestation of deeply rooted structural violence, shaped by colonial legacies, systemic racism, patriarchy, territorial dispossession, and state inaction or complicity. Ending it requires shifting power toward those already leading solutions; from invisibility to recognition, from extraction to partnership, and from commitments to accountability. Above all, there must be a shift from consultation to redistribution, ensuring that communities directly benefit from the knowledge they generate, and that power moves toward those who are already leading solutions. This report synthesises the discussions, insights, and recommendations that emerged from the Global Expert Group Meeting held on 21 April 2026, convened within the framework of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues hosted jointly by CEVAW and UNFPA.