[Aboriginal News] from Les Malezer

It’s not enough to support the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, says UN expert

The following statement has been issued by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, James Anaya, to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

GENEVA (9 August 2010) – “The poorest among the poor, indigenous peoples continue to be at the margins of power and, in many cases, disregard of their basic human rights escalates into violence against them,” said the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, James Anaya, in commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.… Go to Article