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International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

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Today marks the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

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Indigenous Day

United Nations Human Rights

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Today marks the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
 

+United Nations Human Rights chief Navi Pillay urges countries to do more to respect treaties with #indigenous peoples “even when signed or otherwise agreed more than a century ago”: http://sm.ohchr.org/1cPGLja 

 

“Broken treaties must become a thing of the past,” says UN expert James Anaya, calling for #reconciliation. More: http://sm.ohchr.org/1cz5pWs

 

© United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

 

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Today ! urges countries to respect ALL treaties even if signed 100 years ago:

UN stresses importance of honouring treaties between States & indigenous groups

On Ban Ki-moon calls for participation of indigenous peoples in decision-making at all levels.

New MRG blog: On International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples, Belize groups demand their rights:

The rights of indigenous peoples are being pushed to the margins of development plans.

On this , we call for the promotion & protection of women & girls

Why comes at an important time for advancing the rights of children

rights chief urges States to do more to respect with peoples …

सुर्खेत अपडेट: आज श्रावण महिना को १५ गते धर्म…

The 19th commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is today. Events will be held…

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India lost 220 languages in last 50 years, survey finds – The Times of India

TODAY: On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we speak to . Stream at .

TODAY: Singing in support of & , we talk to legendary musician & activist

„Two Row delegation at United Nations formal program to honor the Intl Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples“ –

Honouring Indigenous Groups, Rights Chief Urges Respect for Existing Treaties

The Role of Indigenous Communities in Transition to a Green Economy

Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Celebrate by joining webinar on

Happy World Indigenous Peoples Day! Read more about the day here How are you celebrating?

The wonderful Nicolae Gheorghe, Roma human rights activist, prominent academic & long-time friend has died. He made such a difference. http://www.errc.org

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‚Roma in Hungary: A terrible waste of human potential‘ in

On this , are calling for the promotion and protection of indigenous women & girls:

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Indigenous Peoples‘ Day – the Perils of Progress:

Enough Project Project: „Sudan: The Economics of Ethnic Cleansing“ says economic imperatives r now driving viol.

Check out this video report highlighting how ’s indigenous groups divided over ruling

Killings of ’s indigenous Indians highlight countries http://farmlandgrab.org   

SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT! In honour of yesterday’s , let us introduce you to the Saik’uz women:

 

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Supporter – Take action for indigenous rights in Sarawak

11 Jahren
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International Rivers Take Action!
Stand with Dam-Affected Indigenous People in Sarawak
This morning, I witnessed hundreds of indigenous people protest destructive dam projects in front of the International Hydropower Association. Their courage is inspiring, and their challenge is daunting.
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Dear Supporter,

Earlier this week, I arrived in Kuching, Sarawak on the island of Borneo to attend the International Hydropower Association’s (IHA) biennial congress, hosted by state-owned dam builder Sarawak Energy. This morning, hundreds of local indigenous people protested about the impacts of a series of dams shrouded in secrecy that have already displaced thousands of indigenous people. The protestors demand a stop to the dams as long as they violate indigenous peoples‘ rights, and call on the IHA to admit the devastating consequences the dams would have on the rainforest and the people who call it home.

  • Sign a petition now calling on officials in Sarawak to stop construction of these dams and instead respect indigenous rights and find alternatives that reduce social and environmental impacts while still meeting Sarawak’s energy needs.

Tens of thousands more indigenous people are threatened with displacement as the Sarawak government forges ahead with plans for an energy corridor of 12 dams in the state. These dams would devastate the lands and livelihoods of indigenous communities, drown pristine tropical habitat, and generate methane, a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than CO2.

Although the IHA claimed that the voices of affected people would be included at the congress, Sarawak Energy barred dam-affected representative Peter Kallang, Chairman of the SAVE-Rivers network, from entering a workshop on Monday, kicking off the congress with a shameful act of repressing dissenting voices. Indigenous communities from across Malaysian Borneo came together to form the SAVE-Rivers network to fight for their land rights and against the Sarawak dams, but they are once again being kept out of the very conversations about their lands that concern them most.

Please take action now in solidarity with the hundreds of people who protested today and the thousands more they represent by demanding that decision makers in Sarawak stop these destructive dams and respect the right of indigenous peoples to make their own development decisions.

Standing for rights and rivers in Sarawak,

 

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 Zachary Hurwitz
Policy Program CoordinatorP.S. For more updates from the IHA Congress about the Sarawak dams, be sure to follow SAVE-Rivers @riverssarawak and me @ZacharyHurwitz on Twitter, or visit our website.

LIVE STREAM: RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH: RESTORING INDIGENOUS LIFE WAYS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT

12 Jahren
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International Indigenous Conference
APRIL 4 – 6, 2012 
at Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence Kansas

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Click here to read the rest of the invitation letter

Law of the Rights of Mother Earth (Spanish: Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra) is a Bolivian law (Law 071 of the Plurinational State), that was passed by Bolivia’s Plurinational Legislative Assembly in December 2010. This 10 article law is derived from the first part of a longer draft bill, drafted and released by the Pact of Unity by November 2011. The full bill remains on the country’s legislative agenda.

The law defines Mother Earth as „a collective subject of public interest,“ and declares both Mother Earth and life-systems (which combine human communities and ecosytems) as titleholders of inherent rights specified in the law. The short law proclaims the creation of the Defensoría de la Madre Tierra a counterpart to the human rights ombudsman office known as the Defensoría del Pueblo, but leaves its structuring and creation to future legislation. HERE

Indigenous Environmental Network

„A network of Indigenous Peoples empowering Indigenous Nations and communities towards sustainable livelihoods, demanding environmental justice and maintaining the Sacred Fire of our traditions.“

In April 2010, a historical moment occurred.  More than 32,000 people, including Indigenous Peoples, social movements, small farmers and some world governmental leaders, converged in Cochabamba, Bolivia for the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth.  Two outcomes of this conference were the Cochabamba Peoples Accord and the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Mother Earth. The Accord and Declaration gave voice to peoples of the world experiencing the effects of climate chaos and its many accompanying issues, including  depletion of freshwater and other natural resources and the problems of food security, poverty and environmental crises, along with the financial meltdown within the United States and globally.

LIVE STREAM: RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH: RESTORING INDIGENOUS LIFE WAYS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT International Indigenous Conference APRIL 4 – 6, 2012  at Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence Kansas


IEN will be live streaming this conference here on our home page, or … If you would like to join in the conversation we will be moderating and responding to comments as the live stream is taking place on our new blog – Click here to view and participate. Note: Breakout sessions will not be streamed.

Live stream times and the topics/talks/panels that will be streamed are listed on the right side bar.

Rights of Mother Earth

In April 2010, a historical moment occurred. More than 32,000 people, including Indigenous Peoples, social movements, small farmers and some world governmental leaders, converged in Cochabamba, Bolivia for the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth. Two outcomes of this conference were the Cochabamba Peoples Accord and the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Mother Earth. The Accord and Declaration gave voice to peoples of the world experiencing the effects of climate .

Download and Print Flyer – PDF During the Cochabamba world conference, President Evo Morales of Bolivia officially proposed that the United Nations adopt a declaration that recognizes that Nature or “Mother Earth” has certain inherent rights that we humans must respect and defend. The adoption by the United Nations and national and local governments of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth would expand the class of holders of legally rights and would initiate a global process of transformation.

Our prophecies and teachings tell us that life on Mother Earth is in danger and is coming to a time of great transformation. As Indigenous Peoples, we are accepting the responsibility designated by our prophecies to tell the world that we must live in peace with each other and the Earth to ensure harmony within Creation.

Our Indigenous lifeways are the original “green economies.”  This is more than an abstract philosophy. Our Mother Earth is the source of life.  Water is her lifeblood.   The well-being of the natural environment predicts the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual longevity of our Peoples.   Mother Earth’s health and that of our Indigenous Peoples are intrinsically intertwined.  When our homelands are in a state of good health our Peoples are truly healthy.  This inseparable relationship must be respected for the sake of our future generations and for the well-being of the Earth herself.

Alliances are being formed, globally of Indigenous and non-indigenous groups and individuals committed to creating a system of jurisprudence that sees and treats nature and Mother Earth as a fundamental, rights bearing entity. A paradigm, that is based on Indigenous thought and philosophy needs to be forwarded which grants equal rights to nature and which honors the interrelation in all life.

This is the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st Century. How do we re-orientate the dominant industrialized societies so that they pursue human well-being in a manner that contributes to the health of our Mother Earth instead of undermining it? In other words – how do we live in harmony with Nature?

A 3 day conference has been scheduled at HaskellIndian Nations University, in Lawrence, Kansas, April 4-6, 2012 with Indigenous Peoples together from the North and Global South to learn more and to have a discourse about this Rights of Mother Earth, Rights of Nature movement.

We invite humanity to come together to improve our collective human behavior so that we may develop a more sustainable world.  We can preserve, protect, and fulfill our sacred duties to live with respect in this wonderful Creation.  We have the power and responsibility for change.

Tom B.K. Goldtooth
Indigenous Environmental Network

Dr. Daniel Wildcat
Haskell Indian Nation University

And we’re back! http://t.co/82tyLZf5 – live stream Rights of Mother Earth – #rightsofmotherearth live on http://t.co/7dCTgmAR

 @IENearth on Twitter , http://www.facebook.com/Indigenous-Environmental-Network
Origin of Environmental Science From Vedas.  The oldest and simplest form of Nature-worship finds expression in Vedic texts. 
„According to one indigenous theory established in the Upanishads, the universe consists of five basic elements,1. earth or land, 2. water, 3. light or lustre, 4. air, and 5. ether. The nature has maintained a status of balance between and among these constituents or elements and living creatures. A disturbance in percentage of any constituent of the environment beyond certain limits disturbs the natural balance and any change in the natural balance causes lots of problems to the living creatures in the universe.“ http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/svimarsha/v2/c17.pdf

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http://www.facebook.com/Ecocide Website: http://www.eradicatingecocide.com/ 

Book „Eradicating Ecocide“ by Polly Higgins:

http://www.green-shopping.co.uk/books/eradicating-ecocide.html 

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/environment/environ/index.htm

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Indigenous Food Festival Chiang Mai, Thailand

13 Jahren
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SAVING BIODIVERSITY & RIGHT TO FOOD: www.srfood.org www.cbd.int/cop10

NEW Campaign against seeds privatization www.foodsov.org/html/takeaction.htm

IKAP THAILAND NETWORK www.ikap-mmsea.org: Indigenous Food Festival Chiang Mai, Thailand

Documents developed by this network are: National Laws on Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity and Rotational Farming.

Mountain Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

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ICIMOD

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NGO Development Projects Active in Tibet

About ICIMOD – The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD, is a regional knowledge development and learning centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan – and based in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Globalisation and climate change have an increasing influence on the stability of fragile mountain ecosystems and the livelihoods of mountain people. ICIMOD aims to assist mountain people to understand these changes, adapt to them, and make the most of new opportunities, while addressing upstream-downstream issues. We support regional transboundary programmes through partnership with regional partner institutions, facilitate the exchange of experience, and serve as a regional knowledge hub. We strengthen networking among regional and global centres of excellence. Overall, we are working to develop an economically and environmentally sound mountain ecosystem to improve the living standards of mountain populations and to sustain vital ecosystem services for the billions of people living downstream – now, and for the future.

International Mountain Day, celebrated on December 11, gives us an opportunity to reflect on the relevance of mountains for the world. This year the International Mountain Day theme focuses on indigenous peoples and other minorities living in the mountains. The purpose is both to highlight the threats and challenges faced by these communities, and to acknowledge the invaluable knowledge they have and the contributions they can make towards overcoming global challenges of poverty and loss of diversity in a rapidly changing world.

A majority of the world’s indigenous women and men live in mountain regions, many on the margins of society and facing poverty and exclusion. The Hindu Kush-Himalayan region has some of the highest diversity of indigenous peoples and other minorities in the world. An ICIMOD report identified more than 600 living languages in the Himalayas, 400 spoken by less than 100,000 people. According to current forecasts, ninety per cent of all languages could disappear within 100 years. The loss of these languages not only erodes an essential component of a group’s identity, it is also a loss to heritage for all humankind.

The UN General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in September 2007, marking an important step in international efforts to preserve the identity of indigenous peoples. However, implementation has a different speed and different levels of commitment in different countries.

In agricultural terms, mountains are often considered ‘marginal lands’, unsuitable for modern commercial farming which focuses on cultivation of single crop varieties for large markets. Indigenous mountain people and other mountain communities continue to use traditional practices and techniques including sophisticated terracing systems, water transportation and irrigation schemes, and a combination of pasture, forestry and farming practices. Indigenous women and men serve as custodians of this traditional knowledge on how to farm under difficult mountain conditions, and how to conserve important reservoirs of agricultural biodiversity.

They sustainably farm a wide variety of crops that are adapted to a range of different elevations, slope conditions, and micro-climates, and this knowledge will be of great, if as yet little noticed, value in the world’s efforts to adapt to climate and other drivers of change. The autonomous adaptation practiced by mountain communities consists of community-based interventions that address underlying causes of vulnerability and reduce the risk of possible adverse impacts of climate change by building upon the existing rich indigenous knowledge base on adaptation to environmental change and helping to strengthen the resilience of the communities. Women especially play a critical role in gendered indigenous knowledge. Their roles and expertise have yet to be acknowledged, but has great potential for adapting to multiple drivers of change.

Indigenous mountain communities are connected to the land, the environment, and natural resources in ways that are often inextricably intertwined and therefore expressed in spiritual and socio-cultural terms. Respecting this worldview, and preserving the languages, music, artwork, folk tales, culture, meanings, and myths that express it, is critical for the survival of indigenous communities in mountain areas. This ‘intangible heritage’ also enriches the global community, providing inspiration and insights for realising a more sustainable relationship between humankind and the environment.

  

A scene from Tibetan Documentary „Leaving Fear Behind,“ shows a nomad school in Tibet (Amdo) working to preserve Tibetan Language and culture as it’s very existence is under threat from Chinese Government policies. Find out more: http://studentsforafreetibet.org Leaving Fear Behind: The Film the Chinese Government Doesn’t Want the World to See. // sumit sadhak practicing handstand in himalyas on the bank of ganga river one of the most important places for yogis.

The involvement of indigenous mountain communities is an important prerequisite for sustainable mountain development. Therefore, as governments work toward addressing mountain development priorities, it is critical that they live up to their commitments outlined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

We hope that this year’s International Mountain Day will help to increase awareness of the central role of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples for mountain development, and to motivate all citizens, policy makers, and development actors to recognise the importance of their contribution to sustainable development. We trust that the Day will encourage organisations to invite indigenous and traditional mountain communities to participate actively in national and international efforts to understand and adapt to the multiple drivers of change, including climate change, in the mountains of the world.

With best wishes, Andreas Schild http://www.icimod.org

Culture and Development – Placing culture at the heart of development policy constitutes an essential investment in the world’s future and a pre-condition to successful globalization processes that take into account the principles of cultural diversity. It is UNESCO’s mission to remind all States of this major issue.

As demonstrated by the failure of certain projects underway since the 1970s, development is not synonymous with economic growth alone. It is a means to achieve a more satisfactory intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual existence. As such, development is inseparable from culture. Strengthening the contribution of culture to sustainable development is a goal that was launched in connection with the World Decade for Cultural Development (1988-1998). Ever since, progress has been made thanks to a corpus of standard-setting instruments and demonstration tools such as cultural statistics, inventories, regional and national mapping of cultural resources.

In this regard, the major challenge is to convince political decision-makers and local, national and international social actors to integrating the principles of cultural diversity and the values of cultural pluralism into all public policies, mechanisms and practices, particularly through public/private partnerships.

This strategy will aim, on the one hand, at incorporating culture into all development policies, be they related to education, science, communication, health, environment or tourism and, on the other hand, at supporting the development of the cultural sector through creative industries. By contributing in this way to poverty alleviation, culture offers important benefits in terms of social cohesion. Read more: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en

The Challenge of Human Rights and Cultural Diversity – United Nations  Background Note by Diana Ayton-Shenker:

The end of the cold war has created a series of tentative attempts to define „a new world order“. So far, the only certainty is that the international community has entered a period of tremendous global transition that, at least for the time being, has created more social problems than solutions.

The end of super-power rivalry, and the growing North/South disparity in wealth and access to resources, coincide with an alarming increase in violence, poverty and unemployment, homelessness, displaced persons and the erosion of environmental stability. The world has also witnessed one of the most severe global economic recessions since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

At the same time, previously isolated peoples are being brought together voluntarily and involuntarily by the increasing integration of markets, the emergence of new regional political alliances, and remarkable advances in telecommunications, biotechnology and transportation that have prompted unprecedented demographic shifts.

The resulting confluence of peoples and cultures is an increasingly global, multicultural world brimming with tension, confusion and conflict in the process of its adjustment to pluralism. There is an understandable urge to return to old conventions, traditional cultures, fundamental values, and the familiar, seemingly secure, sense of one’s identity. Without a secure sense of identity amidst the turmoil of transition, people may resort to isolationism, ethnocentricism and intolerance.

This climate of change and acute vulnerability raises new challenges to our ongoing pursuit of universal human rights. How can human rights be reconciled with the clash of cultures that has come to characterize our time? Cultural background is one of the primary sources of identity. It is the source for a great deal of self-definition, expression, and sense of group belonging. As cultures interact and intermix, cultural identities change. This process can be enriching, but disorienting. The current insecurity of cultural identity reflects fundamental changes in how we define and express who we are today. Read More: * HERE*

 India, Pakistan, South Asia, China- Friends Forever

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Report of Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar

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No American or European Company imposed Sanctions. Impose sanctions NOW!

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3rd #Cambodia Fundamental Freedoms Monitor report.

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Reeducation Returns to China

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Must read: UK Supreme Court judgment on #Vendanta v Lungowe

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Newtec: Stop Working for Burma’s Genocidal Generals

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European Parliament slams Government on human rights of the Accord

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EU Trade Preference Halt Would Cause Widespread Harm to Myanmar: Activists, Lawmakers

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As of Sept. 30, 2018, according to the MGMA’s records, there were 518 factories in Yangon, Thilawa, Pathein, Hpa-An and Mandalay, supplying European and other international brands like H&M, Inditex, Next, Adidas, Primark and Gap. Yangon is home to about 200 garment factories.

UNICEF says up to 400,000 Rohingya have fled recent Myanmar violence and entered Bangladesh.

7 Jahren
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The details of the three villagers who were arrested are as follows:

  1. Sai Hsarng Hla, aged 29, son of Lung Aww and Pa Kya, villagers of Wan Loi Yoi, Pa Karng village tract, Mong Yai township.
  2. Sai Hsarng Kyaw, aged 36, son of Lung Tun and Pa Koam, villagers of Na Larn, Pa Karng village tract, Mong Yai township.
  3. Sai Hsarng Korn, aged 32, son of Lung Sanda and Pa Moan, villagers of Wan Loi Yoi, Pa Karng village tract, Mong Yai township.

On September 11, 2017 about 30 Burma Army troops from IB 147, based in Nawng Kaw, Khai Hsim, were coming from the direction of Hsawng Ke to the deserted village of Wan Kao Koong Mued in Hsipaw township, when they began shelling and shooting around the village, instilling fear among nearby villagers.

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini have issued two statements on the Rakhine Crisis on 6th September and 11th September, the first one almost two weeks after the crisis began, both without even mentioning the Rohingya by name. Neither did the statements from the European External Action Service condemn the Burmese military explicitly for the attacks on the Rohingya, the one on 6th September just weakly stating: “The security forces involved in ongoing operations have a duty to exercise maximum restraint and to protect unarmed civilians. There is an urgent need for a de-escalation of tensions, on all sides, and for full observance of international human rights law.”

The EU needs to move from issuing weak statements to concrete action to help stop the attacks on the Rohingya. It is completely unacceptable that the EU during this crucial time of persecution of the Rohingya does not even refer to the ethnic group by their name.

The moment she leaves the country – the military will take over

While the world focuses on Aung San Suu Kyi, the man responsible for these horrific abuses gets little condemnation. Min Aung Hlaing is guilty of ethnic cleansing and under investigation for war crimes, but he is embraced by the international community. This must change.

In Asia, Min Aung Hlaing has completed visits to India and Japan this year, even meeting prime ministers in those countries. As he began his campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya, he met military heads from Vietnam and Thailand to discuss closer military ties.

Photo published for IMF deal at root of Mongolian PM ousting- Nikkei Asian Review



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The UN Declaration was adopted by a majority of 143 states in favour, 4 votes against (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States) and 11 abstentions (Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Samoa and Ukraine).

 

„India has, today, submitted its Memorial (written pleadings) to the ICJ in the Jadhav case involving egregious violation of Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963 by Pakistan. This is in furtherance of our application filed before the Court on May 8, 2017,“ External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.

On May 8, India moved the ICJ for instituting proceedings against Pakistan for violations of the Vienna Convention „in the matter of the detention and trial of an Indian National, Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav“, sentenced to death in Pakistan and requested immediate suspension of the sentence of death awarded to the accused.

One part of sanctions community wants my opinion on North Korea’s economy. Another part wants to make it impossible to have informed one.

 „UN recognition of his status as stateless.“ What might this mean and does such recognition give him any rights or leverage?

So you immediately see in the more prominent international declarations, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, they now recognize the right to nationality. And this is reconfirmed in a number of international treaties and texts, including various conventions that have been created since the end of World War II.

 [Ukrainian courts will]…uphold the decision because Ukraine has incorporated in its own constitution these international protections against depriving someone arbitrarily of citizenship and it does also state that individuals have the right to appear in a fair, objective court proceeding and to argue their case and to be represented. So far, that hasn’t happened.

It couldn’t come at a better time. Already, the U.N. Human Rights Council has passed a resolution last year requesting its high commissioner for human rights to create a database of companies that operate in or have business relationships in the West Bank beyond Israel’s 1949 Armistice Lines, which includes all of Jerusalem, Israel’s capital.

Moreover, the European Union has instituted a mandatory labeling requirement for agricultural products made in the West Bank and has restricted its substantial research and development funds to Israeli universities and companies to only those with no contacts with territories east of the Armistice Line.

None of the many U.N. member states that are serial human rights violators are accorded similar treatment. Not Iran. Not Syria. Not North Korea. Only Israel.

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