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Mayans in Guatemala are threatened with forced removal by police and private security, during the current land grab by palm oil producers in July of 2024. Source: https://avispa.org/poblaciones-maya-qeqchi-alertan-amenazas-de-desalojos-contra-nueve-comunidades-en-el-estor/ |
On Monday, Indigenous described how the murder of Indigenous Peoples continues in Colombia, and there has been no relief from the violence from armed groups.
Cristina Coc told the U.N. that Indigenous Peoples Rights International condemns the escalation of violence in Colombia by armed groups and the murder of Indigenous leader Carmelina Yule Pavi, who was killed on March 17.
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“New Zealand is often held up as a world leader in recognising Indigenous rights. However, the reality is that in the absence of constitutional protection, Māori rights are extremely vulnerable. Our government is currently working through an extensive law reform programme that looks to diminish and even delete Māori rights.”
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission’s Tatau Urutahi shared leader Julia Whaipooti appeared before the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations in Geneva. Read more:
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Saami representative addressing U.N. today. Screenshot by Censored News |
During today's session, the second day in the week-long session, Sami told the U.N. that conditions in Norway are worsening for Saami, because their land is being seized for "green energy" projects, including wind energy projects.
Saami said that climate change is drastic in the Arctic in Norway, far worse than in other regions, and that fossil fuel industries continue to destroy Saami lands.
Free, prior and informed consent, as stated in the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, is not being honored in regards to Saami reindeer herders by the government of Norway.
The U.N. Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples engaged in a country visit to Norway in March. Consultation, energy law, and Norway's new mineral act, were among the topics.
A representative from Africa, responding to the report, said the impacts of green energy on Saami shows that the exploitation of Indigenous Peoples for green energy projects is a global issue. While Indigenous lands are being seized for minerals, the minerals and products are exported, and are not of benefit to Indigenous Peoples whose land the minerals are taken from.Saami in Finland said the government of Finland is violating the rights of Saami by failing to recognize Saami people.
The session this morning in Geneva focused on Australian Aboriginals and Saami, following country engagements. Indigenous representatives from other regions also described global attacks on Indigenous rights. A Native representative told the U.N. that Native hunting and fishing rights continue to be violated by the government of Canada.
Russia's Anti-war Indigenous Denied Credentials for Session
"This week, all eyes, ears and whispers in Russia’s Indigenous and decolonial activist circles are focused on the 17th session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) that started in Geneva on Monday.
"While Indigenous and ethnic minority activists from Russia are under no illusion that today’s UN is a largely dysfunctional institution in desperate need of reform, they also recognize that it holds some of the few avenues for political engagement and visibility currently available to them."
"Unfortunately, the Kremlin appears to have become acutely aware of the latter fact as well. That’s how things became very tricky." Continue reading at Moscow Times:
Among those shut out is Marina Khankhalaeva, representative of Buryatia Independence Committee. She spoke at United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in April in New York.
Maori Selected as New Chair
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Valmaine Toki photo courtesy U.N. EMRIP |
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"It is crucial to value and honour the knowledge and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples. To take just one example, ancestral scientific knowledge and sustainable practices remain critical to preserving the world’s biodiversity."
Original Series by Censored News
Testimony at U.N. Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva, July 2024
Kayapo Forest Defenders Urge United Nations to Help Halt Illegal Gold Mining in Brazil https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/07/kayapo-forest-defenders-urge-united.html
Aboriginal Elder Describes Australia's Child Abuse to United Nations https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/07/aboriginal-elder-describes-australias.html
Violence and Repression: Indigenous from Russia, Algeria and Nicaragua Appeal to United Nations https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/07/violence-and-repression-indigenous-from.html
The Mother Tongue: Countering the Identity Thieves of Canada, Russia, Japan and U.S.
The horrific abuse in boarding schools, failure to provide language classes, and government refusals to recognize languages, reveal abuses around the world aimed at silencing ancient languages. https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-mother-tongue-countering-identity.html
Indigenous Expose Racism and Genocide at United Nations -- Governments Rush to Deny Abuses and Insult Presenters
France denied its genocide. Azerbaijan and Russia insulted Indigenous exposing them. The U.S. omitted Interior's Sec. Deb Haaland's assault on the Paiute Massacre Site; Hualapai, Apache, Quechan sacred sites for lithium and copper mines; Hualapai battling uranium mining; Tohono O'odham and Apache defending ancient sites from wind energy. https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/07/indigenous-expose-racism-and-genocide.html
Leonard Peltier's Message Read at Conclusion of U.N. Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/07/leonard-peltiers-words-conclude-un.html
United Nations: Australian Aboriginal Children Seized, Green Energy Impacts Worsen for Saami https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/07/united-nations-australian-aboriginal.html
About the author
Brenda Norrell has been a news reporter in Indian country for 42 years, beginning at the Navajo Times during the 18 years that she lived on the Navajo Nation. She was a correspondent for Associated Press, USA Today and Lakota Times. After serving as a longtime staff reporter for Indian Country Today, she was censored and terminated in 2006 and created Censored News. She has a masters degree in international health.
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