UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

[Errigal]

I don't really expect much from the United Nations, but this document can be useful for asking the simple question: "if this is no less than what the indigenous peoples of the world deserve, why can't the indigenous peoples of Europe demand the same?"

I am thinking of not just the smaller nationalities or regional identities, but the larger nation-states as well. It would seem to me that the indigenous peoples of France or Germany have the right to demand "autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs, as well as ways and means for financing their autonomous functions" free of the EU, or the right "to maintain and strengthen their distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions" without mass immigration.

Article 1
Indigenous peoples have the right to the full enjoyment, as a collective or as individuals, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognized in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights law.

Article 2
Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or identity.

Article 3
Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

Article 4
Indigenous peoples, in exercising their right to self-determination, have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs, as well as ways and means for financing their autonomous functions.

Article 5
Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions, while retaining their right to participate fully, if they so choose, in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the State.

Article 6
Every indigenous individual has the right to a nationality.

Article 7
1. Indigenous individuals have the rights to life, physical and mental integrity, liberty and security of person.

2. Indigenous peoples have the collective right to live in freedom, peace and security as distinct peoples and shall not be subjected to any act of genocide or any other act of violence, including forcibly removing children of the group to another group.

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... and so on for 46 more Articles.

It is worth a look if you want to ask a concerned Globalist why these are fundamental rights for Tibetans but not for Danes or Frenchmen.

Available in PDF form in Arabic, English, Spanish, French, Russian and Chinese.

UNPFII - United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

[Menydh]

A nearly random choice:

Article 7
1. Indigenous individuals have the rights to life, physical and mental integrity, liberty and security of person.

2. Indigenous peoples have the collective right to live in freedom, peace and security as distinct peoples and shall not be subjected to any act of genocide or any other act of violence, including forcibly removing children of the group to another group.

If this is demanded for and Indian, it is called a right. If it is demanded for a European, then it is called racism.

We should look into this charter with much attention. I think that much of what we demand is included there.

[Marcus Marulus]

Nah, whoever depends on the UN for "protection", he is doomed.

[Strengthandhonour]

It would be interesting if one of us wrote a letter to the UN regarding this "declaration of rights" and see why it only applies to a selected few.

[Errigal]

Originally Posted by Plethon

Nah, whoever depends on the UN for "protection", he is doomed.

That's been proved tragically true on every continent since the UN was founded. I was thinking of this document as a tool to make our positions clearer to our fellow citizens.

I will not be waving my copy of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples over my head waiting for the blue helmets to appear!

[Marcus Marulus]

Originally Posted by Errigal

That's been proved tragically true on every continent since the UN was founded. I was thinking of this document as a tool to make our positions clearer to our fellow citizens.

Undoubtedly, it contains some worthwhile assertions and principles.

[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Plethon

Nah, whoever depends on the UN for "protection", he is doomed.

We are doomed anyway.

Originally Posted by Strengthandhonour

It would be interesting if one of us wrote a letter to the UN regarding this "declaration of rights" and see why it only applies to a selected few.

Good idea. Better yet, we should put an online denounce of the ongoing extermination of the Indigenous European peoples and a demand that the UN Declaration be enforced to protect Indigenous Europeans, and ask people to send it to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (indigenouspermanentforum@un.org).

UNPFII - United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues