British EMPIRE responsible for misery and death of Indigenous

[marksimonbrown]

--- In LegacyofColonialism at yahoogroups.com, "newtfn" <newtfn at ...> wrote:

The four countries which voted against the Declaration on Indigenous
Peoples' Rights - Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US - are all
former British colonies. And the British government continues to
resist calls to sign up to ILO Convention 169, the leading
international law on tribal peoples.

Stephen Corry, Survival's Director, said today, `For centuries
the colonial policies of Britain and other European countries were
directly responsible for the deaths of millions of tribal people
around the world. How tragic that today Britain and its former
colonies are exporting another kind of misery - commercial
exploitation under the guise of `development'.'
http://www.survival-international.org/news/3705


These are not former members of the British EMPIRE they still are! The
queen is still here in canaduh!

How many usurped countries are listed below?

The other countries in the trillion-dollar club are the U.S., U.K.,
Japan, Germany, China, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Brazil and Russia.
http://www.forbes.com/markets/2007/04/26/india-trillion-mark-markets-eco\n-cx_rd_0426markets24.html
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/2007/04/26/india-trillion-mark-markets-ec\on-cx_rd_0426markets24.html>

How did UK become trillionaires when they have so little land mass?

U.S. and Canada found guilty of racism
The international community now fully recognises the native peoples'
right to protect their lands and live distinct lifestyles. Yet, most
of the world's 370 million indigenous peoples continue to face abuse
and injustices at the hands of state authorities and commercial
concerns.
http://www.humanrights-geneva.info/U-S-and-Canada-found-guilty-of,3348


Rule of law needed to fight global poverty: UN legal commission
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2008/06/rule-of-law-needed-to-figh\t-global.php

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One year on - Britain, the former colonies, and the exporting of misery
12 September 2008
Ref: http://www.survival-international.org/news/3705

One year after the UN General Assembly approved the Declaration on
Indigenous Peoples' Rights, Britain and four of its former colonies
have not shaken off their reputation as leading opponents of tribal
peoples' rights.

The four countries which voted against the declaration - Australia,
Canada, New Zealand and the US - are all former British colonies. And
the British government continues to resist calls to sign up to ILO
Convention 169, the leading international law on tribal peoples.

In addition, many of the companies in the spotlight for targeting
tribal lands are based in Britain, Australia, the US or Canada.
Perhaps the most controversial is UK-based Vedanta, which is planning
a massive bauxite mine on the sacred hills of the Dongria Kondh tribe
in India, despite their steadfast opposition.

Other mining companies mired in controversy are US-based Freeport
McMoran, operators of the world's biggest gold mine at Grasberg, in
Papua, Indonesia, and Canadian TVI Pacific, whose mine in the
Philippines has been fiercely opposed by the Subanen people. Norway's
government has recently sold its shares in British company Rio Tinto,
a joint venture partner in the Grasberg mine, due to "a risk of
contributing to severe environmental damage".

Stephen Corry, Survival's Director, said today, "For centuries the
colonial policies of Britain and other European countries were
directly responsible for the deaths of millions of tribal people
around the world. How tragic that today Britain and its former
colonies are exporting another kind of misery - commercial
exploitation under the guise of 'development'.

For more information please contact Miriam Ross at Survival
International (+44) (0)20 7687 8734 or (+44) (0)7504 543 367 or email
mr at ...

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