Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 29, 2023 6:15:30 GMT 12
MĀORI LEADERS HIGHTLIGHT KEY ISSUES AT UN FORUM
Māori leaders were among dozens of global communities speaking at the UN Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, in the hope of influencing the government to revive stalled policies for indigenous rights.
For two weeks, the world's indigenous peoples have taken the floor, sharing experiences of their treatment at the hands of the world's governments....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/488845/maori-leaders-hightlight-key-issues-at-un-forum
GRIEVANCE TAKEN TO WORLD STAGE
Wairarapa Moana has called on the United Nations to hold the government to account for “breaching [its] human rights”.
In a statement to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples on April 18, Wairarapa Moana ki Pouakani Incorporation director Anne Carter said the group has been denied access to justice by the New Zealand government.
Carter told the forum that the New Zealand government took their land under the Public Works Act and now the group wants it back.....
times-age.co.nz/wairarapa-moana-takes-grievance-to-un/
Māori leaders were among dozens of global communities speaking at the UN Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, in the hope of influencing the government to revive stalled policies for indigenous rights.
For two weeks, the world's indigenous peoples have taken the floor, sharing experiences of their treatment at the hands of the world's governments....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/488845/maori-leaders-hightlight-key-issues-at-un-forum
GRIEVANCE TAKEN TO WORLD STAGE
Wairarapa Moana has called on the United Nations to hold the government to account for “breaching [its] human rights”.
In a statement to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples on April 18, Wairarapa Moana ki Pouakani Incorporation director Anne Carter said the group has been denied access to justice by the New Zealand government.
Carter told the forum that the New Zealand government took their land under the Public Works Act and now the group wants it back.....
times-age.co.nz/wairarapa-moana-takes-grievance-to-un/