Rubrik: Erklärung

In the aftermath of September 11 governments in the European Union (EU) equated the fight against illegal immigration with the war against terrorism. But the rights of refugees were already under assault in the EU…

The U.N. Security Council expressed in a resolution which has been unanimously approved on July 30, 2002, its determination to „secure a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution which will provide for the self-determination of the people” of the northwest African territory. For the third time the U.N. Security Council rejected the „Draft Framework Agreement” proposal, offering Western Sahara autonomy within Morocco and instead appealed to the U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan…

The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations adopted on the 28^th of July 2000 a resolution to establish a „Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues“. This decision is a significant milestone in the decades-long struggle of indigenous peoples to gain…

Almost six years after the Dayton Peace Agreement Bosnia-Herzegowina is still a divided country. Despite generous international funding of reconstruction and infrastructure projects the Republika Srpska (RS) remains…

Society for Threatened Peoples expresses its deep concern at the impact of the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan on the situation of human rights and its adverse effects on the civilian population, in particular women and children. In the oilfields…

The gross and systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Tibetan people committed by the People’s Republic of China, including the implantation of Chinese settlers into Tibet, continue to be documented.

The richest countries of the world promised to help developing countries halve poverty, reduce child mortality by two thirds and ensure every child gets free and good quality primary education by 2015. There remains a huge gap between promises and action.

Society for Threatened Peoples would like to draw the attention of the honorable United Nations Commission on Human Rights to the discriminatory treatment of refugees in Australia which is contrary to international refugee and human rights law.

Respected Chair, Distinguished Members of the Sub-Commission, We would like to draw your attention to the human rights situation on an Asian region where several indigenous peoples are claiming for a long time to restore their fundamental rights…