Sentences with phrase «un declaration»

The UN Declaration was developed over a twenty year period by, and for Indigenous peoples across the globe.

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was identified as providing the framework for engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The homelands movement emerged during the era of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples claiming their right to self - determination, and it has continued to be sustained on this principle of self - determination, that is now recognised in articles 1, 3 and 4 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is an international instrument that provides a blueprint for Indigenous peoples and governments around the world to respect the rights and roles of Indigenous peoples within society.

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Declaration) was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 September 2007.

The Human Rights Act (2004) in the ACT and the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act (2006) in Victoria, create an obligation on decision makers to interpret their human rights obligations consistent with the body of international law, which now includes the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;

The materials, including a community guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and a poster will be launched on Monday, 13 December at the Commission offices in Sydney from 5.30 pm — 7.30 pm.

In May 2016, Canada became a full signatory nation of UNDRIP, when then, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett declared: «Canada is now a full supporter of the [UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People] without qualification».

Commonwealth Government formally support and implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;

The Commission believes that the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in affirming indigenous peoples collective rights to self - determination and decision - making powers through the principle of free, prior and informed consent, is an instrument to create the institutional structures, arrangements and process needed for indigenous peoples to be able to effectively engage in a relationship with Governments based on mutual respect.

[6] K Deer, «Reflections on the Development, Adoption, and Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples» in Hartley, J (Ed.)

I don't underestimate the challenge that effective participation, grounded in the rights set down in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples poses for governments.

Let me illustrate, by discussing some features of a meaningful and effective consultation process drawing on the spirit and intent of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:

A statement released by the Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Conference on Health and Wellbeing also calls on governments to fully implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

2017 is a year of watershed moments for Australia's First Nations people, marking 50 years since the historic 1967 referendum, the 25th anniversary of the Mabo decision, and 10 years since Australia adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

At http://www.clrc.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/ (3A6790B96C927794AF1031D9395C5C20) ~ Carpentaria + Land + Council + Aboriginal + Corporation + Submission.pdf / $ file / Carpentaria + Land + Council + Aboriginal + Corporation + Submission.pdf (viewed 30 September 2010)[19] New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, The Northern Territory Intervention: Compliance with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Submission to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Ninth Session, 19 — 30 April 2010 (2010), p 17.

I suggest we have to look to the standards contained in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the instrument that contains the minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well - being of indigenous peoples.

deliver a series of consultation and dialogue events between government, NGOs and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to support implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and lay the ground work for a national summit in 2013

In 2008 he won the Australian Human Rights Award, and his contribution to coordinating Indigenous Peoples» advocacy for the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the UN General Assembly is well known and respected.

«As a Global GeoPark, the Mardoowarra's exceptional natural and cultural values to the nation could set a national standard for native title as well as enshrining the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for self determining our responsibilities as guardians of this globally unique river system,» she said.

That the Australian Government make a statement of support in the UN General Assembly and UN Human Rights Council for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a matter of priority.

That the federal Attorney General schedule the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth).

«Labor's commitment to the UN declaration evinces a wilful ignorance of indigenous politics and the law.

... Just as indigenous leaders are recognising that the past focus on collectivism has strangled the prospects of their people, Labor issupporting a UN declaration founded on collective rights.

In a Periscope interview outside the PM's office, Williams said the #JustJustice team offered the book to him as a way to enliven the current National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan and to meet closing the gap targets as well as commitments under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples should guide proper community engagement.

There are a range of developments / processes for engagement — such as the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Expert mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, human rights treaties, Human Rights Council and Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Issues

Importance of human rights — the importance of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was noted as well as other international instruments such as the new International Convention on Persons with Disabilities.

The section on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders sets out that «Labor will endorse the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and be guided by its benchmarks and standards».

While the Declaration is non-binding, «there is an expectation that Canada, and all other States, will work to ensure that our laws and policies uphold the rights set out in the UN Declaration».

And herein lies the beauty and the genius of the UN Declaration of Human Rights: it captures and puts into words — despite differences in race, culture, and religion — a globally accepted baseline of sine qua non elements that contribute to human dignity that all individuals should benefit from regardless of which government is in power.

This includes awareness of the history and legacy of colonial systems such as the Indian Residential Schools as well as Aboriginal treaty and Indigenous rights such as those articulated through the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

Professor Brenda Gunn has funding through the University Research Grant Program to conduct research to illuminate the legal and political barriers to implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the UN Declaration) in Canada and explore potential strategies to overcome those barriers.

The main objective of the project is to raise awareness among Aboriginal communities, and broader Canadian society, of the standards set out in the UN Declaration and how to apply these standards in Canada.

-- the history of the UN Declaration, what UN Declaration contains & what this means for Aboriginal people in Canada,

In part one of our interview with Aboriginal lawyer, Senwung Luk we discuss the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

To achieve this objective, we are producing a 36 page handbook on implementing the UN Declaration.

The goal of this project is to identify concrete solutions to overcome existing obstacles to implementing the UN Declaration in Canada.

Through Professor Brenda Gunn, Robson Hall has joined together with the Indigenous Bar Association on a project entitled «Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.»

JFK Law's Robert Janes is quoted in this article regarding Canada's implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Among the Calls to Action is a demand for the repudiation of the «doctrine of discovery» that gave European colonizers the right to claim discovered lands as their own, as well as a request to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The importance of free, prior, and informed consent, as identified in the UN Declaration, extends beyond title lands.

The UN Declaration does not create new rights.

The UN Declaration sets out minimum human rights standards that are necessary «for the dignity, survival and well - being of indigenous peoples».

«This decision breathes light and life into those documents that we've heard so much about in the last year of so,» she adds, referring to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report, which contained a number of «calls to action,» and the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Sinclair recently called on the city of Ottawa to adopt the UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a means to engage with Canada's First Nations.

However, the UN Declaration does apply to Canada.

Neither did the ECJ accept the pleas that the General Court erred in law by stating that it was appropriate to refer only to the Charter of Fundamental Rights and not the ECHR (paras. 43 - 48), that the right to property can not be extended to the protection of commercial interests (paras. 49 - 63) and that the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples does not have binding force (paras. 64 - 69).

The list includes Oscar Arias (ending civil wars in Central America), Nelson Mandela, Cordell Hull (Secretary of State under FDR), René Cassin (UN Declaration of Human Rights), Dag Hammarskjöld (UN Secretary General) and Shirin Ebadi (Iranian human rights defender).

• Process pending indigenous land claims that cover over 20 million hectares of forest, and realize the rights of Peru's indigenous communities as enshrined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.