UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

October 14, 2006

Did anyone hear that Canada and the Russian Federation were the only 2 countries out of 47 that voted against the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples!

29th of June, the Human Rights Council adopted by a roll-call vote of 30 in favour to 2 against and 12 abstentions a resolution on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

What is up with that!  Have i been living under a rock or something?  Canada was apparently integral in the drafting of this document.  Anyway I can’t seem to find details as to why the Gov voted against this!  Does anyone else know? 

 

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