NY: International NGO Demonstration Against NZ, Australia & Canada

International Demonstration Against NZ, Australia & Canada

International Coalition Of Ngos Calls For Adoption Of The
Un Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples

Denounces Canada, New Zealand And Australia
For "human Rights Hypocrisy" In Leading The Opposition
To The Declaration

Protests At Three Missions To The Un To Be Held On
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Press Conference And Rally In Front Of
Canadian Mission To The Un
At 12 Noon
1 - Dag Hammarskjцld Plaza (885 2nd Avenue At 47th St)
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To Be Followed By March To Missions Of
New Zealand And Australia

New York, New York: In an urgent effort in support of the upcoming vote (tentatively scheduled for September 13th) in the UN General Assembly on United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, over two dozen national and international NGOs in the United States and Canada have come to New York City to announce their support for Indigenous peoples rights and to protest the opposition to the Declaration being led by the governments of Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Jerry Mander, Founder and Co-Director of the International Forum on Globalization (IFG) of San Francisco, the convening organization and secretariat of The Emergency Coalition of NGOs in Support of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, said:

"We are appalled by this action of human rights hypocrisy--especially coming from the governments of Canada and New Zealand, countries that are traditionally considered global leaders for human rights." Mander continued, "We call upon them to immediately stop their unprincipled campaign against the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples."
...cont'd ... http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0708/S00717.htm