CIRCULATING THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Since its inception in 2012, the Nyoongar Tent Embassy has circulated the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 13th September 2007. The Australian Parliament bilaterally endorsed this UN Declaration on April 3rd 2009, under Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
The Nyoongar Tent Embassy holds that the Federal Government should take immediate efforts to force all of its tiers of government to obey the international rule of law according to the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in particular, Indigenous People’s rights to self-determination. Failure to do this is a breach of UN Resolution 2625 (XXV) to which Australia is a signatory.
The Nyoongar people have a valid Native Title claim, as determined by Justice Wilcox, which includes the area of Matagarup. Richard Court’s Government’s 12 million dollar appeal to deny the rights contained therein, was not successful, leaving the Nyoongar claim still in place as recognised under the Native Title framework. The Native Title Act, in itself, has repeatedly been found by United Nations human rights monitoring bodies to violate the rights of Aboriginal People, nor does it accept the Sovereign Rights of Aboriginal People.
The Nyoongar Tent Embassy holds that the Federal Government should take immediate efforts to force all of its tiers of government to obey the international rule of law according to the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in particular, Indigenous People’s rights to self-determination. Failure to do this is a breach of UN Resolution 2625 (XXV) to which Australia is a signatory.
The Nyoongar people have a valid Native Title claim, as determined by Justice Wilcox, which includes the area of Matagarup. Richard Court’s Government’s 12 million dollar appeal to deny the rights contained therein, was not successful, leaving the Nyoongar claim still in place as recognised under the Native Title framework. The Native Title Act, in itself, has repeatedly been found by United Nations human rights monitoring bodies to violate the rights of Aboriginal People, nor does it accept the Sovereign Rights of Aboriginal People.
photo by Desiré Mallet
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