Post by Okwes on Mar 13, 2006 9:57:04 GMT -5
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U.S. Found in Violation of Native Americans' Rights, Anti-Racism
Treaty
Haider Rizvi, OneWorld US Fri Mar 10, 9:00 PM ET
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (OneWorld) - A United Nations committee took
the rare step Friday of assailing the U.S. government for violating
Native Americans' land rights and said Washington had run afoul of an
international anti-racism treaty.
The independent Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
(CERD) said Friday it had ''credible information alleging that the
Western Shoshone indigenous people are being denied their traditional
rights to land'' and asked federal authorities to cease all activities
on tribal land--including efforts to set up commercial mining
operations.
Native American advocates hailed the finding as a victory.
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U.S. Found in Violation of Native Americans' Rights, Anti-Racism
Treaty
Haider Rizvi, OneWorld US Fri Mar 10, 9:00 PM ET
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (OneWorld) - A United Nations committee took
the rare step Friday of assailing the U.S. government for violating
Native Americans' land rights and said Washington had run afoul of an
international anti-racism treaty.
The independent Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
(CERD) said Friday it had ''credible information alleging that the
Western Shoshone indigenous people are being denied their traditional
rights to land'' and asked federal authorities to cease all activities
on tribal land--including efforts to set up commercial mining
operations.
Native American advocates hailed the finding as a victory.
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