Aboriginal Rights, CERD Findings

Australia Still Ignores UN's Committee For The Elimination Of Racism

© Tyson Yunkaporta

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Has there been any improvement in Australian Aboriginal rights since the UN condemned Australia's racism and descrimination record nearly ten years ago?

CERD's (UN Committee for Elimination of Racism and Descrimination) declaration of August 1997 identified Australia as being out of step with United Nations standards on Aboriginal rights. It demanded that the Australian government address Aboriginal rights issues immediately with regard to:

Well, that was nearly a decade ago. To Australia's shame, the status of Aboriginal rights has not just remained unaddressed, but has actually gone backwards. History will judge this colonial government harshly.


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