Norway could lose lead in the recognition and protection of indigenous peoples’ rights
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, warned Friday that a proposal to repeal key laws and policies related to Sami people in Norway could “constitute an enormous setback for the recognition and protection of human rights in the country.” The Sami are an indigenous people living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
“Norway could cease to be the world leader it has become in the recognition and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples if the Norwegian National Parliament approves the proposal of one of the largest political parties in the country, the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet),” Mr. Anaya said. Read more
Representantforslag fra stortingsrepresentantene Gjermund Hagesæter, Per-Willy Amundsen, Åge Starheim og Jan-Henrik Fredriksen om at Norge trer ut av ILO-konvensjon nr. 169, nedlegger Sametinget, opphever finnmarksloven og avvikler forvaltningsområdet for samiske språk: Stortingets høring
