Leonard Peltier: Climate Conference in Bolivia
My name is Leonard Peltier. I am a citizen of the Dakota/Lakota
and Anishinabe Nations of North America. Like many of you, I am a
tribal person. As Aboriginal peoples, we have always struggled to
live in harmony with the Earth. We have maintained our vigilance
and bear witness to a blatant disregard for our planet and
sustainable life ways. We’ve seen that the pursuit of maximized
profits through globalization, privatization, and corporate
personhood has become a plague that destroys life. We know that it
is not only the land that suffers as a result of these practices.
The people most closely associated with the Earth suffer first and
most.
Read more of Leonard's statement for the conference at
http://lpdoc.blogspot.com/2010/04/leonard-peltier-to-climate-conference.html.
United Nations Universal Periodic Review
On 18 April, the LPDOC submitted an individual report to the
United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal
Periodic Review (
http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/download/UPRSubmission.pdf).
In addition to submitting a 5-page report on the Human Rights of
Leonard Peltier, specifically, the LPDOC also is a
Signatory/Stakeholder on the Report to the UN Human Rights Council
on political prisoners. We also endorsed over a dozen cluster
reports regarding various human rights issues that also were
submitted to the U.N.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this process.
Ninth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues
In related activity, a representative of Leonard Peltier and the
LPDOC will attend the Permanent Forum and also meet with the
Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples on Thursday, 22 April,
at the UN in New York City.
This only happened with the help of you--the supporters. Again,
thank you.
