This blog has been set up to share information of a visit of a delegation to Geneva, Switzerland, to - among other things - lobby the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN CERD). The visitors are part of a consortium set up by Philippine Indigenous Peoples and their support groups, who have drafted a shadow report in response to the Philippine Government's report to the CERD. The report will be heard on 18th to 19th August, but there are plans to follow up on other activities. These include an urgent action from the Subanon people over a mine on their land operated by the Canadian mining company TVI, to attend the UN Expert Mechanism on Indigenous Peoples beforehand, and to meet with various UN officials.
We will keep people updated as the meetings happen, and share the events and reflections of those participating.
Arrival date Saturday evening, so more news then...
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