On November 30th and December 1st, the 10th UN (United Nations) Minority Forum was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, a veritable agora dedicated to the expression of the nations and minority peoples of the world, who meet to discuss their demands, their projects or even their distress to experts and observers around the world. Every year, it is the ideal opportunity for minorities to meet the actors of the international political scene, and to exchange with other...
Press release, Geneva, December 5th, 2017
On November 30th and December 1st, the 10th UN (United Nations) Minority Forum was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, a veritable agora dedicated to the expression of the nations and minority peoples of the world, who meet to discuss their demands, their projects or even their distress to experts and observers around the world. Every year, it is the ideal opportunity for minorities to meet the actors of the international political scene, and to exchange with other nations in a similar situation. For this 10th edition, the topic of the forum was the inclusion of young people from minorities in present and future society. KAD (
Kelc'h An Dael) was present, along with UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and People Organization)
(1), of which we are members of the Presidency Council.
Many minorities had traveled from all over the world, including some 15 members of UNPO. Thus, representatives of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities (essentially) mingled, and among them, a collective of deaf and dumb people who came to express very justified demands. We note that Brittany was the most represented minority during this edition, with 13 participants (a 'premiere'), coming from several associations as diverse as varied, including the Breton collective, and Diwan. This important delegation, without prior internal consultation, however, has been able to give a rather united picture of Breton activism, thanks to a globally common speech.
Speaking during the main sessions of the Assembly was not easy! Time was counted, and the presidency had warned us in advance of the impossibility for all to speak. Moreover, official delegations from mafia and oppressive States have monopolized this precious time by using unorthodox stratagems, such as the use of "
screen NGOs", or speaking in a non-official language, granting themselves
de facto translation time. It is thus more than an hour of speaking time that the minorities have been deprived of. Of which mine.
With UNPO, we organized a conference in a room next to the forum, during the Friday break, with the theme: the ideas for better inclusion of young people from minorities. I spoke in English, in a Tribune with other members of UNPO. Unlike the general forum, we knew that in this conference, we would be attentively listened to by the auditors, less numerous but more concentrated. And this tactic has paid off. My speech has been acclaimed on social networks, with more than 1,400 views, about fifty shares, on facebook and twitter. The UN Special Rapporteur himself shared my speech on his page.
At the end of this forum, during a private meeting with the rapporteur, as well as with the High Commissioner of the Anti-Discrimination Committee (an Irish woman who is keen on communicating with the Bretons), ways of working have been established. to implement with KAD, DAEL, and why not, in connection with the other associations that were present under the colors of Brittany. The rapporteur, who knows Brittany and its situation, wishes to make education and recognition of minority languages the main priority of his mandate which has just begun. This forum is a real accelerator of particles and has opened up new opportunities on which we will now work diligently.
Thomas Radoubé, for KAD at the United Nations in Geneva. Translated from
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Les 30 novembre et 1er décembre, se tenait au Palais des Nations, à Genève, le 10ème forum sur les minorités des Nations Unies, véritable agora dédiée à l'expression des nations et peuples minoritaires du monde entier...
by Maryvonne Cadiou
(1) Unrepresented Nations and People Organization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrepresented_Nations_and_Peoples_Organization : the English page on wikipedia.
The video: https://www.facebook.com/UNPOintl/videos/1484157608298124/ (Thomas at the 20th mn). Thomas's speech in English is in PDF below.
The KAD (Kelc'h An Dael)
website: http://www.parlementdebretagne.org/
See also
- The Parliament of Brittany's genesis
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The first Breton national and parliamentary elections have just finished physically, on Sunday, November 27th, 2016, in a restaurant in Surzur in Morbihan, Menhir Black, which we thank for their warm welcome
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Result of the first national and parliamentary elections in Brittany!;
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After the first election of the Parliament of Brittany which took place on Sunday 27 November 27th in Surzur ABP41355, and where 33 candidates were elected as Breton parliamentarians, here
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The Parliament of Brittany's installation, in Lanrodec on Saturday December 17th, 2016.
- The Parliament of Brittany's press releases, since January 2017:
(Parliament elected by 486 representatives of the Breton people, in elections organized by KAD, see just above).
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Au Parlement de Bretagne réveillé et à toutes les associations bretonnes qui défendent en tous domaines nos droits inaliénables bretons bafoués par la France, nous vous rappelons que l’Examen Périodique Universel de la France par le Conseil des Droits de l’Homme des Nations Unies se tiendra en février-mars 2018.
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Examen périodique universel de la France 2018. Appel à doléances, in French;
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Voici six mois que le Parlement de Bretagne réveillé travaille tranquillement à son rythme, celui d’une séance parlementaire mensuelle, dans un lieu à chaque fois différent des cinq départements de Bretagne,
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Invitation au Parlement écossais par l'UNPO et autres nouvelles du Parlement de Bretagne, in French;
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Une délégation bretonne, membre de l’UNPO, s’est rendue à Edinburgh pour la XIII eme Assemblée Générale de « l’Organisation des Nations et Peuples non représentés », accueillie par le Parlement Écossais les 26, 27 et 28 juin 2017.
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La XIIIe Assemblée générale de l'UNPO au Parlement écossais à Edinburgh, in French;
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For some forty years, the Breton people have taken the habit of going to Nantes, city of the Dukes of Brittany, to demand the administrative reinstatement of the Loire-Atlantique in order to reconstitute the multi-secular territorial Brittany. However, the Breizh Manif of September 30th 2017 has been cancelled three days before this meeting in Nantes. The reason given: threats from extreme groups, going so far as to warn that this rendez-vous would be exploited for purposes unconnected with the wishes of th
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About the 2017 Breizh Manif and reunification of Brittany;
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In the name of the Breton people, the Parliament of Brittany gives its full and unshakeable support to the Catalan people, and already recognizes the current and future authorities of the Government and the Parliament of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
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The Parliament of Brittany supports the Catalan people!;
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These 7 Exclusive Permits for Mining Research (PERM), prefiguring future operations, were granted to the Australian company Variscan-Mines whose object is to make prospecting. These explored areas will then be placed on the stock exchanges to be sold to the highest bidders ...
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Against the mining projects of France in Brittany!;
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Le Parlement Catalan a décidé, hier, 27 octobre 2017, de déclarer officiellement l'Indépendance de la Nation Catalane, conformément aux résultats du référendum du 1er octobre 2017.
Dael Breizh, Parlement de Bretagne, se réjouit de cette décision.
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Reconnaissance de la République de Catalogne !, in French.
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