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Addressee: Finland
Paragraph Number: 36
Session: 23 (2024)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum is concerned over the decision of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland to include individuals not recognized by the Sami community in the Sami Parliament’s electoral roll. The Forum urges the Parliament of Finland to amend the Sami Parliament Act in line with Sami Parliament proposals to protect the Sami People’s right to self-determination and ensure that their electoral processes reflect their standards of community membership.
Area of Work: Autonomy and Self-determination
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 108
Session: 23 (2024)
Full Text:
With many continuing areas of conflict globally, the Permanent Forum urgently calls upon Member States to focus on ways to achieve peace by utilizing Indige nous Peoples as peacebuilders.
Area of Work: Conflict Prevention and Peace, Participation
