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Knights question the official objectives of the United Nations in Burma/Mayanmar.
"The United Nations member states are the sovereign states that are members of the United Nations and have equal representation in the UN General Assembly."
Note: It is well known to Knight Tech that the [April 19th/April 20th] dates* are a favored Blood Ritual Date (Gemmatra) used by certain Religious Factions, Fraternal Orders and Cults to perpetuate Black Magick Rituals a.k.a. Mass Blood-lettings. Suspicions are high among the Knights that the UN Mission to Myanmar is a farce; intended to displace or eliminate local nationals and indigenous peoples. The aim of which is still truly unknown. Probabilities suggest in this theory that it is a conspiratorial Land/Resource Grab between Burma and U.N. (corrupted) officials. At the very least, the U.N. mission in Myanmar has been severely compromised. Although the U.N. is slowly initiating a response to the alleged genocide, the response is nothing short of an embarrassment and dereliction of U.N. duties.
For examples we site Myanmar's official statement to the United Nations and quote from the U.N.s own regulations and guidelines. Considering that Myanmar has been a member of the U.N. since 1948 (!) this raises serious questions as to why the delay to a humanitarian crisis and how Burma's political and ideological evolution has progressed since the U.N.s involvement. Knights are encouraged to dig deep on this one. America's silence on this issue is also a bit disconcerting.
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Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations
Mingalaba!
Warmest greetings from the Permanent Representative and members of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the Untied Nations.
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a member of the UN since 19th April 1948*. A firm believer in multilateralism, Myanmar upholds the UN Charter and the principles of International Law. We underscore the profound importance of friendly relations and peaceful and cooperation among states, under the auspices of the UN in our common efforts for the maintenance of international peace and security, promotion of human rights, and socio-economic development.
Myanmar supports the UN’s leadership in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). The national economic and development policy of the Government of the National league for Democracy is designed to meet many of the SDGs including our top national priority of ending the decades-long conflict in the country and building sustainable Peace throughout the country. It also comprehensively includes other priorities such as alleviating poverty, preventing communicable diseases, enhancing agriculture, education and infrastructure and addressing the climate change.
https://www.un.int/myanmar/
Narcotics, Child Soldiers (Child Abuse), Sex Slaves, Human Trafficking, Violence against women, Slavery, Religious Persecution and Racial Genocide
https://www.un.int/myanmar/statements_speeches/memorandum-situation-human-rights-union-myanmar
The Rohingya people are a stateless Indo-Aryan-speaking people who reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar. There were an estimated about 1 million Rohingya living in Myanmar before the 2016–17 crisis. On 22 October 2017, the UN reported that an estimated 603,000 refugees from Rakhine, Myanmar, had crossed the border into Bangladesh since August 25, 2017

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Christopher Rossi
University of Iowa College of Law

Date Written: January 27, 2016

Abstract
Hugo Grotius, the most celebrated authority in international law, articulated the doctrine of freedom of the seas in his famous work, Mare Liberum (1609). In support of the claim that states could not enclose or appropriate the seas for private use, Grotius forwarded the idea that the seas were a common good, the use of which must be shared by all of humanity. This Article reconsiders Grotius’ common use argument, noting problems with his original formulation in the context of his own time and in light of dramatic current attempts by certain states to capitalize on changing climate conditions and ambiguities in the international law of the sea to extend their control over new resources. This Article argues that Grotius had a hidden agenda, which, contrary to his revered historical treatment as the progenitor of a liberal ‘Grotian Tradition’ in international law, supports the long-standing and on-going tendency of capable states to lay sovereign claim to emerging resources, once interests and abilities align. Drawing from the history of international law, this Article casts doubt on the current and future significance of common use doctrine and argues that the grander lesson of the ‘Grotian Tradition’ in international law tends more toward the ‘Grotian Tendency’ of states to appropriate rather than share scarce extant or emerging resources.

Keywords: mare liberum, Grotian Tradition, continental shelf extensions, common use, global commons.

Rossi, Christopher, A Particular Kind of Dominium: The Grotian 'Tendency' and the Global Commons in a Time of High Arctic Change (January 27, 2016). 11(1) Journal of International Law and International Relations 1-60 (2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2723678

see also: Soverenty and Territorial Temptation
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On 15 June 2016 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) adopted the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This followed a seventeen year-long period of discussion and negotiation between members of the Organization of American States. The full text of the Declaration has recently been published and can be accessed, here.

Along with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) and ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (1989), the Declaration is a significant move towards recognising, protecting, and promoting the rights of some 50 million Indigenous Peoples across the continent.

The overarching objective of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is to guarantee the rights and freedoms of Indigenous Peoples, including their right to self-determination and to their ancestral homes. The Declaration is also designed to foster respect for indigenous cultures, languages, and traditions and encourage their development and strengthening. Similarly, the Declaration also affords all Indigenous Peoples such rights as to be free from any kind of violence and racially motivated discrimination and intolerance.

Adelfo Regino Montes, a lawyer and leader of the indigenous Mixe peoples of Mexico’s Oaxaca region who attended the assembly meeting in Santo Domingo on 22 June 2016, where the Declaration was adopted, stated that ‘it is a leap forward in human rights at both an individual and collective level’.

Indigenous communities have been active in defending their rights, particularly with regard to land and resources as governments and extractive companies, many of them foreign, increasingly encroach upon their traditional lands. Defending their rights places Indigenous Peoples at risk of violence; currently Indigenous Peoples account for 41 percent of murdered human rights defenders in the region. In light of this situation, the Declaration is significant in reaffirming the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas.

The Declaration specifically addresses the human rights of Indigenous Peoples in relation to education. Article XV of the Declaration explicitly states that Indigenous Peoples must have access to all forms of education and that states must develop educational systems which reflect the pluricultural nature of the communities within their countries. Not only this, Indigenous Peoples also have the right to establish educational systems based around their own languages and cultures and which reflect their histories and worldviews.

The provisions on education largely reflect Articles 14 and 15 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. However, the American Declaration specifically provides that states shall promote the reduction of disparities in education between Indigenous Peoples and the general population (Article XV (2)). This is a pertinent inclusion given the disparities and inequalities in education participation and attainment between Indigenous Peoples and the general population across the region.

The Declaration also protects the right of Indigenous Peoples to ‘preserve, use, develop, revitalise, and transmit to future generations their own histories, languages, oral traditions, philosophies, systems of knowledge, writing, and literature; and to designate and maintain their own names for their communities, individuals, and places’ (Article XIV).

The IACHR has made it clear that simply adopting the Declaration is not, in and of itself, enough. States will also have to enact and implement laws and policies at the national level, in order to ensure that Indigenous Peoples can enjoy the rights agreed in the Declaration.

To learn more about the right to education of Indigenous Peoples, see our dedicated page which includes information on the content of the right to education as applied to Indigenous Peoples, the main barriers Indigenous Peoples face in claiming the right to education, and a comprehensive list of legal provisions in international law regarding the right to education of Indigenous Peoples.

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According to the United States Declaration of Indigenous People
1. The United States remains committed to addressing the urgent issues of concern to indigenous
peoples across the Americas, including combating societal discrimination against indigenous peoples
and…
2. Canada reiterates its commitment to a renewed relationship with its Indigenous peoples, based on
recognition of rights, respect, co-operation and partnership. Canada is now fully engaged, ...

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United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The General Assembly,
Guided
by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United
Nations, and good faith in the fulfillment of the obligations assumed
by States in accordance with the Charter,
Affirming
that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples,
while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider
themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also
that all peoples contribute to the diversity and rich-
ness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heri-
tage of humankind,
Affirming further
that all doctrines, policies and practices based on
or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of
national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are
racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemn able and
socially unjust,
Reaffirming
that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights,
should be free from discrimination of any kind,
Concerned
that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injus-
tices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession
of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from
exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance
with their own needs and interests,
Recognizing
the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent
rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, eco-
nomic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual tradi-
tions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands,
territories and resources,
Recognizing also
the urgent need to respect and promote the rights
of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other
constructive arrangements with States,
Welcoming
the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing them-
selves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and
in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppres-
sion wherever they occur,
Convinced
that control by indigenous peoples over developments
affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable
them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and tra-
ditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their
aspirations and needs,
Recognizing
that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and
traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable devel-
opment and proper management of the environment,
Emphasizing
the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands
and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations
among nations and peoples of the world,
Recognizing in particular
the right of indigenous families and com-
munities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training,
education and well-being of their children, consistent with the rights
of the child,
Considering
that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other
constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples
are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest,
responsibility and character,
Considering also
that treaties, agreements and other constructive
arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a
strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States,
Acknowledging
that the Charter of the United Nations, the Interna-
tional Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
2
and the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
2
as well as the
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action,
3
affirm the funda-
mental importance of the right to self-determination of all peoples,
by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and
freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development,
Bearing in mind
that nothing in this Declaration may be used to
deny any peoples their right to self-determination, exercised in con-
formity with international law,
Convinced
that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples
in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative rela-
tions between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles
of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination
and good faith,
Encouraging
States to comply with and effectively implement all
their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under inter
-
national instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in
consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,
Emphasizing
that the United Nations has an important and continu-
ing role to play in promoting and protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Believing
that this Declaration is a further important step forward
for the recognition, promotion and protection of the rights and
freedoms of indigenous peoples and in the development of relevant
activities of the United Nations system in this field,
Recognizing and reaffirming
that indigenous individuals are enti-
tled without discrimination to all human rights recognized in inter
-
national law, and that indigenous peoples possess collective rights
which are indispensable for their existence, well-being and integral
development as peoples,
Recognizing
that the situation of indigenous peoples varies from
region to region and from country to country and that the signifi-
cance of national and regional particularities and various historical
and cultural backgrounds should be taken into consideration,
Solemnly proclaims
the following United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a standard of achievement to be
pursued in a spirit of partnership and mutual respect:
Article 1
Indigenous peoples have the right to the full enjoyment, as a collec-
tive or as individuals, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms
as recognized in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
4
and international human rights law.
Article 2
Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other
peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from any kind
of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that
based on their indigenous origin or identity.
Article 3
Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue
of that right they freely determine their political status and freely
pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
Article 4
Indigenous peoples, in exercising their right to self-determination,
have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs, as well as ways and means for financ-
ing their autonomous functions.
Article 5
Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their
distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions,
while retaining their right to participate fully, if they so choose, in
the political, economic, social and cultural life of the State.
Article 6
Every indigenous individual has the right to a nationality.

Read more: https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf

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