Participation of the Association of Russian-language Indigenous People of Latvia in the Sixth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the UN (8 - 12 July 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland)
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8 - 12 July , 2013 Executive Director of AKORNLV as representative of the Association of Russian-language Indigenous peoples inhabiting the territory of present Latvia, participated in the sixth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the UN in Geneva (Switzerland)
 Representation (office) of the UN in Geneva (Switzerland). |
 Plate (table) of representative (office) of the UN in Geneva (Switzerland). |
 Entrance in the Hall of Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations |
View from the balcony of the hall of Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations during the sixth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the UN. |
Interior view of the hall of Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations during the sixth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at UN. |
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When participating in this event, Executive Director of AKORNLV did report,in which it was stated (at the international level - UN) about the existence of the Russian-language indigenous people, which more than 300 years inhabiting the territory of present Latvia, on official, legitimate, internationally - established grounds. By this (according to ILO Convention 169 / UN, Section 1, Article 1, Paragraph 2) was completed the second international, a fundamental criterion that defines the Russian-language indigenous people, inhabiting the territory of present Latvia.
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