Extractions: The highly controversial question of the uniqueness of the Holocaust is examined and discussed in this collection of essays edited by Alan Rosenbaum. As written in the foreword by Israel W. Charny, Rosenbaum, clearly decided to allow all sides of the debate to speak in a wholly uncensored or even uncorrected way. The contributors deal with this question of uniqueness of the Holocaust and with the definition of genocide itself, by examining other incidents of mass murder such as the destruction of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, the Armenian genocide of the early 1900s, the Atlantic slave trade and mass killings in recent years in Yugoslavia and Rwanda. So many difficult questions arise and the gamut of opinions found in this astonishing and provocative book are a lesson in themselves. One needs to think deeply about the question of human suffering and decide if it is necessary or fitting to attribute uniqueness to the Holocaust. Does one simply say that all incidents of genocide have similarities and differences, yet none of them can be called truly unique? Should any of these dark chapters in human history be seen as the absolute worst possible example of genocide due to the shear numbers or to the tactics used by the murderers against their victims? Is the suffering of one different or more unique than the suffering of another? Can human suffering be compared at all? Perhaps the focus of our study of the Holocaust and other incidents of genocide, should, as Charny believes, be dedicated to be a beacon of reverence and caring for all human life (page xiii).
CRInfo Search Results In some cases, governments have even appointed romani personalities from well presentsRamon Moambing s views on the treatment of indigenous peoples in the http://www.crinfo.org/v3-masterresults.cfm?Title=CRInfo Search Results&conflict_
Minorities At Risk (MAR) rights and cultural autonomy of indigenous peoples and oppressed rights abuses andoppression against the Aceh people. to learn more about romani culture and http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/inscr/mar/links.htm
Extractions: Links If you have suggestions for additions to this list of related Web Sites, please contact us at: minpro@cidcm.umd.edu Related Research Self-Determination and Ethnic Conflict A table of conflicts in which self-determination is the goal of the ethnopolitical group. The table covers shows the current status of the conflict in May 2000. It was prepared by Deepa Khosla for Conflict, Self-Determination, and Democracy 2000 , a report funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Minorities at Risk Advisory Board The Minorities at Risk project s coded data set on politically active ethnic and other communal groups (currently 275 groups) has become a major source of data used in systematic empirical work on the causes and dynamics of ethnic conflict. We have established a panel of interested scholars who can provide oversight and advice on the project s future directions and help ensure its continuity.
Cultural Survival is the availability of enough land for even some of the romani when no These policiesinclude guidelines on indigenous peoples, wildlands, forests, and dam and http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/csq/csq_article.cfm?id=0000030F-000
Hungarian "Rom" Visit San Diego The root language of romani, however, is ancient Punjabi (India Today it is the MexicanAmerican, Black Americans, Asians, indigenous peoples that are oppressed http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/march08-02/Rom.htm
Extractions: The first ROM (Gypsies) arrived in the American continent in 1498 accompanying Christopher Columbus on his third voyage to the New world. It would not be until 1880, that the first major wave of "Roma" sailed to the United States fleeing from persecution in Serbia, Russia, and Austria-Hungry. They had come so far only to be excluded from the right to immigrate by the United States immigration policy in 1885. It seemed that no one wanted the Rom. Where did this ethnic group come from? These and many other questions came into my mind recently after Allison Baity, Operations Director for the International Visitors Council of San Diego, called the offices of La Prensa San Diego . "There is a contingent of visitors sponsored by the U.S. Department of State visiting San Diego. They have requested to meet with La Prensa San Diego. Would I meet with them in the Sun Dollar conference room, at the Best Western Inn by the Sea, in La Jolla?" Caught by surprise, I couldn't fathom what their interests could be in meeting with a San Diego Hispanic newspaper. Allison Baity informed me "they want to talk about the role of
Indigenous Peoples Of The World More info. indigenous peoples of the World. The United Nations declared the decade19942004 the International Decade of the Worlds indigenous peoples. http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/indigenouspeoples/
Extractions: Subcribe to our free e-mail ausculture-newsletter, bringing you the latest on culture, recreation and online issues More info International Day of Indigenous Peoples is 9 August every year. You can visit the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian, and find out about the peoples of the Arctic Circle including the Inupiat of Alaska, the Crees of Northern Quebec, the Nenets and Khanty of north-west Siberia, the Aleut of the Aleutian islands, the Innu of Quebec and Labrador, the Sami of Northern Europe and the people of Iceland. Learn about the Banaban people and other peoples of the Pacific region There are articles on this website about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history. These articles include links to a range of useful resources: Listed below is a range of resources available on the Internet on this and related topics. As well as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations included here, you can also access over 100
Startsiden ABC An Introduction to the Sami People. Association of Gypsies / romani International.Australian History. Center For World indigenous Studies Home Page. http://home.no.net/studyweb/indigen.html
Indigenous Black Indians racial mixing romani Rights Web on the Internet Crosspoint Romapeoples by country and independence, history The indigenous Rights Movement in http://globalcircle.net/00indigenous.htm
Extractions: "I did not know how much was ended. When I look back now from this high hill of my old age, I can see the butchered women and children lying heaped and scattered all along the crooked gulch as plain as I saw them with eyes still young. And I can see that something else died there in the bloody mud, and was buried in the blizzard. A people's dream died there. It was a beautiful dream... "The nation's hoop is broken and scattered. There is no center any longer, and the sacred tree is dead."
A PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES AT THE UNITED NATIONS In 1991, a UN International Year of the World indigenous People was announced As thethen Representative of the International romani Union (NGO/ECOSOC), Yachay http://www.yachaywasi-ngo.org/forum.htm
Extractions: YACHAY WASI A PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES AT THE UNITED NATIONS The second session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is scheduled to take place from 12 thru 23 May 2003 at UN Hqrs in New York City. In another resolution, an exceptional three-day pre-sessional meeting of the members of the Forum was approved from 7 to 9 May 2003. On 18 December 2002, the United Nations General Assembly approved without a vote a Secretariat in New York City for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The Secretariat will be part of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and will have 3 positions for 2003: a Director, a Programme Officer and a General Staff. The 3 remaining positions will be funded in a later year. As 3 months only remain until this Second Session, a temporary Secretariat is established: Elsa Stamatopoulou, currently Deputy to the Director in the NY Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, is Acting Chief, Secretariat for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, DESA. John Scott, OHCHR in Geneva, is also assigned to this temporary body. Permanent positions will be filled at a later date.
Foundation For Endangered Languages. Home Only the indigenous people themselves can maintain their languages in To enable peoplewho might be interested to romani in Contact The history, structure and http://www.ogmios.org/39.htm
Extractions: 9. Publications of Interest The Land Still Speaks Review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Maintenance and Development Needs and Activities by Graham McKay (Edith Cowan University, Perth Western Australia) Indigenous languages are the main languages of some relatively isolated communities in Australia, particularly in the north and the centre, but they have given way to English over much of the country, especially in the highly urbanised south and east. The two hundred year history of non-indigenous settlement has brought about the loss of two thirds of the original 250 or so languages. In recent decades indigenous people have been taking action in many parts of Australia to maintain and develop their languages as a part of their identity and heritage. This report covers some of this action. This report has two main components. The first is a study of four different indigenous language communities where languages are being maintained and where language maintenance efforts are being undertaken. These communities include Saibai Island in Torres Strait (Queensland) and Ringers Soak in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, where the indigenous languages are in continuing use, and Borroloola (Northern Territory) and Kempsey (NSW) where the indigenous languages have gone out of daily use, but where programs to retrieve and revive them in some form are being undertaken.
OneWorld Radio - Indigenous Peoples indigenous peoples. OneWorld Radio OneWorld Radio 27 June 2003. Take a look at ourcollection of materials that might support your work on indigenous peoples http://radio.oneworld.net/article/view/66802/1/
Extractions: Founded in 1996, Ruia Mai supports the preservation of the Maori language and culture through the production of news, current affairs, sport, education, youth and music shows. Broadcasting seven days a week, the station generates over 40 hours of programming for the national network of Iwi radio stations. Listen in.
CRIN: Themes informed about current international events impacting the lives of indigenous youngpeople. Child with a transaltion of the CRC into romani and listing http://www.crin.org/themes/showThemeAll.asp?ID=6&name=Discrimination
ABOUT WORPHCO The Mapuche Page indigenous people who live in southern Chile and Argentina; The ThePatrin - romani culture and history; European Roma Rights Center; romani http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/swallowtail/408/findhr.htm
Extractions: web hosting domain names email addresses Universal Declaraion of Human Rights: Finding Human Rights on Internet. Human Rights Around the World Finding Human Rights Information on Internet. HUMAN RIGHTS LINKS Index Human Rights and Related Sources Available Through the Internet - by the University of Minnestota A Concise Guide to Human Rights in the Internet - by Derechos, outdated Human Rights from the Research Guide toInternational Law on the Internet The International Student Festival inTrondheim Human Rights on the Web by HumanRights Internet Human Rights Resources on the Internet - by theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science Listing ofFreedom of Speech and Human Rights Sites - From the American Communication Association Philantropy Links - lists of manyngo's.
University Of Virginia: Human Rights Topics Work Group for indigenous Affairs The Mapuche Page indigenous people who livein Cyber Liberties - UK Minorities The ROMA The Patrin - romani culture and http://faculty.virginia.edu/irandhumanrights/topics.htm
MediaRights Luscious concert film shot by Al Maysles following four romani musical groups SacredLand, The (2000) For more then 500 years indigenous people in Chiapas have http://www.mediarights.org/search/browse.php?lo=825&cat_id=00005
UTS_Library - Aboriginal Studies a great source for information on indigenous groups around People Information onthe Saami or people of Lapland Patrin - Information about the romani (gypsies http://www.lib.uts.edu.au/information/subject_guides/education/aboriginal_studie
Extractions: There are many World Wide Web sites dedicated to collating information on the aboriginal peoples of the world. Many are listed on this page. This page does not attempt to duplicate work better done by others. In particular see the following pages for detailed information on local groups. The Aboriginal Page Bill Hendersons links to Aboriginal Resources Internet search engines will provide much more information. Use terms such as Indigenous people, Aboriginal people or First peoples. Also search for specific groups such as Maori or Ainu etc. The following references attempt to highlight many of the issues of relevance to the academic community at UTS. International Issues and Statements Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1st_comments_Norway ensuring that the Framework Convention and the treaties designed for indigenous peoplesare not The setting up of a network between Roma/romani women at Nordic http://www.coe.int/T/E/human_rights/minorities/2._FRAMEWORK_CONVENTION_(MONITORI
Extractions: human rights minorities 2. FRAMEWORK CONVENTION (MONITORING) 2. Monitoring mechanism ... 1. First cycle 14 October 2002 GVT/COM/INF/OP/I(2003)003 PDF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES COMMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY ON THE OPINION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES IN NORWAY Norway's comments on CM (2002) 153 30 October 2002 Opinion on Norway, adopted 12 September 2002, Chapter IV Main findings and comments of the Advisory Committee In respect of the General remarks 69. Methods to improve statistical data will be discussed with representatives of the national minorities. In respect of Article 3 70. The Authorities will in their dialog with the Saami Parliament inform the Saami People about the Framework Convention remaining available to the Saami should persons belonging to this indigenous people wish to rely on the protection provided therein. The authorities will in their dialogue with the Saami parliament and others concerned with a view to ensuring that the Framework Convention and the treaties designed for indigenous peoples are not construed as mutually exclusive regimes. In respect of Article 4 71. Norway will consider the matter.
Links Work Group for indigenous Affairs The Mapuche Page indigenous people who livein The Patrin - romani culture and history European Roma Rights Center romani http://www.eckerd.edu/academics/bes/irga/human.rights/Links.html
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