Topic: Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Country: Germany
Delegate Name: Eli Duguid
School: Kalamazoo Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Germany position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
Since the beginning of the colonial period, indigenous people have been oppressed by those peoples who have annexed the territory. The oppression of Indigenous people has been shown throughout history, especially in the way Europeans and Americans had treated people native to America, Africa, and Asia during the colonial and imperialist ages spanning from the 15th to 19th century. After the days of imperialism, many indigenous people around the world have had less opportunities and rights than the general public. Since the development of the United Nations, many attempts have been made by the General Assembly to end the ill-treatment of indigenous people; these attempts have fallen short, leading to a much needed update to the resolutions at hand. Germany wishes to work hard on these resolutions and uphold the rights given to all peoples around the world. In Germany we have developed a strategy to guarantee and promote the rights of Indigenous peoples through the Strategy on Human Rights in German Development Policy. This policy recognizes and addresses the challenges Indigenous people face when attempting to acquire land and practice their culture. Since this policy has been passed, the German people have recognized and supported the International effort to give more rights to indigenous people across the world. Germany has also led global efforts to guarantee rights to Indigenous people in the UN and through foreign policy. Germany has strongly supported the United Nations’ Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and has recognized the important precedent this resolution has set to guaranteeing the rights deserved to these peoples. In the years following the adoption of this resolution, Germany has worked hard to promote the enforcement of this resolution across the world. In the opinion of the German people, the United Nations’ Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous peoples should be upheld, with a few simple revisions. These revisions should include clearly defined provisions regarding how nations should compensate these Indigenous peoples; with the hope more nations will enforce this resolution in their domestic policy. Germany is a part of the: European Union, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and is looking forward to work with any willing nations to develop a resolution that solves the problem at hand.
