Topic: Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Country: Uruguay
Delegate Name: George Khamis
School: Troy High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Uruguay position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
Rights of indigenous peoples remain a crucial topic in the world. The protection of indigenous is an important problem that demands a resolution. In the past, peoples of indigenous culture and background have been discriminated against in there distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions. Indigenous peoples are hindered in most countries, and they are unable to receive a full citizenship, vote or participate in government activities. For example, Although the UN has extended numerous rights to indigenous peoples, such as laws, and programs to help establish a frontier for indigenous rights, governments continue to violate these rights and curb indigenous communities’ right to protest. The SDG, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth. Additionally the UN charter, which is the fundamental treaty that declares to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom. These two organizations cooperated in solving the curbing of indigenous rights across all countries and solving international problems for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion. Furthermore, the United Nations must discontinue the illegal curbing and hinder of indigenous peoples rights, so the governments of countries will not cease to lessen.
As a country that pledged to ratify the ILO 169 Convention, Uruguay is determined to end the discriminating factors held against its indigenous and tribal people to protect their rights. Andrés Scagliola, a Uruguay government spokesperson, told the UN, “Our failure to ratify the Convention thus far shows that the State is not a rational and unified entity, but one that contradicts itself when faced with a painful past, because it is difficult to accept our long history of bloodshed and the oblivion that buried it afterward,” Uruguay used to treat indigenous peoples harshly and unjust, however Uruguay atoned for their actions and now they definitely urge the UN to abolish all civil injustices placed on indigenous peoples. It is predominant to the rights and society to maintain a strong infrastructure based on the unity of all peoples and the collaboration of them rather than impinging on their freedoms, and Uruguay wholeheartedly believes that a unified nation is a better nation.
Uruguay proposes that the United Nations rule curbing and hindering of indigenous peoples rights illegal. In a country where indigenous peoples accumulate 5% of the total population, Uruguay wholeheartedly believes in national unity. Uruguay further believes that more international laws such as the ILO 169 Convention should be put in place to protect and uphold the rights of indigenous peoples. It is important that the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural committee maintains a level position based upon unity in a country and to prevent the immoral actions fulfilled by governments with no unity across the world. Uruguay requests a resolution that protects indigenous rights within a nation will terminate injustices placed on these peoples and ultimately provide a more unifying and globally accepting world. Additionally, Uruguay wants the UN to create more laws and conventions in place to protect indigenous peoples rights, and that all further laws and conventions will be enforced and implemented into all governments across the world.
