Archive for August, 2008
UN Criticizes Sweden - On Land Rights, Resources, Reindeer
(Press release from the Saami Council) The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination criticizes Sweden for numerous forms of discrimination of the Saami people in unusually concrete and strong language, in particular with regard to the Saami people’s right to land.
The United Nations has for several years condemned Sweden for not recognizing [...]
Posted: August 19th, 2008 under Land Rights, Politics, Sapmi, Sweden.
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Nellim Reindeer Herders Ordered to Pay 100,000 Euros in Damages
(Pic. Helsingin Sanomat) Three Sami reindeer herders from Nellim, in Northern FInland have just lost their case against the Finnish state forestry giant Metsahallitus in the Lapland District Court. The reindeer herders argued that the logging practices of Metsahallitus was destroying reindeer pastures - ground lichen and hanging tree lichen and were not only [...]
Posted: August 5th, 2008 under Finland, Forestry, conflict.
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