Sixteen years ago today, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. A group of indigenous peoples from all around the globe, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples took part in the drafting of UNDRIP. Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UNDRIP are at the heart of all the Edmund Rice Centre initiatives with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander brothers and sisters. The initiatives are:
- Education and awareness support to Torres Strait Islander groups regarding climate
change and the impact of rising sea levels.
- Advocacy support for issues such as incarceration rate of First Nations peoples and
this has included facilitation for the establishment of the Justice Reform Initiative.
- Support and advocacy for native title right and this has included a partnership with
Indigenous leaders to establish Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation
(ANTAR).
- Support for reconciliation through the Let’s Talk immersion and reconciliation
program.
- Support and endorsement of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and advocacy for a constitutionally recognised First Nations Voice to parliament.
- Advocacy support for local communities who struggle to have their voice heard by
Government.
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