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What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally

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In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision stating that Finland had violated the rights of the Sámi Indigenous people to their culture and land. This decision, unprecedented in Europe, signals a potential paradigm shift in the protection of Indigenous rights globally.

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UN decision on Sámi people in Finland is a victory for global indigenous rights

The landmark ruling recognises cultural and collective land rights, signalling a paradigm shift.

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The Race for the Arctic Is Undermining Indigenous Rights

The Arctic region is becoming a theater for competition between states over its resources and geopolitical advantages. This is having a deeply harmful impact on the indigenous peoples of the Arctic, whose way of life doesn’t fit in with state borders.

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What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally

In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision stating that Finland had violated the rights of the Sámi Indigenous people to their culture and land. This decision, unprecedented in Europe, signals a potential paradigm shift in the protection of Indigenous rights globally.

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