Western Shoshone urge probe of human rights violation

[NVMojo]

ELKO, Nev. - While the United States fails to respond to the United Nations inquiry into violations of human rights of Western Shoshone, supporters have surpassed an original goal of 10,000 signatures to maintain pressure on the government to answer for the harassment of Shoshone people.

''We've got a fight on our hands,'' Western Shoshone Carrie Dann told Indian Country Today, encouraging the United Nations to increase pressure on the United States to uphold the rights of indigenous peoples.

''This is supposed to be democracy?'' Dann asked and described the United States' manipulation of laws that affect American Indians.

''What is democracy? Is democracy destroying the rights of the indigenous people? We don't see any democracy where indigenous people are concerned.''

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[SpiralHawk]

1. The Indian Wars are not over

Corporo-christo-fascist neoCONS still on the offensive

[NVMojo]

2. true ...they want our public lands for nothing ...lands that were tribal

traditional territories ...theives those corporate monsters are ...

[rumpel]

3. Hope the UN will act.

[NVMojo]

4. they've been responsive up to this point, it's Amerika that's unresponsive