Tag: Human Rights
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Finland's Sanna Marin apologises for lack of action on rights of indigenous Sámi people
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said she’s sorry for delays in acting on new human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi people. It comes after Euronews highlighted ongoing problems with the Sámi Parliament Act, which Marin’s government had promised to pass in their current legislative programme. Four of the five parties in government are understood to support…
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'Sad, angry, betrayed and empty': Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails
A flagship piece of legislation that Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin had staked her reputation on, is now dead in the water. The Sámi Parliament Act sets out how the Finnish government interacts with the Sámi legislative assembly on matters that affect indigenous communities. The revised law, which Marin had framed as an important human rights…
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US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen pledges an additional €1 billion to Kyiv
Following the surprise visit of US president Joe Biden last week, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen visited Kyiv Monday as part of a mission to extend economic support for Ukraine. The United States is sending more financial aid to Kyiv – to the tune of almost €1 billion. Washington has proven to be…
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Finland PM Sanna Marin 'doesn't care about human rights for Sámi people' as reforms likely to fail
Tuomas Aslak Juuso is frustrated. As president of the 21-member Sámi Parliament in Finland, the single most important piece of legislation on his desk right now — one which impacts all Sámi, the EU’s only recognised indigenous people — looks likely to fail for a third time. “It’s frustrating that Sámi human rights don’t seem to have any kind…