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The situation of the Sami peoples in the Sápmi region of Norway; Sweden and Finland – A/HRC/18/35/Add.2

The present report, which was originally made public in an advanced unedited version on 12 January 2011, examines the human rights situation of the Sami people of Norway, Sweden and Finland. It is based in large part on information presented to the Special Rapporteur during a conference in Rovaniemi, Finland, from 14 to 16 April… Read More »

Human rights situation of the Sami Peoples in the Nordic countries (Preliminary note) – A/HRC/15/37/Add.6

From 14 to 16 April 2010, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, James Anaya, met with representatives of the Sami parliaments and Governments of Norway, Sweden and Finland at a conference in Rovaniemi, Finland, to discuss cross-border and other issues affecting the Sami people in the… Read More »