Commonwealth: Indigenous Peoples
(asked on 27th November 2017) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when was the last time they raised through the Commonwealth the problems facing First Nation peoples.
Answered by
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 11th December 2017
The UK Government is fully committed to promoting and protecting human rights for all individuals, including indigenous people. We have not recently raised issues affecting indigenous people in a Commonwealth forum. However, we regularly participate in discussions regarding indigenous peoples in various other fora, including the UN General Assembly, the Human Rights Council and the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.