{"id":38851,"date":"2026-10-16T16:47:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/?p=38851"},"modified":"2026-10-20T12:48:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:48:52","slug":"protection-from-discrimination-and-equal-opportunities-for-all-in-the-context-of-discussions-on-a-post-colonial-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/news\/breaking-news\/protection-from-discrimination-and-equal-opportunities-for-all-in-the-context-of-discussions-on-a-post-colonial-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Protection from Discrimination and Equal Opportunities for All in the Context of Discussions on a Post-Colonial Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At the annual OSCE Human Dimension Conference, human rights defenders and Indigenous rights activists discussed<\/a> how a human rights-based approach applies to ideas about a post-colonial future. ADC Memorial organized the discussion. Its aim was to bring a stronger human rights perspective to a debate already under way among Indigenous activists, about rejecting Russian colonial patterns and respecting every people\u2019s cultural, economic, environmental and political rights. Representatives of the peoples of the Caucasus, the Urals and Siberia are speaking out more and more about creating independent national republics based on local cultural and political heritage. Participants noted that, as this happens, the rights of other groups living in these regions also need special attention. These include small-numbered Indigenous peoples and other minorities.<\/p>\n

The activists who spoke agreed that the political future must rest on democratic, inclusive approaches. They also agreed on the need to work out how to guarantee equal opportunities and protection from discrimination for peoples who cannot create independent states. These peoples need their rights protected within existing political entities, or possibly within future ones.<\/p>\n

Indigenous participants in the discussion were:<\/p>\n