A New report From Amnesty International says “Green colonialism” – the allocation of lands and resources for environmental purposes – threatens the original chest culture in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Written with inputs High CouncilVoluntary NGO, the report highlights human rights violations associated with Sámi lands that are treated like sacrificing areas for global climate goals and green financial interests.
“We see that countries still encourage the same types of industrial activities and the exploitation of nature as before, but now with new stickers and justifications,” said the head of the Saami Per-OOF Nutti Council. “These processes are often very lengthy and complex, and leave the Semitic with a small or non -existent opportunity to influence our future.”
The high homelands, known as the name SápmiIt extends across the north of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, and the authors of the report highlight that climate change threatens the Highness people in two ways: direct environmental effects, and a growing number of green energy projects and extractive industries needed Green transition.
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The report focuses on three case studies in Norway, Sweden and Finland. Because of the war in Ukraine, the authors said it was impossible to conduct research there. In Norway, Fosen Wind Farm Greenlit was in 2010 without the approval of Sámi It led to legal battles extending years. In 2021, the country’s Supreme Court ruled that the wind farm is unconstitutional; However, the turbines are still working due to Settlement last year. In Finland, exploration permits angered to build a mine in Sáphi leaders Sámi, but Al -Sami lacks legal mechanisms To protect the area. In Sweden, the nickel mine in rönnbäcken, In the reindeer areaExploration permits have been given starting in 2005. Sami says the voltage threatens the land necessary for the winds of reindeer, and the long battle has exacerbated racism from the non -intimate local population in the region.
“There is a lot,” said Mikola, an international pardon. “This development really raises concern, and it is clear that there will be more and more conflicts in the use of land in the near future.”
The authors of the report highlight that the High Responsibility, as the original inhabitants, have collective rights dedicated to international treaties and law-specifically, the right to self-determination: the right of the indigenous peoples to determine their political situation and their future freely through practice Free, advanced and enlightened approvalAlso known as FPIC. However, the report also reveals that Sweden, Finland and Norway have failed to implement FPIC enough and Other international laws It would protect Sápmi from exploitation.
The report took three years to complete, partly, due to the intersection of laws in various countries. Like many indigenous population societies, Sámi’s homelands do not directly sit within the borders of one state and can extend to many multiple judicial states. Mikola said the report wanted to focus on the high, not individual countries. “It is a little approach because we really wanted to deal with Sámii as one nation, one field.”
In addition to the inclusion of FPIC, the report in Finland, Sweden and Norway recommends reviewing its regulations and implementing the laws that enhance Protecting traditional livelihoods such as reindeer grazing. The authors also recommend compensation for the people of Sámi for their time when consulting with companies and governments – a practice dedicated to International Human Rights Law It would allow the High to maintain cultural traditions.
Finland, Norway and Sweden speakers did not respond to requests for comment before.
