Rev. Dr. Djiniyini Gondarra OAM, senior elder and Dhurili Clan Nation
leader of the traditional Yolngu peoples of Northeast Arnhem Land, has
delivered a speech to the world's media outside the Australian High
Commission in London.
He expressed the deep hurt of Aboriginal people
in the Northern Territory caused by the Northern Territory
Intervention and other policies that breach their human and cultural
rights.
Rev. Dr. Gondarra announced the Global Call to Action for
Aboriginal Rights, whose statement has been signed by former
Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser and other eminent
Australians. He has invited the global community to support
Aboriginal people in their struggle.
Rev. Dr. Gondarra also met with the Australian High Commissioner John
Dauth LVO. During their private meeting, they discussed the impact of
current government policies on Aboriginal people, and ways in which
the international community could lend its support.
Rev. Dr. Gondarra is on a diplomatic visit to Europe, visiting with
leading political, religious and humanitarian figures. This has
included the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, the UN
Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights James Anaya, the General
Secretary of the World Council of Churches Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, and
Amnesty International.
This is Rev. Dr. Gondarra's second visit to Europe, in his ongoing
mission to uphold the rights of the First Australians.
For more information on the Global Call to Action for Aboriginal
Rights, visit www.ourgeneration.org.au
Contact: +61 420 400 284, info@ourgeneration.org.au