[Michigan, August 9, 2022]:
The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the global community in honoring and observing the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples that falls annually on August 9.
The General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on September 13, 2017, a major milestone with respect to the cooperation and solidarity between indigenous peoples and Member States. According to the United Nations, there are about 370 million indigenous people living in 90 countries. Also, although indigenous people make up only about 5% of the world population, they, unfortunately, make up about 15% of the world’s poor.
This occasion reaffirms the importance of the global community’s work in support of the world’s indigenous peoples to ensure the preservation of their cultures, systems, and languages.
AHRC is committed to supporting, promoting, and advancing the human rights and human dignity of all the world’s peoples, especially the indigenous peoples who continue to face challenges to fully exercising their human rights.
To review the UN Declaration and more information, visit:
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf
https://www.un.org/en/
AHRC honors International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
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AHRC “Spirit of Humanity” Awards & Dinner Gala, Friday, October 21, 2022
The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) will be holding its annual “Spirit of Humanity” Awards & Dinner Gala on Friday, October 21, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. The gala will be held at Fairlane Banquet Hall located at 700 Town Center Drive across of the Fairlane Mall in Dearborn.
The early commitment will help AHRC better plan the Gala accordingly. For more information, donation or/and Gala’s sponsorship please contact info@ahrcusa.org or call (313) 9143251 or via the AHRC website at (www.ahrcusa.org).
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