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From Park Avenue to rue de Fribourg… Interview with Raymond Loretan

09/03/2015

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It’s difficult to categorize Raymond Loretan: a brilliant man, a former diplomat, for a long time he represented his country, Switzerland, living in New York with his family. Eventually, he decided to leave diplomacy and become a businessman and a politician, representing the Christian Democratic Union, a party that –– one might say –– occupies the Swiss political centre. He is a friendly man. By just talking to him, you know that he is sincere with a huge heart….

Land and resource rights are key to Sami people’s self-determination, UN rights expert says

08/29/2015

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HEMAVAN / GENEVA (28 August 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, today expressed concern at the land rights situation of the Sami people in Finland, Norway and Sweden, given the increased drive to extract and develop minerals and set up renewable energy projects in the Sápmi region. “For the Sami people, securing rights over their land and natural resources is fundamental to their self-determination and a prerequisite for them to…