St. Maarten Parliament submits petition to Special Rapporteur and Working Group of Experts on People of African Decent. | SMN NEWS

PHILIPSBURG:— The Parliament of St. Maarten has taken another step forward as they push for the decolonization process to continue for the former Netherlands Antilles. In so doing they have submitted a petition to the Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance as well as to the Working Group of Experts on the People of African Descent.
The Petition was submitted on March 9th, 2021, on behalf of the Parliament of St. Maarten as the Kingdom prepares for General Election on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021.

 Petitioners, the Parliament, and citizens of Sint Maarten (“Petitioners”), respectfully ...

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