Thu, 03.07.08
indigenous australians: suicide rates sky-rocketing
It took the United Nations some 20 years to agree on a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The pressing need to implement the commitment to the inclusion, participation and enjoyment of all human rights is evidenced by the latest news report that the rate of suicides among young indigenous people in Western Australia has reached a new high. There are also clear patterns of marginalization with reports of substance and sexual abuse.