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U.N. Rep to visit Cherokee

A United Nations expert on women’s human rights is investigating why Native women face the highest rates of sexual and physical assault of any group in the United States.

Rashida Manjoo, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, will visit the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Cherokee, North Carolina on Jan. 27-28. Manjoo will meet with tribal leaders and advocacy organizations to learn more about the epidemic of violence against Indian women and what the United States can do to safeguard the human rights of Indian women.

According to U.S. Department of Justice statistics, one out of three Native women will be raped in her lifetime, and three out of four will be physically assaulted. Indian women are stalked at a rate more than double that of any other population. These statistics are linked to legal barriers that prevent Indian nations from adequately responding to crimes.

Unlike all other local communities, Indian nations and Alaska Native villages are legally prohibited from prosecuting non-Indians and felony offenders for violence that occurs within their tribal lands and communities.

“A visit to a sovereign Indian nation will allow the Special Rapporteur to learn firsthand about the distinct legal barriers that prevent American Indian nations in the U.S. from protecting their women citizens,” said Painttown Rep. Terri Henry who is also the co-chair of the NCAI Task Force on Violence Against Women. “Indian and Alaska Native women’s rights are violated everyday and they are routinely denied access to justice. This has to stop.”

The Special Rapporteur will visit the EBCI tribal courts, the police department, and the Cherokee Indian Hospital and Beloved Women’s Wellness program providing services to women. Findings from the trip will be reported back to the United Nation’s Commission on Human Rights along with recommendations to the United States on how to better protect women’s human rights and to stop the violence.

The Special Rapporteur’s visit is jointly hosted by the National Congress of American Indians, Clan Star and the Indian Law Resource Center.

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Permalink Reply by no1toolmkr on January 28, 2011 at 1:02pm

Actually I envy the Indians right to national sovereignty.

Hello Vernon, Nice to see you again.

I'm not too sure what to think about the U.N. visiting the Cherokee Nation. And I'm pretty sure the Cherokee nation probably don't give a damn what I would think on the subject. However, I feel sorry for the women being victimized at such a staggering rate. I'm not sure what dragging the sovereign Cherokee nation under the authority of either state or federal control would do for them. I'm not too knowledgeable of the Cherokee's perspective on it, but very interested in hearing it.

Permalink Reply by no1toolmkr on January 29, 2011 at 8:05pm

Your hysterical Vernon, Your so damn prejudice you won't even talk to some people unless your point of view is prized and idolized even if they do try and debate you on a decent subject. LWP has for the most part been abandoned by MM. He's running another group now called Conspiracy theories on FB now, seems he's seen the light of truth recently as many others have. Perhaps one day you will too, but I'm not holding my breath. One of these days you just might get over yourself long enough to see through your prejudice's and find reality before it bite your butt.

Good luck dude.

twinkle, twinkle

poof.....

Permalink Reply by no1toolmkr on February 6, 2011 at 4:54pm

wasn't a personal attack Pacis, I simply stated that I think Vernon is a extremely prejudice man.

He's simply doing what I think you should be, just ignore the post and don't give the accuser any credibility.

It's quite alright, I'm a big boy and so is Vernon. However at this point though I think he's taking higher ground than you usually do.

I'm not about to start calling him names and I don't believe he is either.

at this point though it might be best to stick to the OP even though were in an abandoned discussion group with group creator gone AWOL. Last I recall Vernon is a TBD moderator of some sort.

As far as conspiracy theories go though, There is ample evidence that our government is corrupt beyond all recognition as a Democracy or a Republic. We've done collapsed right into an oligarchy and our president's of recent history past, black or white are nothing more than puppets of an oligarchical power that an ever growing number of people are becoming aware of.

Permalink Reply by no1toolmkr on February 7, 2011 at 2:53am

Permalink Reply by no1toolmkr on February 8, 2011 at 8:23am

Your not kicked off of wtp. I've asked you before to please stop with the name calling.
Just got tired of seeing your curse word in response to opinions.
All I ask is that you find a better way to convey your point without resorting to calling people douchbags and ass's. I just know you can do better than that.

Permalink Reply by no1toolmkr on February 8, 2011 at 5:45pm

you were banned for a whole 24 hours Pacis. And I didn't see where anyone called you a douchbag or an ass. let alone the simple fact it does not justify you to return fire.

anyways By indulging in the name calling with name calling is not just vastly worse, it's extremely childish....

Grow up.

That's all that's being asked of you, apparently it's a bit too much to ask though.

as far as your posts, all are still there and none have been taken down. You were not picked on for your political viewpoint, you were reprimanded for indulging in the childish behavior of tit for tat wit derogatory name calling that was uncalled for.

U.N. Rep to visit Cherokee

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