(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 30. The Baku InitiativeGroup has organized the conference themed“Decolonization path:consequences of assimilation and its impact on the realization ofhuman rights” at the UN Vienna office to follow a series of eventsdedicated to the fight against colonialism and its new displays,Trend reports.
Previously, events on this topic were held at the UNheadquarters in New York on September 22 and in Geneva on December14 last year.
At the Vienna conference, discussions are planned on issuesrelated to addressing inequality within and between states, as wellas sustainable development problems.
The conference is attended by diplomats from 25 countriesaccredited to the UN Office in Vienna, about 20 ambassadors,representatives of 20 countries, including leaders of nationalmovements from overseas territories still under French colonialrule (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, French Guiana, Martinique,Guadeloupe, Wallis and Futuna, Corsica, the Union of the Comoros,Haiti), supporters of independence from these countries,independent experts, representatives of think tanks, and local andforeign journalists.
The main idea of the event is to criticize the policy ofdeliberate cultural assimilation by colonial countries and tominimize it as much as possible.
The conference will host discussions in three panels on thetopics "Negative impact of assimilation policy on localcommunities," "Development of human rights within legal frameworksand international obligations in the decolonization process," and"Artificial impact on the environment as a root cause of forcedmigration".
The concept of assimilation currently applied by France to itssubordinate subjects will be analyzed in two key directions, andthere will be an exchange of views on the negative consequences ofcolonialism for local communities and the protection of the rightsof people forcibly involved in this process.
The conference will help reduce threats to national identity andachieve visible results in decolonization by reducing the impactsof assimilation. This event will serve as an important startingpoint for the development by participants from former and currentFrench colonies of projects aimed at preserving and educating localculture for future generations.
During the conference, a memorandum will be signed between the"Tavini Huiraatira" political party of French Polynesia and theBaku Initiative Group with the aim of determining the prospects forthe development of relations and expanding cooperation.
At the conclusion of the event, an open letter will be addressedto international organizations.
To note, the Baku Initiative Group continues to support the juststruggle of French colonies abroad, advocating a principledposition in the fight against colonization andneo-colonization.
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