A Voice from the Eastern Door

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  • Using the UN Declaration to End the Epidemic of Violence Against Native Women

    Jana L Walker, Indian Law Center|Feb 2, 2012

    The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples signals a new means to change federal law and policy to restore safety to Native women, to strengthen Indian nations and advance their jurisdiction over crimes within their territories, and to end the cycle of violence in Native communities. The right to be safe and live free from violence is one of the most fundamental and important human rights recognized internationally. It is a right that many in the United States simply take for granted, but not Native women, who are two-and-a-half... Full story