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UNPO: http://www.unpo.org

Why the hell are the celtic nations not a member of UNPO?????

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. Its members are indigenous peoples, occupied nations, minorities and independent states or territories which lack representation internationally.

UNPO aims to protect the members' human and cultural rights, preserve their environments, and to find non-violent solutions to conflicts which affect them. UNPO provides a forum for member aspirations and assists its members to participate at an international level.

UNPO members are generally not represented diplomatically (or only with a minor status, such as observer) in major international institutions, such as the United Nations. As a result, their ability to participate in the international community and to have their concerns addressed by the global bodies mandated to protect human rights and address conflict, is limited.

UNPO is dedicated to the five principles enshrined in its Covenant;

1)The equal right to self-determination

2)Adherence to the internationally accepted human rights standards as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international instruments

3)Adherence to the principles of democratic pluralism and rejection of totalitarianism and religious intolerance

4)Promotion of non-violence and the rejection of terrorism as an instrument of policy

5)Protection of the natural environment

All Members are required to sign and abide by the UNPO Covenant. They must affirm that they support the principle of nonviolence in their people’s struggle for a peaceful solution and that they apply the democratic methodology as their guiding principle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNPO

Here is some good reading while I'm on one: http://www.amazon.com/Nations-Wit...litical-Communities/dp/0745618014

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