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05/13/2006: "Draft Resolutions – Parliamentarians for National Self Determination- PNSD 11th May 2006"

Draft Resolutions – Parliamentarians for National Self Determination- PNSD
11th May 2006

1 – The inaugural conference of PNSD notes that self determination is a fundamental Human Right as enshrined in International law and urges the UN and its human rights bodies to hold to account those state that, often through violent means, deny this right to the various nations and peoples within their borders.

2 – The PNSD calls upon the UK Govt. EU and UN and other international Institutions to create conditions for the peaceful exercise of self determination on the basis that this is the only just and effective means of conflict resolution in many of the world’s current conflict zones.

3 – PNSD will take forward the legitimate pursuit of SD of the various disenfranchised nations of the world and build common understanding and cooperation between them on a global and regional basis. It shall work for the implementation of the right to self determination in a principled and peaceful manner so that the nations and peoples of this world freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development and so that they shall be freely able to dispose of their natural wealth and resources.

4 – PNSD calls on State Governments to engage in unconditional talks with national groups, such as the ongoing talks between the Indo-Naga talks, in order to resolve outstanding disputes involving national self determination. The UN resolutions on Kashmir demonstrate the need for the wishes of the people to be central to any solution to that conflict; it is only by engaging with nations of this world that they can convey their freely determined goals to the international community.

5 – We condemn the genocide and other war crimes committed against the freedom loving nations of the world in order to crush their pursuit of freedom and self determination and call upon the civilized world, acting through the UN and its member states, to take all necessary steps to ensure that those guilty of state terrorism and war crimes are prosecuted and punished so that rule of law is upheld and justice is served.

6 – We demand the release of political prisoners across our various movements who have lost their freedom and in many cases suffered torture at the hands of oppressive occupying regimes. We condemn all forms of persecution and intimidation of advocates of self determination and call upon the international media to take a principles and vocal stand in exposing the unlawful and anti-democratic actions of states aimed at silencing those who merely their claims to freedom as sanctioned by international law.

7 – this conference condemns the calculates frustration of self determination by demographic change, appropriation of resources and/or environmental sabotage, all of which lead to instability and potential threats to international peace and security.

8 – This conference notes with disappointment the election by other member states of India to the UN Human Rights Council when it’s Government has been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Sikhs, Kashmiris, Nagas and others. Despite these atrocities of genocidal proportions and India’s failure to sign up to (fully, or at all) key Human Rights commitments expected of civilized nations, Indian spokespersons claim an exemplary Human Rights record. We urge the UN to reconsider this decision and block all attempts by India to join the UN Security Council.

9 – nationalist leaders and representatives present here today, including those from the Naga, Kashmiri, Kosovar. Palestinian, Sikh, Tamil, Chechen, Kurd, Manipuri and other nations, collectively recognize each other’s nationhood and declare mutual support for each other’s individual national independence movements in their quest for ultimately achieving freedom, independence and sovereignty in accordance with the wishes of their peoples.

10- PNSD expresses its thanks to the UNPO and Marino Busdachin for contributing so much to the cause of self determination and participating this inaugural Conference; we hope PNSD and UNPO will maintain a strong working relationship and work together in meeting the many challenges ahead.