Baku Initiative Group releases brochure on legal mechanisms against colonialism

The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) has published an educational brochure titled “International Legal Mechanisms Against Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism.”

The brochure was presented during the conference on International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Consequences of French Colonialism, organized by the Baku Initiative Group (BIG) on the margins of the 142nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee at the UN office in Geneva, Caliber.Az reports.

The publication includes excerpts from various international conventions emphasizing the need for the complete abolition of colonialism and neo-colonialism, statements from the 14th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement, and documents focused on the protection of human rights.

The UN conference brought together parliamentarians, members of the non-governmental organizations (NGO), political party leaders, experts, scientific figures, and researchers from the territories remaining under the French and Dutch colonial rule, including Martinique, New Caledonia, Guadeloupe, Bonaire, Saint Martin, French Polynesia, Mayot, French Guiana, Corsica, and Guiana, as well as members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the United Nations Office at Geneva.

The event featured a video presentation, highlighting the activity of the Baku Initiative Group, including the fight against the colonization system, as well as the conferences and events organized by BIG in this regard.

By Vafa Guliyeva