says Blithering Idiot
via bcf:
"...former Roseau River First Nation chief Terry Nelson says he will head to Iran next Thursday with four or five delegates because Iranian officials expressed interest in meeting to discuss First Nations humans rights issues in Canada."
Blazing Cat Fur: Iran can help raise the profile of First Nations people says Blithering Idiot
story:
WINNIPEG - A former Manitoba First Nations chief plans to go to Iran on a human rights mission, despite the fact the federal government asked Canadians not to travel there.
The federal government said one of the reasons it cut diplomatic ties with Iran is because of the human rights abuses of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime.
But former Roseau River First Nation chief Terry Nelson says he will head to Iran next Thursday with four or five delegates because Iranian officials expressed interest in meeting to discuss First Nations humans rights issues in Canada.
"I'm saying to you that if the United States and B'nai Brith doesn't give a damn about the human rights violations in Canada, we will go to wherever the hell we need to go to bring these issues out," Nelson said.
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Sun News : Former chief to talk about Canadian human rights issues with Iran
via bcf:
"...former Roseau River First Nation chief Terry Nelson says he will head to Iran next Thursday with four or five delegates because Iranian officials expressed interest in meeting to discuss First Nations humans rights issues in Canada."
Blazing Cat Fur: Iran can help raise the profile of First Nations people says Blithering Idiot
story:
WINNIPEG - A former Manitoba First Nations chief plans to go to Iran on a human rights mission, despite the fact the federal government asked Canadians not to travel there.
The federal government said one of the reasons it cut diplomatic ties with Iran is because of the human rights abuses of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime.
But former Roseau River First Nation chief Terry Nelson says he will head to Iran next Thursday with four or five delegates because Iranian officials expressed interest in meeting to discuss First Nations humans rights issues in Canada.
"I'm saying to you that if the United States and B'nai Brith doesn't give a damn about the human rights violations in Canada, we will go to wherever the hell we need to go to bring these issues out," Nelson said.
more
Sun News : Former chief to talk about Canadian human rights issues with Iran