Injustice towards aborigines
Injustice towards aborigines
I read recently with contempt how four members of the
Indonesian Human Rights Commission had traveled to Canberra
reporting to a Human Rights Forum, convened by Australians.
Perhaps the Indonesian delegates will be taught by their
Australian counterparts on how to quietly decimate an entire race
of people, (Australian aborigines), and still be regarded as a
developed and civilized nation by the International Community.
Australia persists in pointing its grubby finger at Indonesia
citing East Timor issues, while simultaneously ignoring the
despicable injustice suffered by Australian aborigines.
My question is this: In 1788 there were an estimated 300,000
or more Australian aborigines, today this population has fallen
to a mere 70,000, many of whom languish in oppressive
institutions. In the words of the indignant French: "What
happened to the rest?"
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