United Nations Avresiss237 General Assembly 7 Distr: General February 2014 Sixty-eighth session ‘Agenda item 67 (6) 13-45367 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2013 [without reference to. a Main Committee (A/68/L,34)) 68/237. Proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 52/111 of 12 December 1997, by which it decided to convene the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, and its resolutions 56/266 of 27 March 2002, 57/195 of 18 December 2002, 58/160 of 22 December 2003, 59/17 of 20 December 2004 and 60/144 of 16 December 2005, which guided the comprehensive follow-up to the World Conference and the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action," Reiterating that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being Of their societies, and that any doctrine of racial superiority is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous and must be rejected, together with theories that attempt to determine the existence of separate human races, Acknowledging the efforts and initiatives undertaken by States to prohibit discrimination and segregation and to engender the full enjoyment of economic, social and cultural as well as civil and political rights, Emphasizing that, despite efforts in this regard, millions of human beings continue 10 be vietims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including their contemporary manifestations, some of which take violent forms, Emphasizing also its resolution 64/169 of 18 December 2009, by which it proclaimed 2011 as the International Year for People of Aftican Descent, Recalling its resolutions 3057 (XXVIII) of 2November 1973, 38/14 of 22 November 1983 and 48/91 of 20 December 1993, by which it proclaimed the three Decades to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, and conscious of the fact that their objectives are yet to be attained, * See A/CONF.189/12 and Cor. cep.AIRESI68/237 Proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent Underlining its resolution 67/155 of 20 December 2012, by which it requested the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with Member States, relevant United Nations programmes and organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to launch an informal consultative preparatory process for the proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent, with the theme “People of African descent: recognition, justice and development”, with a view to proclaiming the International Decade in 2013, Recalling paragraph 61 of its resolution 66/144 of 19 December 2011, by hich it encouraged the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent to develop programme of action, including a theme, for adoption by the Human Rights Council, and in this regard taking note of Council resolution 21/33 of 28 September 2012,” in which the Council welcomed the draft programme of action for the Decade for People of African Descent? and decided to transmit it to the General Assembly with a view to its ado, Taking note with appreciation of the work undertaken by the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent in producing a draft programme of action that is comprehensive and covers a wide range of areas that could serve as a broad framework for the programme of action for the International Decade for People of African Descent, and the report of the Secretary-General on how to make the International Decade effective,! 1. Proclaims the International Decade for People of African Descent, commencing on 1 January 2015 and ending on 31 December 2024, with the theme eople of African descent: recognition, justice and development”, to be officially launched immediately following the general debate of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly; 2. Requests the President of the General Assembly, through the facilitator, to continue consultations with States members of the General Assembly and other stakeholders, with @ view to elaborating a programme for the implementation of the International Decade, with a draft programme developed by the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action as its basis, to be finalized and adopted during the sixty-eighth session of the Assembly and not later than 30 June 2014; 3. Calls for the allocation of predictable funding from the regular budget and extrabudgetary resources of the United Nations for the effective implementation of the programme of action and activities under the International Decade. 72nd plenary meeting 23 December 2013 ? See Official Records ofthe General Assembly, Sit-seventh Session, Supplement No. S34 (AIGTISS/AGA.!), chap I > ATHRC/2U6O/AdA2. *A167879, 2United Nations Avresiss37 Distr: General General Assembly 7 February 2014 Sixty-cighth session ‘Agenda iter 67 (6) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2013 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/68/L.34)| 68/237. Proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 52/111 of 12 December 1997, by which it decided to convene the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, and its resolutions 56/266 of 27 March 2002, 57/195 of 18 December 2002, 58/160 of 22 December 2003, 59/177 of 20 December 2004 and 60/144 of 16 December 2005, which guided the comprehensive follow-up to the World Conference and the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action,! Relterating that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being of their societies, and that any doctrine of racial superiority is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous and must be rejected, together with theories that attempt to determine the existence of separate human races, Acknowledging the efforts and initiatives undertaken by States to prohibit discrimination and segregation and to engender the full enjoyment of economic, social and cultural as well as civil and political rights, Emphasizing that, despite efforts in this regard, millions of human beings continue to be victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including their contemporary manifestations, some of which take violent forms, Emphasizing also its resolution 64/169 of 18 December 2009, by which it proclaimed 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent, Recalling its resolutions 3057 (XXVIII) of 2 November 1973, 38/14 of 22 November 1983 and 48/91 of 20 December 1993, by which it proclaimed the three Decades to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, and conscious of the fact that their objectives are yet to be attained, " See AICONF.189/12 and Cor. chap. 1345367 ‘00 0008AIRESI68/237 Proclamation ofthe International Decade for People of African Descent Underlining its resolution 67/155 of 20 December 2012, by which it requested the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with Member States, relevant United Nations programmes and organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to launch an informal consultative preparatory process for the proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent, with the theme “People of African descent: recognition, justice and development”, with a view to proclaiming the International Decade in 2013, Recalling paragraph 61 of its resolution 66/144 of 19 December 2011, by which it encouraged the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent to develop @ programme of action, including @ theme, for adoption by the Human Rights Council, and in this regard taking note of Council resolution 21/33 of 28 September 2012,” in which the Council welcomed the draft programme of action for the Decade for People of African Descent’ and decided to transmit it to the General Assembly with a view to its adoption, Taking note with appreciation of the work undertaken by the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent in producing a draft programme of action that is comprehensive and covers a wide range of areas that could serve as a broad framework for the programme of action for the International Decade for People of African Descent, and the report of the Secretary-General on how to make the International Decade effective,’ 1. Proclaims the International Decade for People of African Descent, commencing on 1 January 2015 and ending on 31 December 2024, with the theme “People of African descent: recognition, justice and development”, to be officially launched immediately following the general debate of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly; 2. Requests the President of the General Assembly, through the facilitator, to continue consultations with States members of the General Assembly and other stakeholders, with a view to elaborating a programme for the implementation of the International Decade, with a draft programme developed by the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action as its basis, to be finalized and adopted during the sixty-eighth session of the Assembly and not later than 30 June 2014; 3. Calls for the allocation of predictable funding from the regular budget and extrabudgetary resources of the United Nations for the effective implementation of the programme of action and activities under the International Decade. 72nd plenary meeting 23 December 2013 * See Official Records ofthe General Assembly, Sixty-seventh Sesion, Supplement No. 534 (NI6N/S3/AG1), chap I * ATARCIGQ/AdS.2. “NGI,United Nations Aesiesn37 Distr: General General Assembly 7 February 2014 Sixty-eighth session ‘Agenda item 67 (6) ‘ Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2013 without reference 1o a Main Committee (A/68/L.34)| 68/237. Proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 52/111 of 12 December 1997, by which it decided to convene the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, and its resolutions 56/266 of 27 March 2002, 57/195 of 18 December 2002, 58/160 of 22 December 2003, 59/177 of 20 December 2004 and 60/144 of 16 December 2005, which guided the comprehensive follow-up to the World Conference and the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action,' Reiterating that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being Of their societies, and that any doctrine of racial superiority is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous and must be rejected, together with theories that attempt to determine the existence of separate human races, Acknowledging the efforts and initiatives undertaken by States to prohibit discrimination and segregation and to engender the full enjoyment of economic, social and cultural as well as civil and political rights, Emphasizing that, despite efforts in this regard, millions of human beings continue to be victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including their contemporary manifestations, some of which take violent forms, Emphasizing also its resolution 64/169 of 18 December 2009, by which it proclaimed 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent, Recalling its resolutions 3057 (XXVIII) of 2November 1973, 38/14 of 22 November 1983 and 48/91 of 20 December 1993, by which it proclaimed the three Decades to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, and conscious of the fact that their objectives are yet to be attained, " See AICONF. 189/12 and Cor. cap. 1345367 VO 0 Please recycleARESIG8237 Proclamation ofthe International Decade for People of African Descent Underlining its resolution 61/155 of 20 December 2012, by which it requested the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with Member States, relevant United Nations programmes and organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to launch an informal consultative preparatory process for the proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent, with the theme “People of African descent: recognition, justice and development”, with a view to proclaiming the International Decade in 2013, Recalling paragraph 61 of its resolution 66/144 of 19 December 2011, by which it encouraged the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent to dovelop a programme of action, including a theme, for adoption by the Human Rights Council, and in this regard taking note of Council resolution 21/33 of 28 September 2012,? in which the Council welcomed the draft programme of action for the Decade for People of African Descent’ and decided to transmit it to the General Assembly with a view to its adoption, Taking note with appreciation of the work undertaken by the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent in producing a draft programme of action that is comprehensive and covers a wide range of areas that could serve as a broad framework for the programme of action for the International Decade for People of African Descent, and the report of the Secretary-General on how to make the International Decade effective,’ 1. Proclaims the International Decade for People of African Descent, commencing on 1 January 2015 and ending on 31 December 2024, with the theme “People of African descent: recognition, justice and development”, to be officially launched immediately following the general debate of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly; 2. Requests the President of the General Assembly, through the facilitator, to continue consultations with States members of the General Assembly and other stakeholders, with @ view to elaborating a programme for the implementation of the International Decade, with a draft programme developed by the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action as its basis, to be finalized and adopted during the sixty-eighth session of the Assembly and not later than 30 June 2014; 3. Calls for the allocation of predictable funding from the regular budget and extrabudgetary resources of the United Nations for the effective implementation of the programme of action and activities under the International Decade. 72nd plenary meeting 23 December 2013 * See Official Records ofthe General Assembly, Sio-seventh Session, Supplement No. S34 (AIGTISSIAGA.!), chap I > AMARCRU6O/AdA.2 Alen, 2STATUTORY DECLARATION In the a matter of amendment to New York Vital Statistics registration #15685304871 |, [Adela- Bassir E1],1397 gates ave Brooklyn New York(11221), do solemnly declare in accord with the 1931 Statute of westminster (htto://www.detaxcanada .org], 1778 Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union- ArtX! 1912 Treaty of the Ghent;1794 Jay Treaty;1836 Treaty of Marrakesh (Morrocco) all recognized and valid treaties, constitution for the united states of America, the 1948 Charter of the United Nations, the 1975 inter-American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations 2nd Decade of the World’s Indigenous People, that upon discovering that the registration of a Live Birth of Feb. 14,1985, in the Sovereign Province called New York was a contract between my mother and the Government who did not tell her that she was selling me, a flesh and blood child, to the province of New York as Chattel Property/slave/, which isa violation of Human Rights, | hereby void the contract ab initio for fraud. Since | am a Flesh and Blood Chickamauga Cherokee. | declare as of March 9, 2015 that WES MOCK is a corporation and that the name Wes Mock on the Registration of alive Birth, Is not a corporation. | am Not a corporation, artificial person, natural person or fictitious entity and I give notice Internationally, Domestic and universally via this Declaration that i deny corporate existence. Under reservation of All My Rights Unalienable and otherwise, | am: Indigenous/Autochthon of this Planet and | make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true, and knowing that itis of the same force and effect as if made under oath. Jurat United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples- (http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfil/documents/ORIPS_en.pdf) UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, UN Convention on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, United Nations Charter, Articles 55 & 56; Presidential Proclamation 7500, H.1.R. 194, S.Con, Res 26, S. 1200, HIR-3. stfernedinoand subscribed before mastis 3/57 day of March 2018. . hel«<_ Affiant U.C.C, 1-308 All Rights Reserved Personally Known ~ Produced Identification MIS Db: 91028 EL ‘Type and # of I Public Notarycalf gorfise PSO, BRR ORO VARIO pone nied War sere oot nit Pia eked weenH. Res. 194 In the House of Representatives, U. S., July 29, 2008. Whereas millions of Africans and their descendants were enslaved in the United States and the 13 American colo- nies from 1619 through 1865; Whereas slavery in Ameriea resembled no other form of invol- untary servitude known in history, as Africans were cap- tured and sold at auction like inanimate objects or ani- mals; Whereas Africans forced into slavery were brutalized, humili- ated, dehumanized, and subjected to the indignity of being stripped of their names and heritage; ‘Whereas enslaved families were torn apart after having been sold separately from one another; ‘Whereas the system of slavery and the visceral racism against persons of African descent upon which it depended be- came entrenched in the Nation’s social fabrie; ‘Whereas slavery was not officially abolished until the passage of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitu- tion in 1865 after the end of the Civil War; ‘Whereas after emancipation from 246 years of slavery, Afri- can-Americans soon saw the fleeting political, social, and economic gains they made during Reconstruction evis- cerated by virulent racism, lynchings, disenfranchisement,2 Black Codes, and racial segregation laws that imposed a rigid system of officially sanctioned racial segregation in virtually all areas of life; Whereas the system of de jure racial segregation known as “Jim Crow,” which arose in certain parts of the Nation following the Civil War to create separate and unequal societies for whites and African-Americans, was a direct result of the racism against persons of African descent engendered by slavery; Whereas a century after the official end of slavery in Amer- ica, Federal action was required during the 1960s to climinate the dejure and defacto system of Jim Crow throughout parts of the Nation, though its vestiges stil linger to this day; : Whereas African-Americans continue to suffer from the com- plex interplay between slavery and Jim Crow—long after both systems were formally abolished—through enormous damage and loss, both tangible and intangible, including the loss of human dignity, the frustration of careers and professional lives, and the long-term loss of income and opportunity; ‘Whereas the story of the enslavement and de jure segregation of African-Americans and the dehumanizing atrocities committed against them should not be purged from or minimized in the telling of American history; Whereas on July 8, 2003, during a trip to Goree Island, Sen- egal, a former slave port, President George W. Bush ac- knowledged slavery’s continuing legacy in American life and the need to confront that legacy when he stated that slavery “was . . . one of the greatest crimes of history . . The racial bigotry fed by slavery did not end with cHRES 194 BHVv 110TH CONGRESS mame H RES, 194 Apologizing for the enslavement and segregation of African-Americans. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Penrvary 27, 2007 Mr. CoN (for himself, Mr. JOUNSON of Georgia, Ms. JACKSON-LEB of Texas, Mr. Braby of Pennsyivania, Mr. Wexter, Ms. KispatRic, Ms, Woousky, Mr. PaLtons, Ms, LEE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. Mavony of New York, Mr. Conyens, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. CaPUANO, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ‘Au GREEN of Texas, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. WATSON, Mr. Hinoney, Mr. CumaveR, Ms. CARSON, Mr. ISRAL, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. Davis of ‘Alabama, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. TARE, Mr. KeNNeDy, Ms. BaLwix, Mr. Hopes, Mr. Finer, Mr. Honpa, and Mr. Kvoricn) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to ‘the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans. Whereas millions of Africans and their descendants were enslaved in the United States and the 13 American colo- nies from 1619 through 1865; Whereas slavery in America resembled no other form of invol- untary servitude known in history, as Afrieans were cap- tured and sold at auction like inanimate objects or ani- mals;2 Whereas Africans foreed into slavery were brutalized, humili- ated, dehumanized, and subjected to the indignity of being stripped of their names and heritage; Whereas enslaved families were torn apart after having been sold separately from one another; ‘Whereas the system of slavery and the visceral racism against persons of African descent upon which it depended be- came entrenched in the Nation’s social fabric ‘Whereas slavery was not officially abolished until the passage of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitu- tion in 1865 after the end of the Civil War, which was fought over the slavery issue; ‘Whereas after emancipation from 246 years of slavery, Afri- can-Americans soon saw the fleeting political, social, and economie gains they made during Reconstruction evis- cerated by virulent racism, lynchings, disenfranchisement, Black Codes, and racial segregation laws that imposed a rigid system of officially sanetioned racial segregation in virtually all areas of life; Whereas the system of de jure racial segregation known as “Jim Crow,” which arose in certain parts of the Nation following the Civil War to create separate and unequal societies for whites and African-Americans, was a direct result of the racism against persons of Afriean descent engendered by slavery; Whereas the system of Jim Crow laws officially existed into the 1960’s—a century after the official end of slavery in America—until Congress took action to end it, but the vestiges of Jim Crow continue to this day; Whereas African-Americans continue to suffer from the con- sequences of slavery and Jim Crow—long after both sys- “HIRES 194 TH3 tems were formally abolished—through enormous damage and loss, both tangible and intangible, including the loss of human dignity and liberty, the frustration of careers and professional lives, and the long-term loss of income and opportunity; Whereas the story of the enslavement and de jure segregation of Afriean-Americans and the dehumanizing atrocities committed against them should not be purged from or minimized in the telling of American history; Whereas on July 8, 2003, during a trip to Goree Island, Sen- egal, a former slave port, President George W. Bush ac- knowledged slavery’s continuing legacy in American life and the need to confront that legacy when he stated that slavery “was . . . one of the greatest crimes of history . .. The racial bigotry fed by slavery did not end with slavery or with segregation. And many of the issues that still trouble America have roots in the bitter experience of other times. But however long the journey, our destiny is set: liberty and justice for all.”; Whereas President Bill Clinton also acknowledged the deep- seated problems caused by the continuing legacy of rac- ism against African-Americans that began with slavery when he initiated a national dialogue about race; Whereas a genuine apology is an important and necessary first step in the process of racial reconciliation; Whereas an apology for centuries of brutal dehumanization and injustices cannot erase the past, but confession of the wrongs committed can speed racial healing and ree- oneiliation and help Americans confront the ghosts of their past; *HRES 194 TH4 Whereas the legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia has recently taken the lead in adopting a resolution officially expressing appropriate remorse for slavery and other State legislatures are considering similar resolutions; and Whereas it is important for this country, which legally reeog- nized slavery through its Constitution and its laws, to make a formal apology for slavery and for its successor, Jim Crow, so that it ean move forward and seek ree- onciliation, justice, and harmony for all of its citizens: Now, therefore, be it 1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 2 (1) acknowledges the fundamental injustice, 3 cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and 4 Jim Crow; 5 (2) apologizes to African-Americans on behalf 6 of the people of the United States, for the wrongs 7 committed against them and their ancestors who 8 suffered under slavery and Jim Crow; and 9 (3) expresses its commitment to rectify the lin- 10 —_gering consequences of the misdeeds committed u against African-Americans under slavery and Jim 12 Crow and to stop the occurrence of human rights 13. _violations in the future. oO sHRES 194 TH