National Sorry Day 2011

Posted on Thu 26 May 2011

VALS observes Sorry Day and pays respects to the members of the Stolen Generations. VALS calls on State and Federal Governments to address the issue of long-overdue reparations and establish a Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal based on the principles developed by Theo van Boven for the United Nations on the Right to Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of Human Rights (first attachment).

National Sorry Day 2011 was also marked by the Indigenous Peoples Organisations (IPO) Network (of which VALS is a member) through a Statement to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York (second attachment).

The Australian delegation bowed their heads for a minute of silence. Australian_delegation_bowing_heads_for_1_minute_of_silence