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Calling for decolonization in the context of statehood, those speakers emphasized that Puerto Ricans deserved the same fundamental rights - including those of voting and representation - that were granted to United States citizens on the mainland.Īmong them was Yadira Ofarrill, speaking for the Congressional Extended Delegation-Georgia Chapter, who stressed that the decolonization of Puerto Rico must be by popular vote - the most democratic vehicle - although some people mistakenly think that addressing the United Nations to ask for independence is the only way to decolonize the island.

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While many spoke out in favour of a full self-determination process leading to national autonomy for the island, others pointed out that the foregoing was a minority opinion, with most Puerto Ricans voting in favour of becoming the fifty-first state of the United States in a November 2020 referendum. Prior to approving the resolution, members of the Special Committee - formally known as the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples - heard testimony from as many as 51 petitioners with ties to Puerto Rico. Expressing concern about undue controls and economic influence imposed by the United States over the island, he also voiced concern over actions carried out against supporters of Puerto Rican independence, which have been mentioned in declassified documents. The representative of Cuba, introducing the text, said the draft recognizes that the current status of Puerto Rico prevents it from taking sovereign decisions to address its own needs and define its own future, amid the grave socioeconomic problems it faces.

The Special Committee on Decolonization today approved a draft resolution reaffirming the inalienable right of the people of Puerto Rico to self-determination and independence and calling again upon the United States to assume its responsibility to promote a process to those ends.īy the terms of the resolution titled “Decision of the Special Committee of 20 June 2022 concerning Puerto Rico” - which was approved without a vote - the Special Committee supported a process enabling the Puerto Rican people to take decisions in a sovereign manner, to address their urgent economic and social needs, including unemployment, marginalization, insolvency and poverty, and the problems related to education and health, which have been aggravated by the ravages of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and the earthquakes affecting the south-western part of the island. Among other things, it urged the United States Government to complete the return of all lands occupied by its military forces in the territory to the people of Puerto Rico.

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