Bonaire finalized green paper on preferred status…
The people of Bonaire have made it clear that they want Bonaire back, and have titled the movement with the same name “Nos Ke Boneiru Bek”. They are not in favor of integration into the Dutch constitution going forward. They expect the Dutch to consider putting their country back on the list of The United Nation’s Non-Self-Governing-Territories. Leaders of the movement on Bonaire have put together a Green Paper outlining their wishes for the Country.
Nos Ke Boneiru Bek is pleased to present the Bonaire’s Green Paper: “pursuing political equality and relisting on the Non-Self-Governing-Territories list of the United Nations”.
The situation and case of Bonaire is of high urgency as the recent elected Dutch government to be installed any time soon, do have as priority on their agenda to finalize the process of definitely, and for eternity, to annex and anchor and integrate the Bonerian people in their constitution under unequal rights and where the Bonerian peoples will never have any democratic possibility for any changes in the future. This is a unilateral undemocratic process from the Dutch government and against the democratic voice and decision of the Bonerian people who rejected this status in the 2015 referendum.
The Green Paper emphasizes the importance of self-determination within the Dutch and international context – highlighting the fact that Bonerians have systematically protested and formally rejected the annexation and integration imposed structure over the years, and examines the unusual circumstances surrounding the removal of the Netherlands Antilles from the UN list of Non-Self-Governing-Territories. It illustrates a viable course of actions to comply with the inalienable right of the Bonerian people to self-governance and political equality.
The paper will be a direct communication information medium to help raise awareness and garner support from the regional and international community and form a base to start the process of court cases against Holland in the international and human rights courts. It also serves to fulfill the aspirations of the Bonerian peoples to be re-listed as Non-Self-Governing-Territories which falls under the guidance and protection of the United Nations Decolonization Special Committee to assure a just and fair process of self-determination and to realize sustainable development and political equality for the Bonerian people.
We wish to thank all those who have contributed to this historic document being prepared, especially, Dr. Carlyle G. Corbin, St. Eustatius Constitutional Committee, St. Eustatius coalition and government, Mrs. Davika Bissessar WDTC foundation, and NKBB board members and others for their continued hard work and advice.
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