FRP leader Sylvi Listhaug says Norway must consider withdrawing from international conventions for the rights of indigenous peoples. – If international obligations prevent us from following the principle of equality, we must revise, and if necessary withdraw, from the conventions that prevent us, said Listhaug at the Progress Party’s national board meeting in Gardermoen today. She believes that it must be assessed whether certain international conventions in practice give certain ethnic groups better rights. – FrP is against us having laws that give better rights to certain groups based on their ethnic origin. We cannot have it so that international conventions override one of the most important constitutional principles we have: equality before the law, says Listhaug. – It is entirely possible to safeguard Sami culture without having laws that treat ethnic groups differently, she added. At the same time, Listhaug emphasizes that the party supports that the Supreme Court judgment in the case of the wind power plant at Fosen must be followed up. – It is the government’s responsibility to follow up on the verdict, says Listhaug.
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