'Political destiny': Guam Gov. Leon Guerrero calls on President Biden for support on decolonization [View all]
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero called on the United Nations and President Joe Biden to support the CHamoru people's right to self-determination in her testimony to the U.N. Special Committee on Decolonization on June 15, according to a release by the Guam Commission on Decolonization.
The governor's testimony was delivered by Anthony Babauta, her former chief of staff.
"Under the Biden administration, the United States has been proactive in recognizing the inequity of the relationship between themselves and their territories," Gov. Leon Guerrero said in her testimony. "While the recognition of the historical harms and injustices caused by the Insular cases and the lack of national suffrage has been a long time coming and must continue to be pursued, our administering power is presented with yet another chance to rectify its colonial past and resolve Guam's political status."
Leon Guerrero's direct appeal to Biden follows on the heels of the historic decision made by the U.N. to send a letter to Biden that denounced the U.S. government's actions on Guam.
The letter, written by three U.N. Special Rapporteurs, was sent to the president on Jan. 29. It detailed how the continued militarization of the island indicates the U.S. government's "failure to protect the indigenous Chamorro people from the loss of their traditional lands, territories, and resources."
Read more: https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/2021/06/18/gov-leon-guerrero-calls-pres-biden-support-decolonization/7722485002/
(Guam Pacific Daily News)
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