Last week, American mainland and mainstream news media was absorbed with reportage on Vladimir Putin, the Wagner Group, a missing submersible, and the newest indictment of a former president. But Puerto Ricans seeking to decolonize their relationship with the United States, alongside statehood advocates, were testifying to the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24).
After hearing from 51 petitioners speaking from a broad spectrum of positions, the end result of the session was clear:
“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 calling again upon the United States to assume its responsibility to promote a process to those ends.”
But what does this mean? Let’s dive in.
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