World says US is biggest threat

While the United States (US) has been claiming to be the "champion of democracy", the evidence shows the opposite. 

The world overwhelmingly believes that the US is the greatest threat to peace. Please click on this link for more: https://youtu.be/3UhHqPGFGos 

Today, the US is trying to colonize the Russian Federation, Venezuela, Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Canada, Greenland, and the People's Republic of China, to name some. That means that the US has always been the champion of imperialism. 

You must remember that the colonial settler state that became the US was created by committing genocide against the indigenous people of North America. Moreover, US Marine Major General Smedly Butler told us, in his 1935 book WAR IS A RACKET, that the US uses war to enrich its corporations at the expense of its soldiers' lives.  

This is why almost 40 million Americans live in poverty, and another 201 million more live from paycheck to paycheck, while 9 of the 10 richest men in the world are Americans too. Only 35% of Americans are satisfied with their "multiparty democracy". 

This is also why the US Empire has consistently refused to comply with 43 United Nations resolutions demanding the immediate return of Puerto Rico's sovereignty to the Puerto Ricans. You can watch this year's hearing by clicking of these links: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1ta9w5sv0 https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1ab0p6z0q

6 million Puerto Ricans have been forced to leave their national territory (gentrification) for a better life, and almost half of the 3 million people in Puerto Rico also live in poverty. Bad Bunny made reference to Puerto Rico's colonial relationship with the US in his Super Bowl Halftime Show, which is the real reason why President Trump hated it!

China, however, eradicated poverty, despite having 11 trillion dollars less than the US, and having 4 times the US' population. Over 90% of Chinese are satisfied with their communist party, which proves that, in order to live in a democracy, a government must be able to prevent oligarchs from running the nation.

Democracy is multipolarity. 

Colonizing Bonairean minds

Education should reflect the local reality, culture, language, history, and lived experiences of Bonaire's children. For decades before 2010, Bonaire's schools were staffed largely by local, Papiamentu-speaking teachers who understood the island's social and cultural context. Following the constitutional changes of 2010, significant reforms aligned education more closely with Dutch European standards.

Bonaireans recall that approximately 40 local educators were gradually pushed out and replaced by foreign, non-Papiamentu-speaking teachers. This shift prioritized Dutch European educational norms over Bonaire's Caribbean reality, creating a system increasingly disconnected from the language, culture, and experiences of local students.

Similar changes occurred within the leadership of Scholengemeenschap Bonaire (SGB). Lydia Emerencia, one of the last locally based directors and a respected academic and former Lieutenant Governor, was replaced during a broader transition toward directors recruited from the European Netherlands. According to parents and students, externally based management and curricula have weakened students' sense of identity, belonging, and connection to Bonaire.

Teaching Bonaire's History or Erasing It?- If it is clear by international human rights fundamentals that education is by rights as it is a deliberate attempt and action by Dutch Education Ministry and condone as accomplice by the local Bonaire based leadership and government to exclude and not prioritizing  equally important in the local education the inclusion of Bonaire's history in education. Children have the right to learn about the island's past, including its Indigenous heritage, colonial history, cultural development, and the struggles and achievements that have shaped the community. 

With the constitutional changes of 2010, the education system has become increasingly aligned with Dutch European curricula while giving insufficient priority to Bonaire's own history, culture, and local realities. This has marginalized local knowledge and weakened students' understanding of their heritage and identity.

Language rights, identity, and equal opportunity.- The importance of language is mandatory. For generations, Papiamentu has been the language of the people of Bonaire and remains central to cultural identity and social life.

Article 29(1)(c) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child provides that a child's education shall be directed to the development of respect for the child's parents, cultural identity, language, and values, as well as for the national values of the country in which the child lives, the country from which the child originates, and for civilizations different from their own.

After BHRO human rights focused approach and intervention at Dutch Ministry and Human Rights Council level, even the Dutch Ministry of Education has acknowledged and replied by writing to BHRO the importance of Papiamentu and the need for education that reflects the cultural background of students on Bonaire. The Dutch Ministry has also recognized that every child has the right to develop to their full potential and that equal opportunities in education must be protected.

Parents, students, and a growing call for justice.- Concerns raised to BHRO by parents, educators, and civil society organizations through testimonies, complaints, letters, and petitions signed by more than 250 parents, stakeholders, and teachers continue to highlight issues involving language policy, equal opportunities, parental participation, cultural representation, and educational outcomes.

These concerns have led BHRO to pursue formal complaints, petitions, submissions to United Nations human rights mechanisms, and discussions within the Dutch Parliament.

What Future Are We Preparing Our Children For?- As this series will demonstrate, the debate is not simply about schools, examinations, or academic performance. It is about whether education on Bonaire adequately reflects the language, culture, history, identity, and lived realities of Bonairean children while preparing them to participate fully in society and contribute to the island's future.

Can the right to education be fully realized if Bonairean children are not taught in a way that reflects their language, culture, history, community, and lived experiences while preparing them for the future of Bonaire?

James Finies – Founder BHRO

Bonaire Human Rights Organization

Kaya Libertador Simon Bolivar 26

Kralendijk, Bonaire

Tel: +599 786 4576 / +599 782 5664

Email: organizationbonairehumanrights@gmail.com

Website: www.bonairehumanrights.org

Education matters in a democracy

The United States' (US) privatized education is intended to enrich oligarchs, and to keep the masses ignorant. Real democracies having governments that represent all of their citizens make education accessible to everyone. Please click on the following link to understand why it is impossible for the US to make its empire great again: https://youtu.be/_fzXj7oeGmI

The US will never be able to compete with governments that use their power to benefit all of their citizens. 

The US has always served only oligarchs, as US Major General Smedly Butler warned us in his 1935 book, WAR IS A RACKET. He explained that the US uses war to only benefit its oligarchs, at the expense of its own soldiers. 

It is an outrage for the US to call itself "the champion of democracy" when its colonial settler state was established by committing genocide against the indigenous people of North America. The evidence could not be more obvious!

Today, almost 40 million Americans live in poverty, and another 201 million more live from paycheck to paycheck, while 9 of the 10 richest men in the world are also Americans. Only 35% of Americans are satisfied with their so-called multiparty "democratic" political system.

The US Empire has consistently refused to comply with 44 United Nations' (UN) resolutions demanding the immediate return of Puerto Rico's sovereignty to the Puerto Ricans. You can watch this year's UN Puerto Rico decolonization hearing by click on these two links:

https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1ta9w5sv0

https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1ab0p6z0q

6 million Puerto Ricans have been forced to leave their national territory (gentrification) for a better life, and almost half of the 3 million people in Puerto Rico also live in poverty. Bad Bunny made reference to Puerto Rico's colonial relationship with the US in his Super Bowl Halftime Show, which is the real reason why President Trump hated it!

The People's Republic of China, a real democracy, eradicated poverty in 2020, despite having 11 trillion dollars less than the US, and having 4 times the US' population. Over 90% of Chinese are satisfied with their communist party, which proves that a democracy needs a government strong enough to prevent oligarchs from running the nation.

Imperialism isn't democracy!

Colonization Champion

The United States (US) has been obsessively trying to colonize Cuba for the past 65 years. This young woman's family left Cuba, because of the US' illegal blockade of her nation. Please click on this link to get her story: https://youtu.be/A2db9avtsww

The US has had Puerto Rico as its colony for the past 128 years. On Monday, June 22, 2026, the United Nations (UN) held its annual Puerto Rico decolonization hearing, where it issued the same resolutions as all the rest. 

For the 44th time, the UN has demanded that the US immediately return Puerto Rico's sovereignty to the Puerto Ricans. Please click on these link to watch the hearing: 

AM https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1ta9w5sv0 

PM https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1ab0p6z0q

6 million Puerto Ricans have left their national territory, that is 2 thirds of the nation (gentrification), and almost half of the 3 million people in Puerto Rico live in poverty. Bad Bunny made reference to Puerto Rico's colonial relationship with the US in his Super Bowl Halftime Show, which is the real reason why President Trump hated it!

Just like the US has ignored the almost unanimous repeated UN resolutions to stop its blockade against Cuba, the US has also consistently ignored the UN's repeated call to decolonize Puerto Rico.  

This, of course, is consistent with the US' 250 year history. It is ridiculous for the US to call itself "the champion of democracy", when it established its colonial settler state by committing genocide against the indigenous people of North America!

The US has always served oligarchs, as US Major General Smedly Butler warned us in his 1935 book, WAR IS A RACKET. He explained that the US uses war only to benefit its oligarchs, at the expense of US soldiers dying. 

Today, the US is trying to colonize the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Venezuela, Canada, Greenland, and the People's Republic of China. 

The UN has proven incapable of  saving the world against US imperialism. Only "We the People" can save ourselves. 

People power is the only democracy.

Colonización para siempre

72 personas participaron como peticionarios en la vista anual sobre la descolonización de Puerto Rico en la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) el lunes, 22 de junio de 2026. Por favor oprima el siguiente enlace para conocer las expresiones del peticionario por el Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP): https://youtu.be/Yw3O4T_PqCk

Es importante mencionar que Estados Unidos (EEUU) ha consistentemente ignorado, sumando la del lunes, 44 resoluciones de la ONU exigiendo la devolución inmediata de la soberanía de Puerto Rico a los puertorriqueños.  

Hoy, 6 millones de puertorriqueños, o dos terceras partes de la nación, han sido obligados a salir de su territorio nacional en búsqueda de mejores condiciones de vida, y casi la mitad de los 3 millones de personas en Puerto Rico viven en la pobreza.

Adrián González del PIP cree que si la ONU decide discutir el caso de Puerto Rico en la asamblea general eso presionará a EEUU a cumplir con las resoluciones. Eso nunca ocurriría, porque EEUU solo busca colonizar al mundo para siempre. Eso es lo que ha hecho durante sus 250 años de existencia. ¿Cómo es posible que un país que se creó cometiendo genocidio contra la gente indigena de América del Norte pueda ahora ser el "campeón de la democracia"?  

La única manera para descolonizar a Puerto Rico sería si los 9 millones de puertorriqueños obligue a EEUU hacerlo. 

Por favor oprima estos enlaces para ver la vista:

AM https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1ta9w5sv0

PM https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1ab0p6z0q 

El poder está en la gente.

PR Decolonization Afternoon Session 3 PM

Please click on the link below is to watch today's live broadcast of the the afternoon session of the Puerto Rico decolonization hearing starting at 3 PM from the United Nations in New York City:

https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1ab0p6z0q

Por favor oprima el enlace arriba para ver la vista de hoy en vivo sobre la descolonización de Puerto Rico desde la Organización de Naciones Unidas en la ciudad de Nueva York.

Bonarian Cultural Indigenous Rights

Traditional fishing is a Human Rights, Cultural Rights and Indigenous Rights Issue.

The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO) views the treatment of artisanal Bonairean fishermen engaged in traditional seasonal net fishing for masbango as a human rights, cultural rights, and indigenous rights issue, not merely a fishing dispute.

Protection of culture, natural rights and International oversight.  

Restrictions on traditional fishing practices raise serious concerns regarding the protection of Bonaire's cultural heritage, traditional livelihoods, and natural rights. BHRO also highlights the absence of the protections and international oversight envisioned under Article 73 of the United Nations Charter for Non-Self-Governing Territories. 

This is the reason why James Finies believes that placing Bonaire back on the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories would help ensure that native Bonaireans are protected from demographic and cultural erasure.

James Finies emphasizes that for many Bonaireans, including his father, grandfather, and generations before them, the masbango issue is not simply about fishing. It is about protecting culture, preserving tradition, respecting natural rights, and ensuring that fundamental human rights are not subordinated to policies imposed without regard for the Bonairean people and their way of life.

Reports recently emerged of Bonairean fishermen being confronted and allegedly intimidated by harbor authorities while carrying out their traditional fishing activities. The incidents are reportedly linked to conservation and protection regulations administered by STINAPA and enforced in cooperation with the Harbor Master's Office.

The controversy intensified following a public discussion involving STINAPA. Melissa van Hoorn, who previously worked for the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature in the Netherlands and became Director of STINAPA in October 2025, did not personally represent STINAPA in this controversy. Instead, the director was represented by her subordinate, local official Leonel Martijn. Critics argue that this placed a Bonairean face before the public while policies and regulations continued to be directed from institutions linked to the Netherlands.

Public support across the Dutch Caribbean.

The debate quickly spread across social media in Bonaire, Curaçao, and Aruba, with widespread support expressed for the fishermen. The discussion evolved into a broader conversation about culture, traditional rights, and the growing perception of diminished local influence over decisions affecting Bonaire.Generations of Traditional Artisanal Fishing. The fishermen involved were catching masbango in the same manner that Bonaireans and their ancestors have done for generations.

They are traditional artisanal fishermen, not large-scale commercial operators, and rely on knowledge passed down through generations rather than industrial vessels, commercial nets, or modern fishing fleets.The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO), founded by James Finies, has consistently raised concerns about the impact of the post-2010 constitutional arrangement on the rights, culture, and identity of the Bonairean people. 

BHRO maintains that policies affecting traditional livelihoods and local communities should be developed with meaningful Bonairean participation and with respect for their culture, traditions, and historical connection to their island.

Bonaire Human Rights OrganizationKaya Libertador Simon Bolivar 26Kralendijk, BonaireTel: +599 786 4576 / +599 782 5664Email: organizationbonairehumanrights@gmail.comWebsite: www.bonairehumanrights.org