Bonaire participates in the COPPPAL International Forum in Aruba while James Finies advocates for human rights at the United Nations in Geneva

September 23, 2025 As part of broader lobbying efforts, Mrs. Joseline Thielman of Muhernan Fuerte Bonaire will represent Mr. James Finies and the case of Bonaire at the COPPPAL International…

Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights Geneva calls on Holland to Report on the rights of the Bonaire People

September 19, 2025 On September 16–17, 2025, the Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO) will bring the voices of Bonaire and the former Netherlands Antilles islands—Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Saba, and…

On this Day: From Peacefull Protest to Arbitrary  Arrest – James Finies Fight for Bonaire’s Rights

September 9, 2025 On this day, 6th September in 2019, marks 5 years of a dark page in Bonaire’s history as Mr. James Finies, Founder of the Bonaire Human Rights…

International Indigenous Day – Appeal from the Bonaire Human Rights Organization

August 12, 2025 On the commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9th of August, we call upon the international community to stand in solidarity with the…

Bonaire Human Rights President to United Nations: Defend Native Women and Girls of Bonaire

August 8, 2025 On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, Davika Bissessar Shaw president of Bonaire Human Rights Organization proudly participated and…

Bonaire’s Education Emergency Gains Global Urgency as BHRO Pushes for Human Rights Compliance

August 1, 2025 The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO) and James Finies leader of Pueblo Progresivo Uni are proud to announce that voice of the Bonerians reached the highest concerned…

James Finies Speaks at United Nations and Urges to Recognize Bonaire’s Struggle and Human Rights

July 29, 2025 Recently, James Finies, leader of PPU, participated and spoke at the UN ECOSOC management segment in New York, where he highlighted Bonaire’s ongoing institutional, demographic, and cultural…

Bonaire Human Rights Organization Submits Urgent Complaint on Educational Discrimination to the Human Rights Council and Dutch Minister of Education

July 8, 2025 The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO) has formally submitted a complaint to the Human Rights Committee on Education (HRC-Education) and the Human Rights Committee on the Elimination…

James Finies Continues to Urge the UN: Return Bonaire to the Protective List for Justice and Self-Determination

June 24, 2025 James Finies, leader of Pueblo Progresivo Uni, and Davika Bissessar Shaw, President of the Bonaire Human Rights Organization, recently participated in the High-Level Meeting “Justice for Africans…

Bonaire Delegation Meets COPPPAL Leadership in Washington, D.C. to Strengthen Push for  Bonaire Self-Determination

June 17, 2025 On the margins of the swearing-in ceremony of Suriname’s former Foreign Affairs Minister, Albert Ramdin, as the new Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS),…

“James Finies Urges Global Action at UN GA 79: Cultural Rights Critical for Bonaire’s Survival”

May 30, 2025 In a striking address at the United Nations High-Level Interactive Dialogue on Culture and Sustainable Development, James Finies delivered a powerful plea for inclusion, justice, and decolonization…

A Mother’s Cry, a Nation’s Call – Joseline Thielman of Muhernan Fuerte PPU Testifies at United Nations on Cultural Erasure and Discrimination in Bonaire Schools

May 23, 2025 Recently in a historical powerful and emotional address to the United Nations, Joseline Thielman, a founding member of Muhernan Fuerte (Strong Women Chapter of Pueblo Progresivo Uni)…