Richard Davies
Legislative Councilor
The Falkland Islandsare an overseas territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and NorthernIreland. Richard Davies is a member of the Islands’ eight-person LegislativeCouncil representing the area around the town of Stanley. The following is excerpted fromremarks by Councilor Davies during the June 15, 2006, meeting of the UnitedNations Special Committee on Decolonization. Itseems appropriate to start with the words of Article 1 of the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights, proclaimed by the General Assembly in 1948: “Allhuman beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowedwith reason and conscience and should act towards one…
