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senate vote 2010-11-16#1
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Language Rights of Tibetans- Motions - Language Rights of Tibetans - Support and recognise
Description
<p pwmotiontext="moved">That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>supports the right of Tibetans to:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>be educated in their own language, and</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>peacefully protest to protect their right to speak their own language; and</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>recognises the importance of language in a people’s social, cultural, religious, academic and artistic endeavours.</dd></dl></p><p pwmotiontext="moved">That the motion (<b>Senator Bob Brown’s</b>) be agreed to.</p>- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2010-11-16.48.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Bob Brown](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/bob_brown), which means it was unsuccessful.
- ### What was the motion?
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) supports the right of Tibetans to:*
- >> *(i) be educated in their own language, and*
- >> *(ii) peacefully protest to protect their right to speak their own language; and*
- > *(b) recognises the importance of language in a people’s social, cultural, religious, academic and artistic endeavours.*
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