DECLARATION OF PROTECTION OF RIGHTS

OF THE VEPS INDIGENOUS TRIBAL PEOPLE OF THE LAKSHA CLAN.

 

"Trails used by indigenous peoples did not necessarily constitute one single path. Often they consisted of a network of trails passing through their Dreams."

 

"In these mountains and around them, luck will return to you, peace will return to you, freedom. In these mountains and around them, your beauty will return to you. Everything returns to those who pray for comprehension. Everything leaves those whose hearts hold anger."

 

We, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, having gathered to establish justice, ensure peace, promote our common well-being, and guarantee the blessings of freedom for ourselves and our descendants, humbly and gratefully acknowledging the goodness of the God the Creator, who has granted us such a favorable opportunity for this endeavor, hereby enact and adopt this Declaration:

 

1. We, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, united by our common roots, language, culture, and historical memory, hereby affirm through this Declaration our self-determination and self-identification as an indigenous people who maintain an unbroken spiritual connection to the land of our ancestors and to the tradition of world continuity. Our historical and cultural space was born among the waters and forests of the Northwest, where lakes and rivers nourish the land, where our native shores are recognized by a living heart, where we built our homes, cultivated the land, preserved our crafts, songs, and words, and called the world by its native name. We exist. We are. We are committed to life and to the dignity of the living man. We bear witness, learn, and share the very best within us for the sake of peace among people, for the protection of nature, and for a beautiful future in which no one will be deprived of their name, their language, or their right to live.

 

2. We, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, know that all words exchanged between living people must be respectful and honest. Commitments must be genuine, sincere, and made in good faith, accepted jointly by mutual agreement. Actions – along with the necessary resources, timelines, capacity-building, and technical assistance – must serve as the best foundation for further building our common future, and all the results of our words, choices, and deeds must be profound, long-lasting, and transformative for our common world. Through our life, practice, and self-analysis, there is a progressive self-awareness of our ethical, moral, physical, psychical, emotional, creative, intellectual, and legal standing of us, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, through the demonstration of all our deeds and actions, the choices we make, and the decisions we adopt – which is the direct and only, solemn and sincere proof of honesty, conscientiousness, truthfulness, responsibility, faith, love, and service to God and one another of all members of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan.

 

3. We, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, affirm as a law of life that there are no intermediaries between us and God. By virtue of the legal right granted to us at birth, no church, religion, or other institutions and entities have any rights over us, our souls, or any other intangible and spiritual aspects of us. We, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, do not permit and prohibit the use of us as a grant. All rights and claims are granted to us by birth, such as the transfer of certain "Divine Rights of Use" from God, also known as "Divine Possessions," also known as "Divinity," we hereby lawfully possess inalienable and irrevocable rights to the names given to us at birth and to our biological property, consciousness, Divine spirit, energy, labor, and the full right to continue our family line or other possessions – property – created as a result of our lives and for us, without prejudice to us. Therefore, we hereby notify and inform everyone that we revoke all their authority over us, rescind all deals previously entered into with them – whether based on our verbal, explicit, or implicit consent, written agreement – contractual agreement

 – or from the moment of our birth and deals made by our parents, guardians, or any trusted representatives – regarding us. All future interactions may take place only on the basis of a fair and equitable bilateral or multilateral agreement, based on a power of attorney and the accountability of the executor of our will, as specified in the agreement we personally enter into. Our bodies, as well as any of our property and possessions, are inviolable. No one has the right, without our consent or to our detriment, to violate our personal bodily integrity or the boundaries of our home or property.

 

4. Our main guideline and law of inner measure is respect for every living man in building conscientious relationships with God, and our family line preserves and elevates the values of traditional, centuries-old knowledge of dream interpretation; and we recognize this knowledge as the unbreakable measure of our actions. We study the dreams of all the peoples of the world and are the creators of a family line laboratory for the study and interpretation of dreams – this is how we explore the living man’s journey toward God. A dream is a direct message from God to a man, without intermediaries. Our way of life is grounded in the study of our own dreams, as well as the dreams of our ancestors – and thus we, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, affirm that we believe God, serve our family, our people, and all living people, and take full responsibility for our own lives and the lives of our children. Therefore, we preserve as a legacy – one that does not fade or grow old with time – that every member of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan must keep their own sacred private dream diary and, before the age of 20, learn the art of interpreting their dreams, as well as to help all those in need interpret their dreams. At the same time, no one has the right to read the private sacred dream diary of any member of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan without permission or in secret from the owner of the dream material. No one has the right to read the private sacred dream diary of any member of the Laksha family line without permission or secretly from the owner of the dream material. We also recognize as a source of healing for the soul and relationships the necessity for every member of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, who possesses the art of dream interpretation, to serve, to the best of their ability, as mentors and spiritual guides in dream interpretation for their Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, as well as for other indigenous and tribal peoples who request such assistance and guidance.

 

5. We consider it our inalienable right to maintain a firm commitment to respect, encourage, and promote assistance and support among all indigenous tribal peoples of the world, without in any way diminishing the rights of all indigenous peoples and of every living man. Our people's priorities include a willingness to collaborate with indigenous peoples through their own representative institutions in developing and implementing action plans, strategies, or other measures, where appropriate, in the spirit of mutual aid and support. We hold the importance of the medical practices of all indigenous peoples, their traditional medicine, and their traditional knowledge as a paramount value. We, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, recognize that the traditional knowledge, innovations, and practices of all indigenous peoples and local communities make an important contribution to the preservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. We recognize the importance of indigenous peoples' participation, where possible, in deriving benefits from their knowledge, innovations, and practices. At the same time, we prohibit and refuse any medical intervention, preventive vaccinations, or other such measures against us and our children; we refuse and do not accept any vaccines, attenuated viruses in any form, or other treatments, except for those measures for which we ourselves provide written permission and consent, and only upon written confirmation from the attending physician or other person administering the vaccine and so on to us or our children, or other actions guaranteeing 100% safety of any actions, treatments, vaccinations, or interventions whatsoever.

 

6. We, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, place at the forefront of our ancestral path the intensification of our efforts, in collaboration with indigenous peoples, to prevent and eradicate all forms of violence and discrimination against indigenous peoples and each individual man, in particular women, children, youth, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

 

7. We build our home and our Laksha clan on traditional knowledge, and we uphold traditional knowledge as a measure of our people's honor. Developed over centuries of experience and adapted to the local culture and environment, our traditional knowledge is passed on from generation to generation in both oral and written forms. Our traditional knowledge is collectively owned and takes the form of stories, dream interpretations, songs, folklore, proverbs, cultural values, beliefs, rituals, and the laws of our community. And we also strengthen in each generation the knowledge that nature is a central element of our living environment, food system, and spiritual development, and that providing ecological education to the younger generation of indigenous and tribal peoples plays a vital role in the survival of all mankind.

 

8. We hold as a luminous law of our living hearts the preservation of an unbreakable connection with the natural environment, free access to traditional natural resources and traditional food systems, which form the very foundation for the preservation of the culture of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, as well as all other indigenous and tribal peoples of our world. At the same time, we consider the transmission of intangible cultural heritage from generation to generation – with the direct involvement of the bearers of our indigenous people's culture – to be the primary purpose of our ancestral way of life and the source of our creative service. A respectful attitude toward nature, free access to traditional natural resources, and their prudent use are integral elements of the self-awareness and value system of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan.

 

9. We adhere to the unified rule of respecting, preserving, and supporting the knowledge, innovations, and practices of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, as well as all other indigenous and tribal communities incarnating a traditional way of life related to the preservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, and that contribute to the wider application, with the approval and participation of the holders of such knowledge, of innovations and practices, as well as to the promotion of the equitable sharing of benefits and all advantages derived from the use of such knowledge, innovations, and practices. Based on the principle that every man has the right to traditional education, it is necessary to develop a terminological framework for indigenous and tribal language and to assist in the development and publication of educational materials in the traditional language.

 

10. We name the right of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan to self-determine their status according to their own customs and traditions as our main core, and we adhere to this without deviation. The self-identification of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan is the fundamental criterion for determining our status. The Laksha people have the right to freely exercise their economic, social, and cultural development. We, the representatives of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, having gathered to establish justice, ensure peace, promote our common well-being, and guarantee the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our descendants, humbly and gratefully acknowledging the goodness of God the Creator, who has granted us such a favorable opportunity for this endeavor, hereby enact and adopt this Declaration on behalf of the chiefs of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan.

 

11. We uphold, as a seal of dignity of the indigenous tribal Laksha people, the right to freely dispose of our natural, intellectual, physical, psychical, and emotional resources for our own purposes, without detriment to any member of our clan, and we affirm as an ancestral truth that under no circumstances may the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan be deprived of their means of subsistence. We also protect from oblivion and distortion our knowledge that every member of the indigenous people has the right to freedom of expression of opinion. This right includes the freedom to seek, receive, and disseminate information and ideas of any kind, regardless of borders, whether orally, in writing, or in print, in the form of art, or through any mass media of one's choice, while respecting the rights and reputations of others, as well as public order, public health, and man's morality.

 

12. We affirm, as a duty to all living people and to our common future, the prohibition of any form of propaganda for war, as well as of national, racial, or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility, or violence. We consider our right exclusively to peaceful assemblies to be the foundation of health of soul and body and the measure of a sober mind, and, in such case, no restrictions may be imposed on the exercise of this right.

 

13. We consider the inalienable right to life to be the foremost condition for the well-being of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan and for the purity of their intentions. No indigenous people must be arbitrarily deprived of life. No indigenous people must be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, nor to medical or scientific experiments without their free consent. The Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan must not be held in slavery. Slavery and the slave trade in all their forms are prohibited. The Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan must not be subjected to forced or compulsory labor, as they have the right to liberty and personal inviolability. The Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan cannot not be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention.

 

14. We uphold as the foundation of education and pass on to our children as the foundation of their heritage the knowledge that the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, lawfully present on the territory of the state, have the right to freedom of movement and freedom to choose their place of living. The Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan have the right to leave any country, including their own. No one should be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with the private lives of all members of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, their families, homes, or correspondence, nor to unlawful encroachments on the honor and reputation of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan.

 

15. We recognize as an inviolable foundation the right of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. This right includes the freedom to have or adopt a religion or belief of one's choice, as well as the freedom, both individually and in community with other living people, in public or in private, to practice their traditional forms of worship and to observe traditional rules for interpreting dreams. No one must be subjected to coercion that restricts the freedom of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan to profess or adopt a religion or belief of their choice, as well as their freedom to interpret their dreams, ancestral dreams, as well as all dreams that are publicly available for the benefit of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan and all mankind.

 

16. We recognize the family as the ancestral sanctuary of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, and we affirm the sacred right of all living men and women of marriageable age to marry and start a family. We protect the formation of the family-ancestral union through labor and purity of thought, and affirm that no family-ancestral union may be formed without the free and full consent of the future spouses. We place at the head of upbringing the right of every child of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan to grow and develop without any discrimination based on race, skin color, sex, language, religion, national or social origin, property status, or birth, and so that our children may grow up in honor and clarity, every child of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan must be registered immediately after birth and receive a name and a birth record entry for a live boy or live girl, issued by the council of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan.

 

17. We preserve, as a spiritual legacy and as a guarantee of the well-being of future generations of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, our commitment to all human rights and fundamental freedoms, free from obstacles and discrimination. No form of force or coercion may be applied to the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, and the social, cultural, religious, and spiritual values and customs of the Laksha indigenous tribal people must be recognized and protected. The nature of the challenges faced by the Laksha indigenous people, both as a group and in separate cases, must be taken into account while respecting the integrity of the values, practices, and institutions of the Laksha indigenous people; and policies aimed at alleviating the difficulties faced by the Laksha indigenous people in the context of new living conditions, labor, and all manner of practices must be adopted with the participation and cooperation of the affected peoples.

 

18. We affirm, as an unalterable foundation for the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan and as a guiding light for all times, the right to determine our own priorities in the development process that affects our lives, beliefs, institutions, and spiritual well-being, as well as the lands we occupy or use, and to exercise self-control over our own economic, social, and cultural development. As parents, we independently educate our children, protecting them from anything that may pose a danger, in accordance with the principle of freedom of religious views and beliefs, while also caring for their health and mental well-being, ensuring their emotional balance, and avoiding stress – and especially the moral corruption often referred to as "sex education." When our children reach the age of conscious adulthood, they will be able to decide for themselves whether or not they need to view such materials. We forbid anyone from forcing our children to attend so-called "sex education" classes, as this contradicts the principles of our children’s healthy development and involves the imposition of false values and incorrect guidelines upon them through the education system. Our children should focus on their studies and spirituality, not on sex or how to do or not do certain things. We take full responsibility for our lives and the lives of our children; we are committed to protecting ourselves and our children, protecting our rights and personal interests, and promoting their realization; we will protect our children and defend them against any encroachment by anyone, and if we believe that our children or we are in danger or that harm may be inflicted upon us, we will take the necessary measures to defend ourselves and our children.

 

19. We accept as a measure of common sense the improvement of the living and labour conditions of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, as well as the level of healthcare and education of the indigenous Laksha people, as a priority task for the overall development of the territories we inhabit, and we recognize as the foundation of our true freedom – in conjunction with the responsibility of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan – the need to preserve our traditions and customs and to create new institutions and communities, as well as independent scientific research activities and societies of independent scholars of their indigenous and tribal peoples.

 

20. We consider the primary condition for the creation and purity of relationships to be the respect, on the part of any government, for the special significance of the culture and spiritual values of the indigenous tribal Laksha people, their relationship to the lands or territories – or both, depending on the circumstances – that they occupy or otherwise use, and, in particular, the collective aspects of these relationships. We affirm the use of the term "lands" as a concept of territories encompassing the entire environment of the territories occupied or otherwise used by the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan. We lay upon the altar of our ancestral honor and do not allow its diminution the recognized rights of ownership and possession of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan over the lands they traditionally occupy. Furthermore, where appropriate, measures must be taken to protect the right of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan to use lands that are not their exclusive lands but to which they have traditionally had access for their subsistence and traditional activities.

 

21. We recognize, as the highest order of the heart, the necessity for all governments to take the necessary steps to identify the lands that the relevant indigenous Veps tribal peoples must traditionally occupy, in order to ensure the effective protection of their property and possession rights. And in the direction of the common good, and within the framework of the national legal system, appropriate procedures must be established to resolve land claims by the affected Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan. The rights of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan to the natural resources associated with their lands must be specifically protected. These rights include the right of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan to participate in the use, management, and preservation of these resources. In cases where the state retains ownership of mineral deposits or subsoil resources, as well as rights to other resources associated with their lands, governments must establish or maintain procedures through which they consult with the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan to determine whether and to what extent their interests will be affected before proceeding with or authorizing any programs for the exploration or exploitation of such resources on their lands. The Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan must share in the benefits of such activities and receive fair compensation for any harm they may suffer as a result of such activities.

 

22. We preserve as our ancestral spiritual capital, above wealth and authority, the need – in the event that a return to our sovereign lands is impossible – for any government to provide lands to the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, that are, in terms of quality and legal status, at least equal to the lands previously occupied by the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, and suitable for meeting their current needs and future development. If the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan express a preference for compensation in monetary or in-kind form, such compensation must be paid with appropriate guarantees. National agrarian programs must guarantee the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan equal treatment – equal to that provided to other levels of the population.

 

23. We recognize as the core of our ancestral way of life and a source of enduring stability for all time that any members of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan who engage in seasonal, temporary, and migrant practices in the medical field and other sectors enjoy the protection provided by national legislation and cannot be subjected to labour conditions that are hazardous to their health, in particular, exposure to pesticides or other toxic substances.

 

24. We accept as the foundation of trust and a guarantee of loyalty between us all forms of crafts, rural and communal livelihoods, as well as subsistence farming and the traditional activities of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, such as hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering, which are recognized and important factors in preserving their culture and the economic and spiritual self-sufficiency of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, and accordingly, at the request of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, appropriate technical and financial assistance should be provided, to the extent possible, taking into account the traditional technologies and cultural features of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, as well as the importance of the sustainable and equitable development of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan.

 

25. We hold as a banner of our values the assertion that we prohibit any actions taken towards us and our children – the issuance of documents that personalize or depersonalize us, microchipping, tattooing, the application of numbers or identifying marks, covert tagging, and so on – aimed at assigning any personal number or other identifier to us without our permission.

 

26. We set as the starting point for any service and any joint endeavor to be the recognition by any government of the right of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan to establish their own educational, scientific, and independent societies, fellowships, unions, academies, collegiums, leagues, brotherhoods, and circles. To this end, any government must provide the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan with the appropriate resources upon the request for assistance from the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan. Governments must take appropriate measures, including through international agreements, to facilitate contact and cooperation among all indigenous and tribal peoples across borders, including activities in the scientific, economic, social, cultural, spiritual, and ecological spheres.

 

27. We rely on the right to preserve and develop the Veps language, to pass it on to our children, and to support education and cultural practices in our native language. We rely on the right to preserve and revive the cultural heritage of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan: customs, folklore, traditional crafts, song and ritual culture, historical memory, and knowledge of dream interpretation. We assert the right to protect the sacred sites, cemeteries, monuments, and traditional landscapes of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, as well as the right to participate in decisions that affect our environment and cultural life. We declare the right to communal solidarity of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan: support for families, children, and elders; the preservation of kinship ties among the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan; and the promotion of the development of living cultural traditions and the traditional worldview of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, the formation of contemporary cultures among related indigenous and tribal peoples; the development of new approaches and methods that allow the younger generation of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan to combine traditional spirituality with modern ways of perceiving the surrounding reality; with the aim of addressing the challenges of youth development and creating appropriate conditions for their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being through exposure to the traditions, culture, and languages of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan.

 

28. We elevate to the rank of the highest priority the readiness of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan to provide charitable assistance to all those in need, in any form or manifestation, to the best of our ability, while reserving the right to refuse to provide such assistance at our own discretion. At the same time, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan declare their readiness to accept charitable contributions and expressions of gratitude in any amount, form, or manner. Every indigenous and tribal people, as well as every living man, has the full right to provide charitable assistance or a gift to the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, including by making a money transfer to members of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, sending funds to them in any currency, in any amount, and by any available means.

 

29. We recognize as our measure of the deed and our responsibility the right of any living man to provide charitable assistance to the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, as well as to request charitable assistance from the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan. Each member of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan is not required to know the identity of who is providing charitable assistance or a gift to them, nor are they required to know the source of funds deposited into their account without a payment description, or with a payment description indicating a gift, charitable contribution, or donation. At the same time, each member of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan is not required to know the identity of whom they are providing charitable assistance to, and cannot be the subject of suspicion or dispute. Charitable assistance, in any form and at any time, received by each member of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan is not considered income, but is considered a means of subsistence obtained by lawful means, and the exclusive right to dispose of said means – funds received without a specified payment purpose or lacking specific information regarding the payment purpose – belongs only to members of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, regardless of the circumstances of place and/or time. We assert, as a basis of respect for the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, that any transfer or payment of funds in favor of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan that do not contain specific information regarding the purpose of the payment or are made without specifying a purpose, are considered, by default, to be a voluntary donation, a charitable contribution, or a gift in favor of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan.

 

30. We affirm, as an inexhaustible source of stability, clarity, and strength of the family line, that the conclusion of any transaction – agreement – with the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan is always and everywhere conducted without prejudice to the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan. All transactions with government bodies and their entities, legal entities and individuals, as well as other persons, are concluded by the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan either orally or in the form of a written agreement, without prejudice to the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan. If it becomes apparent that the rights of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan under a transaction, contract, or other agreements have been violated by anyone or anything, then the termination by the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan actions under a transaction is a fact of termination of the agreement, with the restoration of our rights and compensation for damages and costs incurred from the persons who violated our rights. We affirm as the highest law of the living heart the notice of invalidity of all monetary documents signed and posted on any trading platforms for the purpose of presenting a document for acceptance or payment, settlement, or collection, as well as null contracts and agreements from a dead legal entity: using the personal data of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan without our permission and without having an agreement in our direct possession.

 

31. We uphold, as the foundation of peaceful consent and the strength of the family, the prohibition against unauthorized "agreements" – agreements that were not entered into rationally, but rather as a result of deception, coercion, or a state of distress; and such contracts or agreements that no honest and decent one would ever accept or propose. We prohibit the application of implied actions – transactions, agreements, or contracts of any kind, including silence, inaction, or action, and so on – toward our Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, which may indicate our desire to enter into certain legal relationships, such as entering into a deal. We prohibit the application of implied actions – transactions – toward us based on our behavior or any specific conduct.

 

32. We, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan – are neither a CORPORATION, nor a corporation, nor a person, nor a real estate of a corporate process, nor a created persona, and a birth registration number is merely our temporary property, imposed by the "state" or whoever else. We, the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, are the owners of the property we have acquired and continue to acquire, but we are not the trusted person of this property, nor of the dead property created in our name without our participation.

 

33. We preserve, as a guiding principle of conscience and a guardian of our honor, our refusal to accept responsibility for the named corporations issued using our name – composed of any combination of our first name, middle name, and last name; we bear no responsibility for the owners of these corporations, nor are we trusted persons of these corporations or trusted persons of the corporation owners. We reserve all our rights and freedoms at all times and in all places, from before our birth through our birth and forevermore. Furthermore, we reserve all our rights not to be compelled to fulfill any contracts, agreements, or commercial arrangements that we have not signed consciously, voluntarily, and intentionally. We accept no liability for any forced gain or loss arising from any undisclosed contract or commercial agreement. We have never signed any hidden contracts.

 

34. The legal capacity of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan, as established by this Declaration, is unconditionally and fully recognized by the entire international community, including: Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (No. 169), adopted by the International Labor Organization (ILO) at its 76th session on June 27, 1989; The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the General Assembly on September 13, 2007; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948; The Charter of Paris for a New Europe, adopted at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) on November 21, 1990. All information contained in this Declaration is recognized as irrefutable truth and is not subject to dispute. All rights provided for in this Declaration are forever reserved to the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan; they are considered inalienable and are unconditionally recognized under all circumstances, in every jurisdiction, and at all times.

 

35. This Declaration takes legal effect upon its publication, has legal consequences, and is valid in every jurisdiction, at any time, and under any circumstances. This Declaration is an official public act and is addressed to an unlimited circle of persons, including all official bodies, representatives of the spiritual, legislative, executive, and judicial authorities, the general public, the entire international community, everyone interested, and everyone without exception. Full and unconditional acceptance of this Declaration, as well as its absolute public and legal recognition, is implied by default and is irrevocable. This Declaration is recognized as an official social agreement, has international status, and holds indisputable legal priority. Any condition, proposal that conflicts with this Declaration is deemed unwritten, disregarded, and without legal effect, regardless of where such a condition or proposal is contained or by whom it is voiced, irrespective of place, time, jurisdiction, or circumstances. This Declaration excludes any damage, harm to the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan. Nothing in this Declaration may be construed as an opportunity, right to violate this Declaration or to cause damage or harm to the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan. The preferential right to interpret this Declaration is recognized for the chiefs of the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan. It is acknowledged that this Declaration contains no errors and that this Declaration, in its entirety, is comprehensible and acceptable to the entire world.

 

A notice / certification / acceptance by the agent constitutes a notice / certification / acceptance by the principal.

 

A notice / certification / acceptance by the principal constitutes a notice / certification / acceptance by the agent.

 

All rights are protected and reserved by the Veps indigenous tribal people of the Laksha clan.