Right to self -determination

Self determination is a fundamental right that must be afforded to a native or national group. The UN generalassebly resolution 1514(The declaration granting Independence to colonial countries and peoples),the Helsink Act and the african charter of human rights all assert self-determination is an important right.
Some claims for self determination and independence were nourished in the soil of the ill-treatment of natives people by colonial powers and unfortunately exercabated by the post colonial dictorial goverments. The recognition of minority rights protects cultural identities that risk being diluted. The activities of terrorist groups should not undermine the political agendas of nationalist movements and the inerests of minority groups.
The state borders drawn by colonialists were completely artificial. Ethinic groups were split and divided.
Self determination is about representation,identity and choice,therefore no single individual or group of individuals has a right to determine or deny the destiny of another.