Brazil: ‘Genocide’ Risk In Brazil Despite UN Push To End Racism

Brazil: ‘Genocide’ Risk In Brazil Despite UN Push To End Racism   Calls are growing to stop ‘a real situation of genocide’ inside Brazil’s Amazon, as the UN marks International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.   Experts warn Brazil’s Awá tribe will face extinction unless more is done to protect their land rights, which are being abused by illegal loggers and cattle ranchers.   The UN wants the ‘dignity and rights’ of human beings to be respected globally, however...

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