Peru: Peru's 'Final Attempt' To Stamp Out Uncontacted Tribes

Peru: Peru's 'Final Attempt' To Stamp Out Uncontacted Tribes   Peru’s Indian Affairs Department has revealed plans to open up uncontacted tribes’ reserves to oil companies – just days before the country’s new government takes office.   New laws would allow the state to grant oil and gas companies open access to the reserves, despite the extreme risk this would pose to the Indians’ lives.   The proposal has generated a wave of criticism from indigenous organizations.   Around 15 tribes...

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