UN Expert Urges Acceleration Of Progress For Russia’s Indigenous People

UN Expert Urges Acceleration Of Progress For Russia’s Indigenous People   The United Nations expert on indigenous people on Tuesday welcomed “important steps” made by the Government of the Russian Federation towards protecting the rights of the country’s indigenous peoples, while noting that “many indigenous people in Russia continue to face multiple impediments to the full enjoyment of their human rights, especially in certain regions.”   James Anaya, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on...

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