Africa: First-Ever Congressional Hearing On Indigenous Peoples Of Africa

Africa: First-Ever Congressional Hearing On Indigenous Peoples Of Africa   On May 12, for the first time, the U.S. Congress will devote a hearing solely to Indigenous Peoples of Africa.* The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission will host the gathering, the second in its unprecedented series of hearings on Indigenous Peoples worldwide.   African leaders will outline Indigenous-controlled economic development models. Other speakers will describe continuing human rights abuses and the challenges of...

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