August 18 - 24, 2011: Five Key Indigenous Peoples Issues - Peru, Canada, Bangladesh, Burma, ...

Five Key Indigenous Peoples Issues For The Week Of August 18 - 24, 2011: Peru, Canada, Bangladesh, Burma, United States   Peru: Congress Approves Historic Law On Consultation With Indigenous People   The plenary Congress, chaired by the head of the legislature, Daniel Abugattás Majluf, unanimously adopted this evening the historic law to prior consultation with indigenous or native peoples recognized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 169. It is the first rule passed in...

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