Brazil: Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Agrees To Hear Case Of Indigenous Peoples In ...

Brazil: Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Agrees To Hear Case Of Indigenous Peoples In Raposa Serra do Sol, Brazil After years of waiting, during which they suffered from violent attacks and the degradation of their ancestral lands, the Ingaricó, Macuxi, Patamona, Taurepang and Wapichana indigenous peoples of Raposa Serra do Sol received a favorable decision by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. During its last session at the end of October, the Commission issued an...

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