International: Extraction Of Natural Resources A Key Cause Of Abuse Of Indigenous Peoples’ ...

International: Extraction Of Natural Resources A Key Cause Of Abuse Of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights – UN Expert   The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, warned Wednesday that indigenous communities’ right to self-determination in the political, social and economic spheres is being threatened by the current model for advancing with natural resource extraction.   “Natural resource extraction and other major development projects in or near indigenous...

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