International: Some Countries Trying To Undermine Indigenous Rights At Rio +20 International Conference


International: Some Countries Trying To Undermine Indigenous Rights At Rio +20 International Conference   Les Malezer, 2012   It is not surprising that some States are looking to avoid reference to 'Indigenous Peoples' in the outcome document being drafted for the forthcoming Rio +20 conference (to be held in June 2012). Apparently France, with the support of USA, New Zealand and Canada, has very recently proposed a change to the older terminology (from original Rio conference in...

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