Peru: IACHR Welcomes Enactment Of Prior Consultation Law In Peru

Peru: IACHR Welcomes Enactment Of Prior Consultation Law In Peru   The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) welcomes the enactment in Peru of a law on prior consultation of indigenous peoples, which incorporates into domestic law a right already recognized in international human rights law and thus constitutes a significant step forward in defending the human rights of the country's indigenous peoples.   According to publicly available information, on September 6, 2011, the...

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