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21 Sep 2011

Author:
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

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...“The results [of a survey] show a lack of understanding of basic minimum standards on the impact of extractive industries affecting indigenous peoples and about the role and responsibility of the State to ensure protection of their rights,” he said