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16 Dec 2014

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Survival International

Paraguay: UN Special Rapporteur condemns “massive destruction of ecosystems” by Yaguareté Pora livestock firm which could wipe out the Ayoreo indigenous

“UN official condemns ‘massive destruction’ of uncontacted tribe’s land” - 15 December 2014

…UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli­-Corpuz, told the Paraguayan authorities, “(The Ayoreo) need their forests, without them their culture will disappear.”  In October 2014, Survival submitted a report to the Special Rapporteur in advance of her first trip to Paraguay.  Survival’s report highlighted the illegal invasion of cattle ranchers on the Ayoreo’s land, which has resulted in the fastest rate of deforestation in the world.  Brazilian beef firm Yaguarete Pora S.A. has been illegally felling the Ayoreo’s forest home, forcing the vulnerable indians to flee from the land they depend on for their survival.  The Rapporteur remarked on the poor health of the country’s indigenous peoples, 87% of whom have no access to health services.  Following first contact, many Ayoreo succumb to respiratory diseases to which they have no immunity, and numerous members of the tribe have been left to die.  “My general recommendation to the Paraguayan State is that it guarantees the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode’s rights and resources,” Tauli-­Corpuz said.