More than 1,244 indigenous people have been assassinated in Colombia in the past five years. This persecution is not unique to Colombia. It is part of an alarming trend of human rights violations against indigenous peoples in South America. Indigenous rights to life, land, equality, natural resources, self-determination, and religious freedom are under attack. A strong American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will help prevent human rights violations in the Americas.
The Indian Law Resource Center and NCAI will host a brown bag lunch highlighting these human rights abuses:
March 19, 2009, 1:00-2:30pm
NCAI Conference Room
1301 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
For more information, see the Center’s website, http://www.indianlaw.org/node/391.
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