Peru's President Garcia Widely Criticized For Refusing To Sign Indigenous Rights Legislation ...


Peru's President Garcia Widely Criticized For Refusing To Sign Indigenous Rights Legislation Into Law   President Alan Garcia refused to sign a historic new law that would have recognized Peru's international obligation to consult with indigenous peoples before proceeding with resource extraction projects that affect them. Despite broad appeal from the International Labor Organization of the United Nations, human rights groups and indigenous organizations, Garcia sent back the law to Congress...

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23 June 2010

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