UN rights chief urges countries to respect treaties with indigenous peoples

[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Wednesday urged [press release] states to honor treaties with indigenous peoples, two days before the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples [official website]. Pillay stated that treaties with indigenous peoples ought to be respected regardless of how long ago they were signed and that such treaties serve to protect human rights. While acknowledging the growing commitment to indigenous peoples in many countries through constitutional, legislative and administrative...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/08/un-rights-chief-urges-countries-to-respect-treaties-with-indigenous-peoples.php

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