Rights trampled for Indigenous Peoples across the Americas

Headline Title: Rights trampled for Indigenous Peoples across the Americas 08 August 2014 Murder and abduction attempts, intimidation and attacks, as well as ongoing daily discrimination, are among the litany of abuses Indigenous Peoples across the Americas face simply for defending their human rights, said Amnesty International in a new report today.Indigenous Peoples’ Long Struggle to Defend their Rights in the Americas is being published ahead of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (9 August). It highlights the many inequalities and human rights violations…

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