Development must not trump indigenous rights in the Americas

04 August 2011 Across the Americas, Indigenous Peoples are seen as standing in the way of commercial interests and their human rights are consistently violated. Amnesty International today urged governments in the Americas to stop prioritizing development projects at the expense of Indigenous Peoples’ rights.The call came ahead of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on 9 August. “The ongoing human rights violations against tens of millions of indigenous people across the Americas are alarming”, said Susan Lee, Americas Director at Amnesty International. “After centuries…

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