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Peru before human rights court over isolated Amazon tribes

Original: Peru faces human rights court over protections for isolated Indigenous peoples in Amazon

Peru is facing proceedings at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights over its protections for Indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation in the Amazon. The case examines whether the state has done enough to safeguard territories and health against encroachment from logging, drug trafficking and infrastructure, and the ruling could set precedent for how governments protect uncontacted communities across Latin America.

Why now: The Inter-American Court case could establish a binding precedent on state obligations to protect isolated Indigenous peoples

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