Capitol Hill Human Rights Commission Holds First In A Series Of Indigenous Hearings

Capitol Hill Human Rights Commission Holds First In A Series Of Indigenous Hearings In the first of several planned hearings on global Indigenous issues, Indigenous leaders from Latin America came to Washington and warned of economic development practices that sabotage their communities and the environment at large. In response, Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., co-chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Congress, called for investment in the Indigenous protection of their own...

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