Declaration For The Americas Moves Toward Signing Without US And Canada

14/04/2015 - http://www.mintpressnews.com/

After 18 years of negotiations, the Organization of American States is gathering momentum on a declaration aimed specifically at protecting the rights of indigenous peoples throughout the Americas -- even without the participation of the U.S. and Canada.

WASHINGTON — Negotiations held over the past 18 years toward resolving historic issues of land dispossession and conflicts over natural resources with indigenous peoples of the America are finally expected to reach consensus by May.

“We were told there are some states very interested in... Read more