Brazil - Update to CERD regarding the situation of indigenous peoples in Raposa Serra do Sol
Report summarizes events that have taken place since February 2009, including an important Supreme Court decision which had the immediate effect of allowing for the removal of the remaining non-indigenous occupants from RSS, but which may have negative impacts on indigenous peoples in Brazil as a whole in the long run.Submission by Conselho Indígena de Roraima, Rainforest Foundation US, and Forest Peoples Programme
Overview
- Resource Type:
- Reports
- Publication date:
- 6 July 2009
- Programmes:
- Legal Empowerment Access to Justice