05 May Regional commission seeks justice for indigenous rights abuses: Inter-American Commission of Human Rights blames governments for torture and negligence (Latin America Press)
The Washington-based Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, a branch of the Organization of American States, has presented two law suits against the governments of Argentina and Ecuador for negligence in two human rights abuse cases against indigenous citizens. The body presented the two cases to the San Jose, Costa Rica-based Inter-American Court of Human Rights, it said on May 5. In Ecuador, the Commission accused the country’s government of acting to the detriment of the indigenous Kichwa people in the Sarayaku, in Ecuador’s jungle, who have been vehemently against oil drilling in their area, particularly by the Italian oil company Agip… go to article