Tag: James Anaya

• Wednesday, September 19th 2012 - 02:00 UTC

  UN calls on Argentina to stop eviction of indigenous peoples from their lands

  

  United Nations Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya called on Argentina to cease the eviction of indigenous communities from their lands, during the presentation of the annual report of his office before the UN Human Rights council in Geneva.

• Friday, December 9th 2011 - 07:08 UTC

  UN expert calls on Argentina to improve living conditions of indigenous groups

  

  A United Nations expert urged Argentina to strengthen its measures to protect the human rights of indigenous groups as well as their rights to land ownership and education, adding that a mechanism to establish dialogue between them and the Government is urgently needed.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 07:49 UTC

  U.N. Urges Chile to Halt Evictions of Indigenous Protesters

  

  Following months of protests and sit-ins surrounding ancestral land claims on Chile’s Easter Island, the United Nations has officially called on the Chilean government to help diffuse tensions.