Peru's Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing
Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon have urged the government to halt oil and gas projects that threaten their lands, ...
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Peru's Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects
The leaders presented evidence of the impact of oil and gas exploration at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on ...
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Peru's Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing
Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon who are calling for the government to stop oil and gas projects in their territory took their case to an international human rights body on Tuesday.
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Peru’s Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon who are calling for the government to stop oil and gas projects in their territory took their case to an international human ...