Human Rights Violations Against the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Auteur: Amnesty International
Nombre de pages: 114 pages
ISBN: 0862102200, 9780862102203
Edition: Amnesty International
Date de publication: Amnesty International
Description: The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the inheritors of a 500-year legacy of violence and brutality. Today the circumstances in which they become victims of human rights abuses differ widely. They have been tortured and executed by government agents, and abducted and killed with impunity by hired gunmen. Some are killed because they live in areas of armed conflict. Others are killed in bitter struggles for land. Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas also have a 500-year history of struggle to survive the ravages of colonization. Today's indigenous activists have frequently paid for their efforts with their lives and their liberty. Whatever their circumstances indigenous peoples are united by the urgency of their need for human rights protection. This book examines the past and suggests steps towards a different future.--Provided by publisher.
