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Indigenous leaders denounce IIRSA megaprojects that violate the rights of Mother Earth

The Confederación Andina de Organizaciones Indígenas de Perú (CAIO), the Organización Indígena Chiquitana de Bolivia (OICH), el Centro de Estudios Aplicados a los Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales de Bolivia (CEADESC), Comunidades Nativas de Pueblos Indígenas de Rondonia de Brasil and Indian Law Resource Center today denounced various IIRSA projects at the Inter-American Court for Human Rights in Washingtion DC for the violation of the right to free and prior informed consent of indigenous peoples.

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Argentina BICECA Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Latin America Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Andean Development Corporation Inter-American Development Bank Accountability at the IDB Environmental Policy at the IDB Indigenous Peoples and the IDB Transparency at the IDB

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