Struggles of the U’wa and Embera peoples of Colombia

20/03/2000

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
56th session
20 March – 28 April 2000

[Excerpt from the statement]

The Europe Third World Centre (CETIM) pays particular attention to human rights violations caused by projects carried out by large transnational corporations. In this regard, indigenous peoples are a sector of society that is particularly vulnerable to large-scale natural resource exploitation projects.

Read CETIM’s oral statement in French

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