Points of Progress: Landmark win for indigenous rights, and more
May 31, 2019
2 minutes
Ecuador
A landmark case has granted the Waorani community of Ecuador the right to self-determination, ruling that the government could not sell their lands without fair consent from the community. The government had divided Ecuador’s portion of the Amazon into sections for international auction, including Waorani land. The Waorani filed a lawsuit, saying that they had not
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