Peru faces human rights court over protections for isolated Indigenous peoples in Amazon
Peru faced the final day of a landmark hearing before a regional human rights court Friday over allegations that it failed to protect Indigenous peoples living in isolation in the Amazon from logging and other activities encroaching on their territory.
TL;DR
- Peru is undergoing a final day of a human rights court hearing.
- The hearing concerns allegations of Peru failing to protect isolated Indigenous peoples in the Amazon.
- Activities like logging are encroaching on Indigenous territories, and the state is accused of inaction.