UN experts highlight pressing issues ahead of the first indigenous peoples’ world conference

UN experts highlight pressing issues ahead of the first indigenous peoples’ world conference

 “The adoption of the [UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples] marked a historical moment of recognition of the existence of indigenous peoples who are characterized by distinct cultural identities, and who have suffered and in many ways continue to suffer, widespread and systematic deprivation of their human rights,” said James Anaya, UN expert on indigenous peoples rights.