UN urged to stop Peru's deadly oil and gas rush
The UN Special Rapporteur for Indigenous peoples has been urged to protect vulnerable uncontacted tribes in Peru.
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Inter-American Commission warns Peru over uncontacted tribes
Americas' top human rights watchdog expressed grave concern over threats to Peru's uncontacted tribes from oil and gas companies.
No more 'primitive' tribes: The Hindu pledges to end racist term
'The Hindu', one of the world's largest English language newspapers, pledged to no longer describe tribal peoples as 'primitive'.