"WE CAME BACK TO STRUGGLE"

Honduras is a signatory to the International Labour Organization Convention No. 169 on the rights of Indigenous and tribal peoples, as well as a signatory to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In Tolupan territory the resistance movement continues despite the 2013 mu...

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Published in:Earth Island journal 2014-07, Vol.29 (2), p.34-35
Main Author: Cuffe, Sandra
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Colonies & territories
Human rights
International agreements
Leadership
Military police
Mining
Natural resources
Rivers
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Summary:Honduras is a signatory to the International Labour Organization Convention No. 169 on the rights of Indigenous and tribal peoples, as well as a signatory to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In Tolupan territory the resistance movement continues despite the 2013 murders and ongoing threats. Since Matute and other community leaders returned home to Locomapa and reunited with those who stayed behind, they have been busy organizing.
ISSN:1041-0406