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Protecting the rights of indigenous peoples

 

Autor : UN - DESA
Fuente: UN - DESA
Fecha: 2013-05-21 10:24:57
Descripción: Interview with Tonya Gonnella Frichner, President and Founder of the American Indian Law Alliance. There are over 370 million indigenous people living in 90 countries across the globe. Protecting and advancing their rights have been at the heart of Tonya Gonnella Frichner"s mission for almost three decades, serving as an attorney and former member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues. With the upcoming 12th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues taking place on 20-31 May, and with the world conference more than a year away, DESA met with Ms. Tonya Gonnella Frichner, in order to talk about past achievements and the work that lies ahead.
 

 

 

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