Indigenous Organization Denounces Brazil at the UN · Global Voices
Raphael Tsavkko Garcia

The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) denounces [pt] human rights abuses against the indigenous populations in an open-letter [pt] to the United Nations. Among several issues, APIB calls the attention to the Guarani-Kaiowa genocide, the mining projects on indigenous lands and the illegal constructions in the Amazon rainforest – such as the Belo Monte dam -, and the lack of education and healthcare.