Brazil’s Supreme Court Rejects Indigenous Land Demarcation Timeframe, Upholding Rights and Conservation Efforts

The Federal Supreme Court of Brazil on Thursday invalidated a legislative proposal 9-2 regarding the temporal boundaries for demarcating indigenous lands. The judges’ ruling runs contrary to the argument that the territory of indigenous peoples can only be demarcated if there is evidence of the community in question’s existence as of the promulgation date of…

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Rights Groups Urge China to Halt Forcible Repatriation of North Korean Detainees

Over 50 rights groups have expressed their concerns to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the issue of North Korean detainees forcibly returned by Chinese authorities. The applied pressure calls for China to cease its forcible repatriation in accordance with the principle of non-refoulement under international law. The collective outcry addresses the potential forceful repatriation following…

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