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NEGOTIATIONS ON OAS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS DECLARATION CONTINUE

  January 23, 2004

The member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday will begin a second round of negotiations to seek consensus on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Indigenous representatives from 24 countries will participate in the three-day meeting, convened by an OAS Permanent Council working group that is preparing the draft American Declaration.

At the opening session, which begins at 9:00 a.m. Monday, the delegates will be addressed by OAS Assistant Secretary General Luigi Einaudi and the working group’s Chairman, Peruvian Ambassador Eduardo Ferrero Costa, as well as by an indigenous representative.

The meeting will focus on issues related to cultural identity and organizational and political rights which are part of the American Declaration.


WHAT: Meeting on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

WHEN: January 26

TIME: 9:00 a.m.

Where: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC


During all three days, the proceedings will be Webcast live (www.oas.org).

Reference: AVI-003/04