UN says the TPP threatens Indigenous rights
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UN says the TPP threatens Indigenous rights
March 10, 2016 | By Brent Patterson
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Rights Victoria Tauli-Corpuz says the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) threatens Indigenous land rights.
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