U.N. indigenous peoples declaration delayed

[Waya]

A nearly three-decade effort to secure rights for world indigenous peoples was thwarted Tuesday during a “remarkable and bizarre development,” after the United Nations General Assembly voted to delay passage of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

“We are very disappointed that the declaration will not be immediately adopted,” said Robert “Tim” Coulter, executive director of the Indian Law Resource Center in Helena. “But we understand that there are concerns because this is a very serious declaration of rights.”

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