Peru accused of violating human rights after government rejects reserve for uncontacted peoples

Peru accused of violating human rights after government rejects reserve for uncontacted peoples

Campaigners shocked after ministers voted against the 1.2m-hectare Yavari Mirim reserve after 20 years of debateCampaigners have accused the Peruvian government of violating international human rights law and putting lives at risk in the Amazon after it rejected a vast new territory to protect some of the world’s most isolated Indigenous communities.After two decades of political debate, a government-led commission voted on Friday against creati…