Concerns about discrimination against indigenous peoples and their rights were raised during the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) review of Guyana’s human rights record in Geneva on Wednesday and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett has acknowledged that there are gaps to fill.
“Estonia recognises that Guyana has made progress in the recognition of indigenous peoples rights. However we were disappointed to learn that the decisions on mining of lands used traditionally by indigenous peoples could still be made without free and prior informed consent of the affected communities,” Estonian representative Jüri Seilenthal said,
