In Venezuela, a congress on the human rights of indigenous peoples was organized

From June 28 to 29, the 3rd Congress on Public Defense as the body guaranteeing access to justice and the human rights of indigenous peoples is held in the city of Puerto Ayacucho, State of Amazonas. organized by the Public Defense and with the participation of representatives of indigenous organizations and institutions of the Venezuelan State.

The event was held in Venetur hotel facilities, with presentations of the role of public defense in the promotion and protection of indigenous rights and self-education and Aboriginal law as fundamental values ​​for the administration of justice. These presentations were made by the Chief of the Division for the Rights of the Public Defender, Marianny Romero, and the representative of the Waikaepuru Native Front, Nicia Maldonado

<img clbad = "aligncenter wp-image-500749 size-large "src =" http://segundoenfoque.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/defensa-publica-congreso-1024×571.jpg "alt =" congress "width =" 708 " height = "395" srcset = "http://segundoenfoque.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/defensa-publica-congreso-1024×571.jpg 1024w, http://segundoenfoque.com/wp-content/uploads / 2018/06 /defensa-publica-congreso-300×167.jpg 300w, http://segundoenfoque.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/defensa-publica-congreso-768×429.jpg 768w "sizes =" (width Maximum: 708px The subjects discussed during the two Congress Days were: Socio-Anthropological Report and Expertise on the Ethnicity of Indigenous Peoples and Communities in Judicial Proceedings ", [19659004]] Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Venezuela Decolonization of Thought and Its Importance for Cultural Insurrection Towards Latin American and Caribbean Emancipation, and The aboriginal right of indigenous peoples and communities to contextualize the educational curriculum as an element of cultural preservation and guarantee of participation.

Completion of the Third Congress

This Friday, June 29, the event culminated with the presentation of ancestral knowledge and the application of special indigenous jurisdiction by the legitimate authorities and Joint Responsibility of the State and Indigenous Communities for the Use of Natural Resources in Indigenous Territories " in the Tobogán de la Selva Communal Hall, Puerto Ayacucho.

The Public Defender, Venezuelan Justice Organization, is committed to guaranteeing access to justice indigenous peoples, as well as their human rights, through a plan consisting of fensores in the states of the country with the largest indigenous population.

Venezuela has several indigenous ethnic groups among which are distinguished: Akawayo, Amorua, Añu, Arawako, Baniva or Curripaco, Naked, Bari, Chaima, Cubeo, Cumanagoto, Eepa, Gayón, Guanono, Guaiqueri, Jirahara, Jodi, Inga, Japreria, Jivi, Kaketio, Kariña, Kuiva, Kurripako, Mako, Mapoyo, Ñengatú, Pemon, Piapoko, Puinave, Sáliba, Sanema, Sape, Timotes, Uruak, Wapishana, Warao, Warekena, Wayuu, Wotjuja, Yabarana, Yanomami, Yaruro, Yekuana and Yukpa.

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