BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Peru throws out Amazon land laws

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7578040.stm

Peru's Congress has voted to repeal two land laws aimed at opening up Amazonian tribal areas to development, which led to protests by indigenous groups.

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That is a crime against humanity! Why should development be more important that people themselves. It makes me feel sick, the indigenous people have a right to there way of living and why should that be interrupted. It makes me so angry.

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Created by DrPot on 23 August 2008

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The indigenous people didn't want it, their cultural existence would be irrepairably damaged & the impact to the environment would be great. So good piece of intense activism yields results!

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