Authority: American Commission on Human rights

Date: 02/06/2020

Subject: The decision of the International Court of Human Rights, recognized the violation of the right to property of the native communities since the State did not guarantee the application of the decrees, which gave the property of certain territories, and the violation of the rights to a healthy environment, to adequate food, to water and to participate to the cultural life, because of the continuous activities on such territory detrimental to the life style of the native communities

Parties: Comunidades Indígenas Miembros de la Asociación Lhaka Honhat (Nuestra Tierra) vs. Argentina

Original language: Spanish

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 17 Right to property - Solidarity - Art. 37 Environmental protection - Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal

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