Olympics to begin amid rising violence against Brazil’s indigenous people

Mongabay
By Sandra CuffeAug 4, 2016, 6:40 pm465 ptsHot
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n the eve of the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, indigenous leaders and human rights advocates spoke out today to highlight the rising violence against indigenous people and environmental activists in Brazil. Already this year, there have been 33 killings of indigenous…

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