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STORY: UN / INDIGENOUS DAKOTA PIPELINE
TRT: 0:50
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 26 JANUARY 2017, NEW YORK CITY
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26 JANUARY 2017, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press room
3. Med shot, podium
SOUNDBITE (English) Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples:
“It’s regrettable that despite those demands that have not been met, there is a proclamation that it will still be pursued and I think that kind of decision has to be – again – consulted with the indigenous peoples themselves because at the end of the day they are the ones who will be directly affected, they have already defined what will be adverse impact if that pipeline will pass through their community and I hope that this government will seriously pursue that kind of consultation because that is what is required by international law and also by the national laws of the United States.”
4. Med shot, podium
The United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples told reporters in New York today (26 Jan) that it was “regrettable” that the government of the United States have not considered "demands" of indigenous people when deciding to pursue construction of the North Dakota pipeline.
UN special rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz said “I think that kind of decision has to be – again – consulted with the indigenous peoples themselves because at the end of the day they are the ones who will be directly affected.”
She also said she hopes “that this government will seriously pursue that kind of consultation because that is what is required by international law and also by the national laws of the United States.”
On Wednesday (25 Jan), United States president Donald Trump signed an executive order to proceed with the construction of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, a move opposed by a number of Native American tribal nations for its potential to cause an impact on the environment.
