While land has always played a central role in the cultures, identities, and religions of indigenous peoples, Indians who attempt to exercise the rights that are guaranteed to them in the Brazilian Constitution are frequently the victims of violent attacks and other human rights abuses. This report emphasizes that international human rights standards require the Brazilian government to protect the cultures of indigenous peoples and ensure that land conflicts be settled peacefully and with due process.
Violence Against the Macuxi and Wapixana Indians in Raposa Serra Do Sol and Northern Roraima From 1988 to 1994