Inter-American court condemns Argentina over indigenous rights

The court, based in the Costa Rican capital of San José, ordered specific action for the restitution of those rights, including access to food and water, reforestation and the recovery of indigenous culture in Argentina.

The case originated in a claim for the recognition of their land property rights by the Wichí, Iyjwaja, Komlek, Niwackle and Tapy’y indigenous communities in the northern province of Salta, bordering on Paraguay and Bolivia.

The indigenous plaintiffs claimed that their land had been occupied by other settlers with the state constructing an international bridge without prior consultation.