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2018
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Indigenous Rights Venezuelan Constitution 1999 Laws And Legislation for Autochthonous People Land demarcation Orinoco Mining Bow Guerrilleros Amazonas Estado Bolivar Indigenous Protest Political Participation Mobilizations Venezuela Conservative and Progressive Governments extractivismSujets proches
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Catherine Alès, « « From Proclamation to Denial. Indigenous Rights and Political Participation in Venezuela » », HAL-SHS : droit et gestion, ID : 10670/1.d49h53
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The indigenous people of Venezuela, long excluded from political participation, registered a whole set of rights within the new constitution in 1999. However, the proclamation of these rights did not ensure their full implementation and, a fortiori, their purpose to protect the survival of indigenous peoples. This article presents an analysis of the processes through which indigenous rights have been allocated but poorly implemented and even substantially withdrawn. In many Latin American states, the rights that promote autonomy and self-government are actively abandoned notwithstanding cultural, political, and economic contexts be they progressive or conservative. Through this analysis, this article proposes the concept of “proclamation-denial”. While this concept is relevant for numerous Latin American countries, this article highlights the specificities of the Venezuelan case.