The Emerging International Standard on Indigenous Peoples' Rights: Issues and Implications for Mission Work in Third World Countries

In the past two decades, the international community, specifically the United Nations, has been focusing its attention toward a Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This article discusses the most exigent issues concerning this emerging international instrument, their history,...

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Main Author: Benedito, Roberto M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1996
In: Missiology
Year: 1996, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 227-245
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Summary:In the past two decades, the international community, specifically the United Nations, has been focusing its attention toward a Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This article discusses the most exigent issues concerning this emerging international instrument, their history, and their probable implication for the missionary agenda. In particular, it examines the Philippine experience with regard to mission work and human rights.
ISSN:2051-3623
Contains:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/009182969602400207