Laws and Institutions
Peru is a signatory of the ILO Convention 169. In 1994, Peru signed and ratified the current international law concerning indigenous people, the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989. The laws made to protect the indigenous people are not always respected by the Peruvian government or the companies, such as Perenco, Repsol YPF, and Petrobras, who seek to explore the natural resources of their land.
Read more about this topic: Indigenous Peoples In Peru
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