UN: Declaration on Indigenous rights adopted

Updated September 14, 2007 20:25:37

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a declaration protecting the rights of the world's indigenous people. The Declaration is non-binding and was strongly opposed by four countries - Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada.

Presenter: Bo Hill
Speakers: Dr Zohl de Ishtar, post-doctoral fellow at the Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland