“Report on the grave and persistent violation of indigenous peoples´ rights in Costa Rica”, 14 Jul 2015
…This report addresses the pattern of pervasive, long-standing and inter-connected violations or denials of the rights of indigenous peoples…and the ongoing situation of impunity in which they occur and persist…[S]tudies document that almost three-quarters of the 24 legally-recognized indigenous territories are at least 40 percent illegally occupied and a quarter is 80 to 98 percent illegally occupied…With the recent developments around the Diquís Hydroelectric Project…and the lack of transparency…it is fundamental that the Committee’s requests…“that the State party provides information on the measures taken to ensure the effective participation of the Térraba people and the other indigenous peoples…