UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Joins UArizona Law Faculty

Feb. 10, 2021
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José Francisco "Pancho" Calí Tzay

The Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program at the James E. Rogers College of Law is hosting the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples José Francisco "Pancho" Calí Tzay.

The United Nations Human Rights Council appointed Calí Tzay to the position in March, before its 43rd session in Geneva was suspended. The post makes him the highest-ranking independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council with primary responsibility for the promotion and protection of the human rights of Indigenous peoples.

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