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Joênia Wapichana

Brazilian politician · Brazil · Politicians · Born 1974 · age 52

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Joenia Wapichana is the first Indigenous lawyer in Brazil and a member of the Wapichana tribe of northern Brazil. After taking a land dispute to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Wapichana became the first Indigenous lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court of Brazil.

A life in dates

2018United Nations Prize in the Field of Human RightsAward2010Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)Award2004Reebok Human Rights AwardAward1974Born

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United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights2018
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)2010
Reebok Human Rights Award2004

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Joenia Wapichana is the first Indigenous lawyer in Brazil and a member of the Wapichana tribe of northern Brazil. After taking a land dispute to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Wapichana became the first Indigenous lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court of Brazil. She is the current president of the National Commission for the Defense of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Country
Brazil
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1974 · age 52

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