Indigenous activists take to Seine river to protest axing of rights from Paris climate pact

US, European and other states push for exclusion of binding Indigenous rights from agreement

Indigenous groups from across the world staged a paddle down the Seine river in Paris on Sunday, calling on governments to ensure Indigenous rights are included in the United Nations climate pact currently being negotiated in France.

The United States, the EU, Australia and other states have pushed for Indigenous rights to be dropped from the binding parts of the agreement out of fear that it could create legal liabilities.