AUSTRALIA

摘要

Critics of a proposed radioactive waste disposal site in Australia's Northern Territory say the government could be violating an international agreement if it proceeds with the project. Opponents contend that the proposed Muckaty facility, near Tennant Creek, would contravene the United Nation's declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, which states that nations must "ensure that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials shall take place in the lands or territories of indigenous peoples without their free, prior and informed consent."