none of these instruments address the thorny subject of evangelical attempts to convert ‘tribal’ populations to Christianity, which ought to have been fairly obvious given the history of the Americas and other regions. Ironically, while the ‘dominant’ national majorities are expected to respect the identities of ‘indigenous peoples’, there is no international commitment to prevent external actors, such as missionary groups, from interfering with the course of indigenous life in the name of ‘educating’ or ‘civilising’ them.
