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- It outlaws discrimination against indigenous peoples and promotes their full and effective participation in all matters that concern them. It also ensures their right to remain distinct and to pursue their own priorities in economic, social and cultural development.
www.ohchr.org/en/indigenous-peoples/un-declaration-rights-indigenous-peoples
Indigenous Peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environment. They have retained social, cultural, economic and political...
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Nov 24, 2022 · The participation of Indigenous Peoples in the United Nations has significantly evolved over the past few decades, marking a substantial shift towards greater recognition and inclusion of their rights and voices at the international level.
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007, by a majority of 143 states in favour, 4 votes...
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The High Commissioner for Human Rights welcomed the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) by the General Assembly on 13 September 2007, as a triumph for justice and human dignity following more than two decades of negotiations between governments and indigenous peoples' representatives. It was adopt...
The Declaration is the most comprehensive instrument detailing the rights of indigenous peoples in international law and policy, containing minimum standards for the recognition, protection and promotion of these rights. It establishes a universal framework of minimum standards for the survival, dignity, wellbeing and rights of the world's indigeno...
Sep 13, 2021 · Seventeen of the forty-five articles of the Declaration address indigenous culture and how to protect and promote it, by respecting the direct input of indigenous peoples in decision-making,...
Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or identity.
Aug 1, 2013 · This Fact Sheet provides a reader-friendly overview of the United Nations human rights system and the rights of indigenous peoples. It begins by defining indigenous peoples and providing a summary of indigenous peoples’ rights.
