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- The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination has promulgated a general recommendation that expounds upon the States’ duty of non-discrimination against indigenous peoples regarding the protection of their culture, their economic and social development, their effective participation and their rights over lands, territories and resources.
legal.un.org/avl/ha/ga_61-295/ga_61-295.htmlUnited Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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The Declaration addresses both individual and collective rights; cultural rights and identity; rights to education, health, employment, language, and others. It outlaws discrimination against indigenous peoples and promotes their full and effective participation in all matters that concern them.
States shall take effective measures, in consultation and cooperation with the indigenous peoples concerned, to combat prejudice and eliminate discrimination and to promote tolerance, understanding and good relations among indigenous peoples and all other segments of society.
The obligation to protect, promote and ensure the enjoyment of human rights is the prime responsibility of States. Many human rights are owed by States to all people within their territories, while certain human rights are owed by a State to particular groups of people: for example, the right to vote in elections is only owed to citizens of a ...
In fact, its articles 9 and 33 state that Indigenous Peoples and individuals have the right to belong to an indigenous community or nation, in accordance with the traditions and customs of the community or nation concerned, and that they have the right to determine their own identity.
Feb 27, 2024 · States should also recognize that the right to self-determination of Indigenous peoples constitutes a duty for States to obtain Indigenous peoples’ free, prior and informed consent, not merely to be involved in decision-making processes, but a right to determine their outcomes (Measure no. 34).
Seventeen of the forty-five articles of the Declaration deal with indigenous culture and how to protect and promote it, by respecting the direct input of indigenous peoples in...
It establishes a universal framework of minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the indigenous peoples of the world and it elaborates on existing human rights standards...
