Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the work of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples 2017, para. 31
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Certain countries have developed sectoral laws on specific indigenous peoples’ rights, such as in the fields of language, health and education, or established processes for participation or land rights recognition. The elaboration of legislation to operationalize the State duty to consult indigenous peoples is an ongoing process in Latin America. Peru adopted a law to this effect and discussions on potential new legal instruments are taking place, for instance, in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras. Legislation addressing indigenous peoples in particular circumstances, such as isolated indigenous peoples and indigenous peoples in recent contact has also been developed in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. General sectoral laws in some countries consider specific measures related to indigenous peoples. Dialogue processes for the development of new legislation are taking place in several countries, including transnational instruments as the Nordic Sami Convention.
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Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples