Rights of indigenous women and girls 2015, para. 17
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External threats to indigenous land rights are not the only cause of abuses of women's rights in relation to land. The roles that women hold within indigenous communities and the way that some indigenous property frameworks reflect patriarchal power structures. Indigenous women commonly experience significant barriers to holding and inheriting land. especially when they are widowed.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Gender
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Women
Year
2015
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Other
Reference
SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/30/41, para. 17.