United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007, para. undefined
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Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2007
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007), A/RES/61/295, Article 18.