Violence against indigenous women and girls; rights of indigenous peoples in relation to extractive industries 2012, para. 78
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A holistic approach to combating violence against indigenous women and girls requires that both their rights as women and children, and their rights as indigenous peoples, be advanced. More broadly, the rights enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which are designed to remedy the continuing legacies of discrimination against indigenous peoples, should be advanced concurrently with programmes that are designed specifically to target violence against women and girls, to tackle the structural problems affecting indigenous peoples that contribute to violence against women and girls. Lastly, indigenous self-determination in particular must be enhanced, along with efforts that are designed to prevent and punish violence against indigenous women and girls.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Ethnic minorities
Girls
Women
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/21/47, para. 78.