Rights of indigenous peoples on the impact of international investment and free trade on the human rights of indigenous peoples 2015, para. 77a
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[Concerning the reform of investment and free trade practices, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] Based on the principle of free, informed and prior consent, as set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ILO Convention No. 169, Member States explore, jointly with affected indigenous peoples, participatory mechanisms that will allow them to take part in or at least comment on the negotiation and drafting of all relevant investment and free trade agreements. That should be included as part of broader efforts to increase the level of social dialogue involved in the negotiation and drafting of such agreements;
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the UNGA (2015), A/70/301, para. 77a.