The right of indigenous peoples to development with culture and identity, the right of indigenous peoples to participation and the obligation of States to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2010, para. 56
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Since the adoption of the Declaration in 2007, the very few States that voted against the Declaration have changed or are in the process of reassessing their positions, as noted in paragraphs 12 and 13 above. Furthermore, Colombia and Samoa, two of the States that abstained in the vote on the Declaration, made public statements last year expressing their commitment to the principles expressed in the instrument. The expressions of all these countries undoubtedly contribute to the further strengthening of the international commitment to advancing the rights of indigenous peoples that the Declaration represents.
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)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/264, para. 56.