[The Committee calls in particular upon States parties to:] Ensure that members of indigenous peoples have equal rights in respect of effective participation in public life and that no decisions directly relating to their rights and interests are taken without their informed consent;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
1997
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CERD General Recommendation No. 23, Rights of indigenous peoples (1997), para. 4d.