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. 54
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As noted in the Special Rapporteur's first report to the General Assembly, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is now the principal instrument of the United Nations system for measuring the human rights conditions of indigenous peoples around the world and identifying action needed to address those conditions. The resolution reauthorizing the mandate of the Special Rapporteur specifically directs the Special Rapporteur to promote the Declaration as a key aspect of his mandate (Human Rights Council resolution 6/12, para. 1(g)).
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
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/264, para. 54.