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. 28
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However, at the same time, article 32 affirms that "indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for the development or use of their lands or territories and other resources". Thus, the Declaration's guarantees under article 32 are aimed not only at avoiding the harm to indigenous peoples that might result when development projects are carried out without their consent, but also at advancing indigenous peoples' own development interests along with those of the larger society, with the objective that indigenous peoples genuinely influence decision-making regarding the development of the countries in which they live.
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)
Civil & Political Rights
Environment
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. 28.