United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007, para. undefined
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Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories. No relocation shall take place without the free, prior and informed consent of the indigenous peoples concerned and after agreement on just and fair compensation and, where possible, with the option of return.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Environment
Movement
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2007
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007), A/RES/61/295, Article 10.