A/65/264
Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation
of human rights and fundamental freedoms of
indigenous people
Summary
The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution
12/13. The report provides an overview of the activities carried out by the Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous
people between July 2009 and July 2010. In particular, it describes the Special
Rapporteur’s coordination with United Nations and regional human rights
mechanisms and outlines initiatives undertaken within four interrelated spheres of
activity: promoting good practices, thematic studies, country reports and cases of
alleged human rights violations.
The report provides a brief discussion of three key issues that the Special
Rapporteur has addressed during the past year, namely 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. These observations are intended as
a complement to the work undertaken by the Permanent Forum and the Expert
Mechanism on these important issues. The report also offers a number of conclusions
and recommendations on the basis of the Special Rapporteur’s examination of the
substantive issues discussed in the report.
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