Rights of indigenous peoples, including their economic, social and cultural rights in the post-2015 development framework 2014, para. 12
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As noted above, development measures have historically been exclusive, carried out at the expense of indigenous peoples or aimed at their assimilation. These trends have been gradually, albeit not sufficiently, reversing over past decades. The movement away from exclusive and assimilationist development is reflected in the international human rights framework overall, and especially in the specific human rights standards that apply to indigenous peoples, such as the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. As has been emphasized by the previous Special Rapporteur (see A/68/317, para. 70), the Declaration does not create new or special rights or privileges for indigenous peoples, but is to be understood as a remedial instrument that provides the necessary minimum standards for indigenous peoples to be able to enjoy the full range of their human rights and fundamental freedoms without any discrimination.
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)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2014
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the UNGA (2014), A/69/267, para. 12.