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. 43
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A first aspect of the external dimension has to do with the participation of indigenous peoples in the broader public life of the State, as promoted by article 5 of the Declaration, and is related to the right of all citizens to political participation. This aspect of participation in decision-making within spheres extending beyond indigenous communities is mostly, though not entirely, a matter of the rights of indigenous individuals. As affirmed in particular by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the case of Yatama v. Nicaragua, the right of indigenous peoples to participate in the broader public life of the State also includes a collective element, which requires States to enact special measures to ensure the effective participation of indigenous peoples within State political structures and institutions.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
Type de document
Special Procedures' report
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Personnes concernées
Ethnic minorities
Année
2010
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/264, para. 43.