We reaffirm that the unspeakable forms of human rights violations resulting from militarization, occupation of our lands and territories, indiscriminate exploitation of resources during this EMRIP Session fundamentally relates to the non-recognition and or ineffective implementation of our right to self-determination.
The role of Indigenous Peoples in development such as tourism, green renewal transition, and conservation, among other must be understood and addressed from the framework of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and international and regional human rights instruments.
Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus held November 26, 2017 in Geneva, SwitzerlandUnited Nations Forum on Business and Human RightsNovember 27-29, 2017 Representatives of the Indigenous Peoples of Abya Yala, …