Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

A/HRC/RES/15/14View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2010.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2010–2019

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/42/20

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2019	A/HRC/RES/42/20	Human rights and indigenous peoples mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples :	764	89%Compare
2016	A/HRC/RES/33/12	Human rights and indigenous peoples mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples :	686	49%Compare
2013	A/HRC/RES/24/9	Human rights and indigenous peoples mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples :	368	48%Compare
2010	A/HRC/RES/15/14	Human rights and indigenous peoples mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples :	682	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

19 subjects

Conferences Cooperation Between Organizations Declarations Fact-Finding Missions Gender Equality Human Rights Human Rights Advancement Human Rights Violations Indigenous Peoples Information Exchange Inter-Agency Cooperation International Instruments Recommendations Report Preparation Rights of the Child Special Rapporteurs Technical Cooperation Treaty-Monitoring Bodies Women's Rights

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend for a period of three years the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples:

To examine ways and means of overcoming existing obstacles to the full and effective protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, in conformity with his/her mandate, and to identify, exchange and promote best practices;

To gather, request, receive and exchange information and communications from all relevant sources, including Governments, indigenous peoples and their communities and organizations, on alleged violations of the rights of indigenous peoples;

To formulate recommendations and proposals on appropriate measures and activities to prevent and remedy violations of the rights of indigenous peoples;

To work in close cooperation and coordination with other special procedures and subsidiary organs of the Council, in particular with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, relevant United Nations bodies, the treaty bodies and regional human rights organizations;

To work in close cooperation with the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and to participate in its annual session;

To develop a regular cooperative dialogue with all relevant actors, including Governments, relevant United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and programmes, as well as indigenous peoples, national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations and other regional or subregional international institutions, including on possibilities for technical cooperation at the request of Governments;

To promote the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and international instruments relevant to the advancement of the rights of indigenous peoples, where appropriate;

To pay special attention to the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous children and women, and to take into account a gender perspective in the performance of his/her mandate;

To consider relevant recommendations of the world conferences, summits and other United Nations meetings, as well as the recommendations, observations and conclusions of the treaty bodies on matters regarding his/her mandate;

To submit a report on the implementation of his/her mandate to the Council in accordance with its annual programme of work;

Requests all Governments to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the tasks and duties mandated, to furnish all available information requested in his/her communications, and to react promptly to his/her urgent appeals,

Encourages the United Nations, including its specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations, Governments, independent experts, interested institutions, national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations and, in particular, indigenous peoples to cooperate to the fullest extent possible with the Special Rapporteur in the fulfilment of his/her mandate;

Encourages all Governments to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests by the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries to enable him/her to fulfil the mandate effectively;

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all the necessary human, technical and financial assistance to the Special Rapporteur for the effective fulfilment of his/her mandate;

Decides to continue consideration of this question in conformity with its programme of work.

The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its fifteenth session (A/HRC/15/60), chap. I.

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