Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples

A/HRC/RES/15/7View 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?

19 versions · 2008–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/63/14

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/HRC/RES/63/14	Human rights and Indigenous Peoples	4,416	—Compare
2025	A/HRC/RES/60/13	Human rights and Indigenous Peoples	5,119	83%Compare
2024	A/HRC/RES/57/15	Human rights and Indigenous Peoples	4,956	66%Compare
2023	A/HRC/RES/54/12	Human rights and Indigenous Peoples	4,288	61%Compare
2022	A/HRC/RES/51/18	Human rights and Indigenous Peoples	3,353	62%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2012

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2012	A/HRC/21/24	Ways and means of promoting participation at the United Nations of indigenous peoples' representatives on issues affecting them report of the Secretary-General		A/HRC/RES/18/8

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Coordination Within UN System Cultural Identity Declarations Groups of Experts Human Rights Human Rights Advancement Human Rights Institutions Indigenous Peoples Political Participation Popular Participation Report Preparation Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Special Rapporteurs Treaties Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on indigenous issues,³ and requests the High Commissioner to continue to submit to the Council an annual report on the rights of indigenous peoples containing information on relevant developments in human rights bodies and mechanisms and activities undertaken by the Office of the High Commissioner at Headquarters and in the field that contribute to the promotion of, respect for and the full application of the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and follow-up on the effectiveness of the Declaration;

³A/HRC/15/34.

Also welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and the official visits he has made during the last year, takes note with appreciation of his report,⁴ and encourages all Governments to respond favourably to his requests for visits;

⁴A/HRC/15/37.

Requests the Special Rapporteur to report on the implementation of his mandate to the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session;

Welcomes the work of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and takes note with appreciation of the report on its third session;⁵

⁵A/HRC/15/36.

Also welcomes the successful completion by the Expert Mechanism of its progress report on the study on indigenous peoples and the right to participate in decision-making,⁶ encourages it to finalize the study in accordance with Council resolution 12/13, taking into account the discussions held at its third session, and requests it to give examples of good practices at different levels of decision-making;

⁶A/HRC/15/35.

Further welcomes the practice adopted during the third session of the Expert Mechanism to devote specific time to discussion of past mandated thematic studies of the Mechanism, and encourages States to participate in and contribute to these discussions;

Decides, bearing in mind paragraph 7 of Council resolution 12/13, to hold, on an annual basis, and without prejudice to the outcome of the Council’s review of its work and functioning, an interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism following the presentation of its report, within existing resources;

Also decides to hold, within existing resources, at its eighteenth session, a half-day panel on the role of languages and culture in the promotion and protection of the well-being and identity of indigenous peoples;

Further decides, bearing in mind the need to ensure continuity in the functioning of the Expert Mechanism and pursuant to paragraph 8 of resolution 12/13, that, while the regular mandate of the members of the Expert Mechanism shall continue to be three years in accordance with paragraph 6 of Council resolution 6/36, two out of five members to be elected in 2011 shall serve for two years, and that the staggering of the terms of membership shall be defined by the drawing of lots by the President of the Council after the election of the five members;

Welcomes the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the practical implications of a change in the mandate of the Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations,⁷ and recommends that the General Assembly approve the expansion of the mandate of the Voluntary Fund so that it can also be used to assist representatives of indigenous communities and indigenous organizations to attend sessions of the Council and of human rights treaty bodies, based on diverse and renewed participation and in accordance with relevant rules and regulations, including Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31 of 25 July 1996;

⁷A/HRC/15/38.

Recognizes the importance of the contributions of all relevant stakeholders, including the Expert Mechanism, to the process of the Council’s review of its work and functioning;

Welcomes the role of national human rights institutions established in accordance with the Paris Principles in advancing indigenous issues, and encourages national human rights institutions to develop and strengthen their capacities to fulfil that role effectively, including with the support of the Office of the High Commissioner;

Also welcomes the ongoing cooperation and coordination between the Special Rapporteur, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Expert Mechanism, and requests them to continue to carry out their tasks in a coordinated manner;

Encourages those States that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) of the International Labour Organization to consider doing so and to consider supporting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and welcomes the increased support by States to that Declaration;

Encourages States that have endorsed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to adopt measures to pursue the objectives of the Declaration in consultation and cooperation with indigenous peoples, where appropriate;

Decides to continue consideration of this question at a future session in conformity with its annual 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.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What other versions does this mandate have?

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Table of contents