United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is an international human rights instrument that sets out minimum standards for the survival, dignity, and well-being of Indigenous peoples worldwide, including their rights to self-determination, culture, land, and resources.

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instanceOf United Nations declaration ⓘ
international human rights instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate 2007-09-13 ⓘ
adoptionPlace New York City ⓘ
aimsTo set minimum standards for the dignity of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
set minimum standards for the survival of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
set minimum standards for the well-being of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
articleFocus Article 10 prohibits forced removal from lands or territories without free, prior and informed consent and agreement on just compensation ⓘ
Article 11 recognizes rights to practice and revitalize cultural traditions and customs ⓘ
Article 13 recognizes rights to revitalize, use, develop and transmit languages ⓘ
Article 19 requires free, prior and informed consent before adopting measures that may affect Indigenous peoples ⓘ
Article 24 recognizes rights to traditional medicines and health practices ⓘ
Article 26 affirms rights to lands, territories and resources ⓘ
Article 3 affirms the right of Indigenous peoples to self-determination ⓘ
Article 32 addresses development and use of lands and resources ⓘ
Article 8 prohibits forced assimilation and destruction of culture ⓘ
basedOn principle of respect for Indigenous cultures ⓘ
principles of equality and non-discrimination ⓘ
draftingBody Human Rights Council ⓘ
Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights ⓘ
UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations ⓘ
draftingStarted 1982 ⓘ
followUpMechanism Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: Special Rapporteurs

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues ⓘ
influenced national laws and policies on Indigenous rights in several countries ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalNature soft law instrument ⓘ
legalStatus non-binding ⓘ
numberOfArticles 46 ⓘ
recognizesRight collective rights of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
free, prior and informed consent ⓘ
protection against forced assimilation ⓘ
protection against forced relocation ⓘ
restitution or compensation for lands and resources taken without consent ⓘ
right to maintain and develop Indigenous legal systems ⓘ
right to maintain and strengthen spiritual relationship with traditionally owned lands and waters ⓘ
right to participate in decision-making in matters affecting Indigenous rights ⓘ
right to redress for cultural, intellectual, religious and spiritual property taken without consent ⓘ
rights to culture ⓘ
rights to education ⓘ
rights to health ⓘ
rights to lands, territories and resources ⓘ
rights to language ⓘ
rights to maintain and strengthen distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions ⓘ
self-determination of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
relatedTo International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
International Labour Organization Convention No. 169 ⓘ
scope global ⓘ
shortName UNDRIP ⓘ
targetGroup Indigenous peoples worldwide ⓘ
UNGAResolutionNumber A/RES/61/295 ⓘ

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Indigenous peoples of North America → recognizedBy → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Māori sovereignty movement → influencedBy → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Aboriginal languages → protectedBy → UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous languages of Canada → relatedTo → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous languages of Canada → hasRightRecognizedIn → UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples of the Americas → recognizedBy → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Indian Act → relatedTo → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Arctic → areSubjectOf → UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples → shortName → UNDRIP ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples → articleFocus → Article 19 requires free, prior and informed consent before adopting measures that may affect Indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures → recognizedBy → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Indigenous Languages Act (Canada) → basedOn → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Indigenous territories of Mexico → legalFramework → Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Sámi parliaments → relatedTo → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Indigenous peoples → definedIn → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
A/RES/61/295 → title → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
A/RES/61/295 → shortName → UNDRIP ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
International Labour Organization Convention No. 169 → relatedTo → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples → legalBasis → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples → supportsImplementationOf → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Mapuche territory → relatedTo → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Honduras → internationalInstrument → UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Legal Studies program → includesTopics → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Salitre Indigenous Territory → protectedBy → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Adivasi Janajati of Nepal → rightsFramework → UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
doctrine of discovery in U.S. law → normativelyChallengedBy → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families → protectedBy → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin → recognizedBy → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Kenya → protectedBy → UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Bill C-91 → relatedTo → United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ