A/RES/61/295

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A/RES/61/295 is the United Nations General Assembly resolution that adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007.

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instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ
human rights instrument ⓘ
abstentions 11 ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate 2007-09-13 ⓘ
aimsTo promote respect for and full application of the rights of indigenous peoples ⓘ
promote the development of friendly relations and cooperation between states and indigenous peoples ⓘ
articleIncludes prohibition of forced assimilation or destruction of culture ⓘ
right of indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed consent ⓘ
right of indigenous peoples to lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired ⓘ
right of indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions ⓘ
right of indigenous peoples to self-determination ⓘ
right to maintain and strengthen distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions ⓘ
right to participate fully, if they so choose, in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the state ⓘ
right to revitalize, use, develop and transmit to future generations indigenous histories, languages, oral traditions, philosophies and writing systems ⓘ
basedOn existing international human rights standards ⓘ
countryOfAdoption United States of America ⓘ
countryVotedAgainst Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
followedBy national implementation measures by UN member states ⓘ
hasNumberOfArticles 46 ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus non-binding declaration ⓘ
organNumber 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
placeOfAdoption New York City ⓘ
United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
preambleContains affirmation of the right of indigenous peoples to be different ⓘ
concern about historical injustices against indigenous peoples ⓘ
recognition of indigenous peoples as equal to all other peoples ⓘ
relatedTo International Labour Organization Convention No. 169 ⓘ
international human rights law ⓘ
shortName UNDRIP ⓘ
subject collective rights ⓘ
cultural rights ⓘ
land rights ⓘ
non-discrimination ⓘ
participation in decision-making ⓘ
rights of indigenous peoples ⓘ
self-determination of indigenous peoples ⓘ
title United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ⓘ
UNDocumentSymbol A/RES/61/295 ⓘ
votesAgainst 4 ⓘ
votesInFavour 144 ⓘ
voteType recorded vote ⓘ

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