Standard-Setting Activities: Evolution of Standards Concerning the Rights of Indigenous Populations
Information received from specialized organizations relating to the United Nations: International Labour Office, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Bank.
Read moreStatement of the Karen National Union
Letter discussing the subject of self-determination regarding the Karen National Union. The right of self-determination may be expressed in various forms of autonomy within a State.
Read moreDeclaration on the State Soveirgnty of the Tatar Soviet Socialist Republic
Declasration introducing a new constitution for the Republic of Tatarstan which was known as Tataria. Topics in declaration include promises for equal rights of citizens, equal land use and mineral…
Read moreReview of Developments Pertaining to the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Populations
Coca: an Andean Cultural Tradition. Background on the coca plant, tradition of the Andeans dealing with the coca plant, the virtues of coca, confusion between coca and drugs, against eradication…
Read moreStatement of the Nuxalk Nation before the United Nations Working Froup on Indigenous Populations
Description of the Nuxalk Nation. Standards for defining groups as indigenous populations. International standards for indigenous land rights.
Read moreIntervention to the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations on behalf of Hui Na’auao
Promting of the awareness of na Hawai’i sorvereignty and self-dtermination. Discussion over the 100th year since the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy by the United States.
Read moreReview of Developments Pretaining to the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Populations
The Tremembe Mission, the geographical and demographic background. The “aldeamento” (Indian Settlement) and the collective memory and cultural tradition. Resistance and teh fight for the land.
Read moreTribal Populations and International Banking Practices: A Fundamental Conflict Over Development Goals
The Borucas, Costa Rica and Boruca Dam. The Kalinga, Bontac, Phillipines and the Chico Dam. A change in multilateral development bank strategies: the conflict between concepts of development
Read moreReview of Developments pertaining to the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Populations, including Economic and Social Relations between Indigenous Peoples and States
Thailand: Hill-tribe welfare and development. Government policies and measures to assist the hillt-tribes. Results of hill-tribe welfare and development policies.
Read moreStatement Prepared by Eloi Machoro of New Caledonia for Presentation at the Third General Assembly of the WCIP
Geographical backgroud and a brief history of the Kanak people. Political status of the territory. The current political situation and conclusion
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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