The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) grants certain rights to indigenous peoples that are not enjoyed by non-indigenous people.
Do you know of any research that argues for expanding the rights of non-indigenous peoples and references UNDRIP?
Dear Alexander,
some sources you can find here:
- http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/IPeoples/Pages/Declaration.aspx
- https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/
- https://en.unesco.org/indigenous-peoples
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/indigenous-peoples - very good articles
- https://www.culturalsurvival.org/reports - please take a look on section "Universal Periodic Review"
- https://www.iwgia.org/en/resources - great source of different publications
- http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/indigenouspeoples
- http://www.achpr.org/files/special-mechanisms/indigenous-populations/achpr_wgip_report_summary_version_eng.pdf - The African Commission’s work on indigenous peoples in Africa
These are only examples, I'm sure you will find more!
Best regards!
Hi, about 10 entries in "Culture and Human Rights: The Wroclaw Commentaries" (ISBN 978-3-11-043225-1, De Gruyter/ARCult Media, Nov 2016) deal with the matter. See an overview in www.culture-rights.net
Today, Pope Francesco meets with representatives of Indigenous Peoples of Amazonia in Peru. Do you think this meeting could really turn world's attention to these Peoples? It was amazing to hear how they understand the problems of the Earth, how they recognize climate change and its consequences. I hope not only UNDRIP could change this difficult situation.
Addressing the slavery, rapes, killings, and destruction of natural resources without free, prior, and informed consent in the Amazon are addressed by UNDRIP. The Preamble, articles 29, 32, of UNDRIP state so. I think that climate change is of global concern. Indigenous peoples overwhelmingly feel the brunt of climate change because they live on the margins and often off of the land. Furthermore, although UNDRIP demands that indigenous peoples be involved in development decisions, it does not secure the entire world from the costs of climate change. Further global agreements may be necessary to reverse or reduce global warming.
The meeting is not the first of its kind. A year ago the Pope recognized the Church’s role in cultural genocide. I think indigenous peoples need to have their stories heard in the West for there to be "attention.” I share your hope that a boomerang effect can trigger an end to the abuses perpetrated by corporations and nations against the indigenous peoples of the Amazon.
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