The Special Rapporteur’s thematic analysis in his third periodic report to the Council focuses on the implications of the human rights-based approach to development. Indigenous peoples are identified, according to this approach, as human rights holders and the realization of their rights is posited as the main objective of development. The recently adopted United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples provides a clear normative framework for development policies and actions on behalf of indigenous peoples based on self-determination; free, prior and informed consent; effective participation, autonomy and self-management; territorial control and non-discrimination.
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