The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 12\/13. The report provides an overview of the activities carried out by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people between July 2009 and July 2010. In particular, it describes the Special Rapporteur\u2019s coordination with United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms and outlines initiatives undertaken within four interrelated spheres of activity: promoting good practices, thematic studies, country reports and cases of alleged human rights violations.<\/p>\n
The report provides a brief discussion of three key issues that the Special Rapporteur has addressed during the past year, namely the right of indigenous peoples to development with culture and identity, the right of indigenous peoples to participation and the obligation of States to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. These observations are intended as a complement to the work undertaken by the Permanent Forum and the Expert Mechanism on these important issues. The report also offers a number of conclusions and recommendations on the basis of the Special Rapporteur\u2019s examination of the substantive issues discussed in the report.<\/p>\n
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