United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations
Description
Adopted by the General Assembly on September 13, 2007.
Analyzes the State's human rights obligations as found in the European Convention on Human Human Rights, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Istanbul Convention, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and examines the challenges that prevent Sámi victims from accessing support services and the measures implemented to provide remedies to the problem.
Examines the issue of Aboriginal identification and inherent rights of Aboriginal peoples, and looks at how government policies fail to meet the concerns of specific groups. Uses case study of Ardoch Algonquin First Nation.