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prosecuted or even killed for exercising their legitimate rights to protect their lands,
territories and resources, especially in the context and activities of extractive
industries. The Forum calls upon Member States to take a zero-tolerance approach to
violence against indigenous human rights defenders, to develop and implement all
measures necessary to respect and protect indigenous human rights defenders, to duly
investigate any act against them and to prosecute those responsible to the full extent
of the law.
65. As a result of the loss of their lands, territories and resources due to development
and other pressures, many indigenous peoples are forced to leave their traditional
lands and territories and migrate within and between countries to escape conflict,
persecution and the impact of climate change. Indigenous peoples’ mobility has
become an increasingly complex issue in recent years. The Permanent Forum
therefore invites Member States to fully implement the Global Compact for Safe,
Orderly and Regular Migration adopted in December 2018, in line with the
Declaration.
66. In this regard, the Forum invites the International Organization for Migration
(IOM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) to pay special attention to the situation of indigenous peoples and address
these issues in accordance with their mandates. The Forum recommends that IOM
and UNHCR develop specific guidelines on indigenous migrants and to actively
participate in the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues.
67. The Permanent Forum urges Member States to consider the expansion of the
mandate of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples to support
grantees who have effective initiatives to implement recommendations of United
Nations human rights mechanisms; the participation of indigenous peoples in the
Forum on Business and Human Rights; and the participation of indigenous peoples in
the pre-sessions of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of the
Human Rights Council.
68. The Permanent Forum encourages Member States, in particular those in Africa
and Asia, to invite the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples to
undertake country studies and promote best practices in realizing the rights of
indigenous peoples.
69. The Permanent Forum welcomes the efforts of Member States, United Nations
entities and other intergovernmental organizations to implement the Declaration, as
reaffirmed in the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples,
as well as the recommendations of the Forum, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of
indigenous peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People in
various regions, and urges them to take specific measures in this regard.
70. The Permanent Forum acknowledges the Ibero-American Action Plan for the
Implementation of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of 2018 and the establishment of
an indigenous peoples’ regional observatory, led by the Fund for the Development of
the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, as a tool to measure the
progress made in implementing the Declaration. In addition, the Forum encourages
Member States and the United Nations system to strengthen cooperation with the
Fund, considering its fundamental role in the region in processes of dialogue and
consultation between States and indigenous peoples.
71. The Permanent Forum urges indigenous peoples to report on threats, human
rights abuses and reprisals for participating in United Nations meetings to OHCHR at
reprisals@ohchr.org.
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