A/HRC/30/52 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 19 August 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirtieth session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Report of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on its eighth session, Geneva, 20-24 July 2015 Chair-Rapporteur: Alexey Tsykarev Summary The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples held its eighth session from 20 to 24 July 2015. In addition to members of the Expert Mechanism, the participants in the session included representatives of States, parliaments, indigenous peoples, United Nations bodies, programmes and specialized agencies, non-governmental organizations, national human rights institutions and academic institutions. The Expert Mechanism discussed follow-up to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, including the review of the mandate of the Expert Mechanism, and held a panel discussion on indigenous peoples’ human rights in relation to business enterprises. It discussed the post-2015 development agenda, before moving to a discussion on the followup to thematic studies and advice. The Expert Mechanism’s study on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples with respect to their cultural heritage was considered. Discussions on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples were also held, as well as a consultation on the United Nations system-wide action plan to ensure a coherent approach to achieving the ends of the Declaration. The Expert Mechanism adopted the proposals to be submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirtieth session. In particular, it adopted the study on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples with respect to their cultural heritage, and the report summarizing the responses to the questionnaire seeking the views of States and indigenous peoples on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. GE.15-14057(E) *1514057*