SECTION FOUR
Organizational and political rights
▼Article XX.
Rights of association, assembly, and freedom
of expression and thought
1. Indigenous peoples have the rights of association,
assembly, organization and expression, and are
entitled to exercise them without interference and
in accordance, inter alia, with their cosmovision,
values, uses, customs, ancestral traditions, beliefs,
spirituality, and other cultural practices.
2. Indigenous peoples have the right to assemble on
their sacred and ceremonial sites and areas. For that
purpose they shall have free access to, and use of,
such sites and areas.
3. Indigenous peoples, in particular those who are
divided by international borders, have the right
to travel and to maintain and develop contacts,
relations, and direct cooperation, including activities
for spiritual, cultural, political, economic, and social
purposes, with their members and other peoples.
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