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prosecute and punish the perpetrators, as well as provide reparations for the victims
concerned.
103. The Permanent Forum recognizes the opportunity created by the consultations
on constitutional amendments in Bangladesh and encourages peaceful dialogue
between the Government and indigenous peoples aimed at implementing the
Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord and addressing the substantial concerns raised in the
report and during the tenth session of the Permanent Forum, in accordance with the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
104. The Permanent Forum takes note of the study by Bartolomé Clavero Salvador
on international criminal law and the judicial defence of indigenous peoples’ rights
(E/C.19/2011/4).
105. The Permanent Forum acknowledges the Secretary-General’s warning that an
indigenous language dies every two weeks, expresses its critical concern about this
dire situation and, as a part of its review, has appointed Edward John to follow up
with UNESCO and UNICEF, other United Nations agencies and programmes and
States, to consider developments that will ensure the ongoing survival and
revitalization of indigenous languages.
106. The Permanent Forum takes note of the study by Elisa Canqui on forced labour
and indigenous peoples (E/C.19/2011/CRP.4) and urges Member States, in
collaboration with United Nations agencies and regional intergovernmental
organizations, to increase their efforts to combat forced labour and human
trafficking and to put in place adequate instruments to protect victims, paying
particular attention to indigenous peoples and the restoration of victims’ rights.
Indigenous women
107. The Permanent Forum recommends that the United Nations Entity for Gender
Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) include a focus on the
situation and rights of indigenous women and girls in the compilation and
implementation of its first strategic plan, for the period 2011-2013, particularly with
regard to its efforts to increase women’s political leadership and participation,
promote women’s economic empowerment and combat violence against women and
girls, and that it draw on the expertise and advice of indigenous experts in the
process.
108. The Permanent Forum recognizes the leadership of UN-Women in promoting
gender equality and women’s empowerment, including its facilitation of the
engagement of women’s representatives and organizations in the relevant
international meetings, and recommends that UN-Women develop a policy on
engagement with indigenous women and girls within the framework of the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations
Development Group Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues, and ensure the
participation of indigenous women in all consultative processes.
109. The Permanent Forum recommends that these recommendations be transmitted
to the members of the Executive Board of UN-Women at their first annual regular
session, to be held from 27 to 30 June 2011.
110. The Permanent Forum recommends that in its awarding of grants, the Fund for
Gender Equality and the United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to
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