A/HRC/21/47/Add.2 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 4 July 2012 English Original: Spanish Human Rights Council Twenty-first session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya Addendum The situation of indigenous peoples in Argentina*, ** Summary This report examines the human rights situation of indigenous peoples in Argentina and makes recommendations in this regard on the basis of information the Special Rapporteur received during his visit to the country from 27 November to 7 December 2011. The Government of Argentina has taken important steps to recognize the rights of indigenous peoples in the country. These include reforms to the Constitution of 1994 relating to indigenous peoples, the adoption of Act No. 26160 establishing a process to help regularize indigenous lands in the country, the ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), and the vote in the General Assembly in support of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. A significant gap remains, however, between the established regulatory framework on indigenous issues and its actual implementation. The Government needs to prioritize, and make greater efforts to implement, the human rights of indigenous peoples at both the federal and provincial levels. In particular, the Government should adopt clear public policies and develop additional legislative and administrative measures to promote knowledge of and action on indigenous matters by all branches of government. * The summary is being circulated in all official languages. The report, which is annexed to the summary, is being circulated in English and Spanish only. ** The appendix is being distributed as received, only in the language in which it was submitted. GE.12-14947 (E) 150812 170812