A/HRC/30/41/Add.1 peoples from depopulation, degradation of their habitat, environmental pollution, economic exploitation and cultural alienation (art. 66). They also include affirmative action measures. The principal legislative instrument relating to the rights of the indigenous peoples of Paraguay is the Indigenous Communities Statute (Act No. 904/81), which provides for the establishment of the government institution responsible for indigenous affairs, the National Institute for Indigenous Affairs (INDI), and defines the administrative procedures for recognition of the legal status and land claims of indigenous communities to be applied by INDI and the Social Welfare Institute (now the National Institute for Rural and Land Development). 12. In addition to that framework law, statutes on other issues include Act No. 43/89, which provides for a special regime for the regularization of title to indigenous settlements, and Act No. 323/107 on indigenous education. Some more general laws also contain references to indigenous peoples (e.g., the Agrarian Code (Act No. 1863/02) and the Code of Criminal Procedure (Act No. 1268/98)). 4 13. In addition to INDI, which is the lead agency for indigenous issues, other government bodies deal with issues of importance to indigenous peoples, and some have specific departments for that purpose. They include the Directorate -General of Indigenous Education, the Directorate-General of Indigenous Health, the Original Peoples Department of the Secretariat for Social Action and a special unit of the Ministry for Women’s Affairs that works to promote participation by indigenous women. Both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate have established Committees on Indigenous Peoples. 14. The Human Rights Directorate of the Supreme Court also deals with issues relating to access to justice for indigenous peoples and the harmonization of customary and ordinary justice systems. The Public Prosecution Service has its Ethnic Rights Directorate. 15. Paraguay adopted its National Human Rights Plan in 2013. The executive branch has had its Human Rights Network in place since 2009. An inter -institutional mechanism, the Recommendations Monitoring System (SIMORE), has been established to follow up on the action taken pursuant to international recommendations relating to human rights, and the Government is up to date in its fulfilment of its reporting obligations to United Nations treaty bodies. The Inter Agency Commission on the Enforcement of International Judgements ( CICSI) 5 was established in 2009 to monitor and coordinate the efforts of the executive branch to comply with the judgements and recommendations of the inter -American system. Outstanding issues include the adoption of a general anti -discrimination law, the appointment of an ombudsman and implementation by the Office of the Ombudsman of the Principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles). IV. Key concerns 16. As the Special Rapporteur said in the statement that she issued upon the conclusion of her mission, the foremost concerns relating to the rights of the indigenous peoples that she noted during her visit are: the lack of security of their rights to their lands, territories and resources; lack of access to justice and redress; lack of effective mechanisms for consultation and consent; racism and discrimination; __________________ 4 5 GE.15-13734 See “Derechos indígenas y derechos humanos en Paraguay”, compilation by the Human Rights Directorate of the Supreme Court. Decree 1595/09. 5/24