A/73/176 notably between States and indigenous peoples, and on appropriate ways to operationalize those rights. In many cases, such divergences occur in national contexts where severe conflicts and violence have occurred in the context of projects that have been undertaken without good-faith consultations or the free, prior and informed consent of the indigenous peoples concerned. This, in turn, generates a lack of trust by indigenous peoples towards legal and other initiatives promoted by Governments in the area of consultation. 13. In the view of the Special Rapporteur, measures to build trust must be taken before initiating discussions on a potential consultation law. In this sense, dialogue should be undertaken between indigenous peoples and State actors about the nature and content of the relevant international standards, while taking into account indigenous peoples’ views on how to implement them. The underlying concerns of indigenous peoples, notably the need for strengthened respect for and protection of their rights to lands, territories and natural resources, their culture and their development priorities, must also be addressed. The Special Rapporteur is particularly concerned about the manner in which the development and discussion of legal proposals are currently being conducted, as those processes risk becoming new sources of conflict, which would ultimately increase tensions in already violent contexts. C. Indigenous peoples in isolation and initial contact 14. An issue that requires urgent attention and commitment from the international community is the extremely vulnerable human rights situation of indigenous peoples living in isolation and initial contact. Their critical vulnerability arises from several reasons, including their small populations, health risks due to immunodeficiencies for common illnesses and the challenges they face in defending their human rights on their own. 15. With a view to addressing those concerns, the Special Rapporteur convened a working meeting on international human rights standards on indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact in the Amazon and Gra n Chaco regions. The meeting, held in Lima on 8 and 9 June 2017, was organized jointly with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the Regional Office for South America of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the non-governmental organization, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. The findings and conclusions drawn from the event were outlined in a report submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-ninth session (A/HRC/39/17/Add.1). 16. OHCHR and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights have issued guidelines and special reports outlining the human rights standards applicable to indigenous peoples in isolation and initial contact. 2 The documents establish important principles for the survival of these peoples, such as the principle of no contact as an expression of their right to self-determination, the intangibility of their territories and the applicability of the precautionary principle, according to which actions that potentially endanger the health, well-being and other human rights of indigenous peoples should be avoided. __________________ 2 18-11856 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), “Directrices de Protección para los Pueblos Indígenas en Aislamiento y en Contacto Inicial de la Región Amazónica, el Gran Chaco y la Región Oriental de Paraguay” (Geneva, 2012); and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact in the Americas: Recommendations for the Full Respect of Their Human Rights (2013). 5/23