A/HRC/60/29
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
7 August 2025
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Sixtieth session
8 September–3 October 2025
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Recognition of Indigenous Peoples
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples,
Albert K. Barume*
Summary
The present report is submitted to the Human Rights Council by the Special
Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples pursuant to his mandate under Council
resolution 51/16. In the report, the Special Rapporteur provides a thematic analysis of the
recognition of Indigenous Peoples worldwide.
* Agreement was reached to publish the present document after the standard publication date owing to
circumstances beyond the submitter’s control.
GE.25-12002 (E)