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indigenous women and girls to pursue other means of recourse against violence if they
are unable to obtain support and access to justice within indigenous communities;
(c)
Balance respect for the right to self-determination of indigenous
communities with their responsibility to protect indigenous women and girls in their
capacity as national citizens and rights bearers;
(d)
Ensure that all forms of violence against women, including female
genital mutilation and child marriage, are included as violations within criminal law;
(e)
Ensure clarity with regard to the relationship between indigenous,
national and local jurisdictions in relation to violence against women; and ensure that
the justice process is accessible and sensitive to the needs of indigenous women;
(f)
In engagement with indigenous women and girls and building on existing
good practice, develop more comprehensive anti-violence and recovery programmes
within indigenous communities;
(g)
Build the capacity of female indigenous leaders to advocate for the rights
of women and girls to freedom from violence within indigenous communities;
(h)
Invest in research into the root causes of domestic violence against
women in indigenous communities and design preventive and recovery programmes;
(i)
Refrain from any forms of violence against women, particularly in
situations of conflict, and prosecute all allegations of violence carried out by
Government officials, such as border guards, the military and police.
80.
With regard to monitoring and accountability, Member States should:
(a)
Consider developing national action plans on indigenous women’s rights,
which are strongly linked with clear monitoring and accountability systems;
(b)
Invest in research and data collection systems to collect data
disaggregated by gender, ethnicity or race, religion, language and territory or
geographical area. Such data collection and research should include information on
human rights violations, with particular focus on the situation of women and girls;
(c)
Ensure that the targets and indicators agreed to monitor the sustainable
development goals include ways to measure and incentivize progress in relation to
indigenous communities and women in a meaningful way;
(d)
Work with the United Nations to ensure that a more consistent and
robust analysis of indigenous women’s rights is included in the monitoring of all
international human rights mechanisms;
(e)
Monitor the full implementation of the recommendations made by the
treaty bodies, special procedures mechanisms and universal periodic review.
Recommendations to United Nations organizations and mechanisms
81.
While the Special Rapporteur appreciates the attention given to the rights of
indigenous peoples within the work of other United Nations mechanisms, more
consistent and geographically comprehensive analysis of the fulfilment of human
rights among indigenous women and girls is urgently needed. United Nations human
rights mechanisms should direct additional attention to the nexus between individual
and collective rights and how that impacts indigenous women and girls, as well as how
intersecting forms of discrimination and vulnerability impact human rights violations.
82.
In the context of this increasing attention to indigenous peoples, the Special
Rapporteur recommends that the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
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