A/HRC/45/34/Add.1 Annex Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples on her visit to the Congo Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Legal and institutional framework since 2010 .............................................................................. 4 A. III. IV. 2 Law No. 5-2011, on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, and its implementation decrees ............................................................................................. 4 B. National action plans ............................................................................................................ 5 C. Disaggregation of data .......................................................................................................... 6 D. National Human Rights Commission ................................................................................... 7 Indigenous peoples’ rights: progress made and challenges remaining .......................................... 7 A. Countering discrimination and indigenous identity .............................................................. 7 B. Access to health care and education ..................................................................................... 8 C. Economic opportunities ........................................................................................................ 11 D. Rights to representation, participation and self-determination ............................................. 13 E. Rights and access to land and resources ............................................................................... 14 F. Access to justice ................................................................................................................... 15 G. Civil registration ................................................................................................................... 16 H. Conservation ......................................................................................................................... 17 I. Impact of climate change ...................................................................................................... 18 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 18 A. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 18 B. Recommendations................................................................................................................. 19