A/HRC/24/49 66. Mr. Deterville highlighted article 13 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which recognizes the right of indigenous peoples to designate their own traditional names for communities and territories. The preamble of the Declaration highlights its purpose in addressing marginalization and abuse caused by colonialism. He recommended that the Human Rights Council permit indigenous peoples and nations to display their names during the Expert Mechanism’s sessions. 67. Concern about respect for national and international laws, including free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples, by extractive industries operating outside of the country in which they are registered was raised by some participants. 68. Some States requested the panellists to provide more information about examples of good practices. Ms. McKay highlighted the efforts to utilize alternative justice systems to address the particular needs of indigenous women as one example and referred participants to the plans of the Expert Mechanism and Columbia University to publish the proceedings of the Expert Seminar. 69. Specific issues relating to access to justice were raised by participants, including concerns regarding violence against indigenous women; police violence and forced removal from land. Barriers to access to justice identified by participants included lack of legal knowledge, legal services, and courts; unaffordable legal fees; procedural discrimination and lack of participation by indigenous peoples in policy development. 70. Some participants identified the need for the Expert Mechanism to further examine ways to improve access to justice through increased culturally sensitive communications. It was noted that in many parts of the world, the media continues to portray indigenous peoples in a racist manner. 71. One participant outlined the connection between reconciliation and the guarantee of non-recurrence as an essential element of justice. Also, it was noted that indigenous peoples need to define what restorative justice means in relation to previous and current violations with continuing impacts, and what form the processes to achieve justice in these cases should take. 72. Some participants underlined the importance of recognition of the legal status of indigenous peoples. Without such status, indigenous peoples are more vulnerable to loss of territory and are less likely to have access to redress and reparations. VII. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 73. Prior to opening the discussion on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Chairperson-Rapporteur invited Joenia Batista de Carvalho, member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations, to address the participants of the session. 74. Ms. de Carvalho welcomed the 20 beneficiaries of the Voluntary Fund and emphasized its role in ensuring the participation of indigenous peoples in United Nations meetings. She noted that since 2012, the Voluntary Fund has supported the participation of indigenous peoples in the sessions of the Permanent Forum, the Expert Mechanism, the Human Rights Council and the UPR process, as well as the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Committee Against Torture, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. 15