A/68/317
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of
indigenous peoples
Summary
This is the final report of the current Special Rapporteur on the rights of
indigenous peoples, James Anaya, to the General Assembly. The Special Rapporteur
devotes the first part of the report to describing his activities since beginning his
mandate, while identifying work methods and lessons learned, as well as both
positive experiences and challenges in his work. Later in the report, he addresses
factors that debilitate commitment to and action by States and other actors to
implement the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, drawing upon the
Special Rapporteur’s experiences over the past years. The objective of this
discussion is to advance thinking that will help to overcome these debilitating factors
in favour of concrete measures of implementation.
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