A/HRC/27/64 I. Introduction 1. In its resolution 6/36, the Human Rights Council established the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a subsidiary body to assist the Council in the implementation of its mandate by providing it with thematic expertise on the rights of indigenous peoples, as requested by the Council. In the resolution, the Council established that the thematic expertise would focus mainly on studies and research-based advice, and that the Expert Mechanism may suggest proposals to the Council for its consideration and approval. II. Adoption of studies, reports and proposals 2. The Expert Mechanism adopted its follow-up study and advice on access to justice in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, its study and advice on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples in disaster risk reduction initiatives, and the report summarizing the responses to the questionnaire seeking the views of States and indigenous peoples on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. A. Adoption of the follow-up study and advice on access to justice in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples 3. The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: (a) Refers to paragraph 5 of Human Rights Council resolution 24/10, in which the Council requested the Expert Mechanism to continue its study on access to justice in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, with a focus on restorative justice and indigenous juridical systems, particularly as they relate to achieving peace and reconciliation, including an examination of access to justice related to indigenous women, children and youth and persons with disabilities, and to present it to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-seventh session; (b) Adopts the study and advice on access to justice in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples: restorative justice, indigenous juridical systems, and access to justice for indigenous women, children and youth and persons with disabilities (A/HRC/EMRIP/2014/3/Rev.1); and (c) Authorizes Expert Member Danfred Titus, in consultation with the other members of the Expert Mechanism, to make the necessary revisions to the study in the light of discussions carried out at its seventh session and to submit the final study to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-seventh session. B. Adoption of the study and advice on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples in disaster risk reduction, prevention and preparedness initiatives 4. The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: (a) Refers to paragraph 6 of Human Rights Council resolution 24/10, in which the Council requested the Expert Mechanism to prepare a study on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples in natural disaster risk reduction and 3