A/HRC/21/54 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 16 August 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-first session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Summary of responses from the questionnaire seeking the views of States on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies in order to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Report of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Summary This report summarizes responses from States to the questionnaire seeking their views on best practices regarding possible appropriate measures and implementation strategies in order to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as requested by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 18/8 of 29 September 2011. GE.12-16073