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shifting cultivation and the sociocultural integrity of indigenous peoples, to be
submitted to the Forum at its eleventh session, in 2012.
99. The Permanent Forum has decided to appoint Anna Naykanchina, a member of
the Forum, to undertake a study on the impacts of land use change and climate
change on indigenous reindeer herders’ livelihoods and land management, including
culturally adjusted criteria for indigenous land uses, to be submitted to the Forum at
its eleventh session.
100. The Permanent Forum has decided to appoint Dalee Sambo Dorough, a
member of the Forum, to conduct a study, as examples of good practice, of the
indigenous participatory mechanisms in the Arctic Council, the Circumpolar Inuit
Declaration on Resource Development Principles in Inuit Nunaat, and the Laponia
management system, to be submitted to the eleventh session of the Permanent
Forum.
101. The Permanent Forum has decided to appoint members of the Forum, Megan
Davis, Simon William M’Viboudoulou, Valmaine Toki, Paul Kanyinke Sena,
Edward John, Álvaro Esteban Pop Ac and Raja Devasish Roy, to conduct a study on
national constitutions and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, with a view to assessing the nature and extent of the inclusion
of indigenous peoples’ human rights in national constitutions, with reference to the
rights affirmed in the Declaration, to be submitted to the eleventh session of the
Permanent Forum in 2012.
102. The Permanent Forum takes note of the study by Lars-Anders Baer on the
status of the implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord of 1997
(E/C.19/2011/6). The Permanent Forum also takes note of the concerns raised by the
representative of the Government of Bangladesh, as well as other Governments,
indigenous peoples’ organizations and non-governmental organizations, during the
discussions at the tenth session. Further, the Permanent Forum notes the steps taken
by the Government of Bangladesh to implement the Accord. The Permanent Forum
recommends the following:
(a) That, consistent with the code of conduct for United Nations
peacekeeping personnel, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations prevent
military personnel and units that are violating human rights from participating in
international peacekeeping activities under the auspices of the United Nations, in
order to maintain the integrity of the indigenous peoples concerned;
(b) That the Government of Bangladesh declare a timeline and outline
modalities of implementation and persons and/or institutions responsible for
implementation;
(c) That the Government of Bangladesh undertake a phased withdrawal of
temporary military camps from the region and otherwise demilitarize the region,
consistent with the safeguards of the peace accord, which will contribute to the
ultimate objective of peace and economic and social development, and improve the
relationship between indigenous peoples and the Government of Bangladesh;
(d) That the Government of Bangladesh establish a high-level, independent
and impartial commission of enquiry into human rights violations perpetrated
against indigenous peoples, including sexual violence against women and girls, and
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