E/CN.4/2002/97 page 31 109. As the cases referred to in the preceding paragraphs show, there are recurring patterns in the alleged violations of the human rights of indigenous peoples everywhere. Land dispossession, discrimination and violence against indigenous individuals and communities, relocation and insufficient delivery of social services (health and education, among others) are recurring themes in communications and statements issued by indigenous representatives in international forums. Among situations denounced by indigenous representatives as well as concerned NGOs we may mention mining and logging activities affecting indigenous livelihoods, flooding of indigenous ancestral territories due to multipurpose projects, environmental destruction because of the building of oil pipelines, and violence against indigenous leaders who fight for the rights of their communities. Discrimination against indigenous peoples is often reflected in insufficient funds or investments for economic growth, lack of resources for social and cultural services, and national priorities which lie elsewhere than in the area of indigenous development. Discrimination against indigenous and tribal peoples, including women, in the area of labour, including forced labour in the form of debt bondage, and inhuman working conditions affecting a large number of “scheduled tribe” workers has been noted by the ILO Committee of Experts. 110. Communications and complaints about violations of the human rights of indigenous people are plentiful and they occur under the most diverse circumstances. Over the years, the representatives of indigenous peoples present at the sessions of the WGIP have provided extensive documentation in this respect. Alleged violations are also presented to other international bodies, such as the ILO Committee of Experts (regarding Conventions Nos. 107 and 169), CERD, the Human Rights Committee and CEDAW, as well as regional bodies such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Besides such formal communications, numerous non-governmental organizations and human rights advocacy groups gather information, monitor conditions, verify and document specific complaints and claims and disseminate the results through worldwide networks of concerned citizens. When such complaints are verified by independent sources and backed up by reputable institutions (such as recognized human rights organizations or academic research centres), then it is probable that their substance deserves serious consideration by the Special Rapporteur and the Commission on Human Rights. 111. In some instances, the subject matter of a communication on an alleged violation of human rights may fall under the mandate of other special rapporteurs as well, and it will be useful to develop mechanisms of cooperation and coordination with them (as resolution 2001/57 indicates) in order to deal with these cases constructively and efficiently. While numerous communications refer to the violation of the human rights of particular indigenous persons, a constant thread in these documents refers in fact to the situation of communities, specific groups or entire peoples, and they may involve one or several of the human rights established in the International Covenants on Human Rights. In some instances, indeed, such conditions may involve massive and gross violations of human rights, of which indigenous people are the victims for no other reason than that they are indigenous.