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overcome intersectional barriers based on religion or belief identity, disability, sexual
orientation and gender identity, and ethnicity.
(iii) Deliver effective and appropriate remedies for indigenous survivors of rights
violations, developed in consultation with them, consistent with international principles and
guidelines,225 such as reparations, restitution, and supporting recommendations of truth and
reconciliation commissions. Where applicable, acknowledge historical and ongoing harms of
colonization, the Doctrine of Discovery and forced assimilation/dispossession more broadly
for their spirituality and culture.
(iv) Condemn harmful practices that result in human rights violations against
indigenous peoples, including those invoking religion or belief or related to accusations of
witchcraft and ritual attacks.
(v)
Take effective measures to ensure accountability, protection, and
empowerment of all indigenous persons, including those targeted for their sexual orientation
and gender identity or disability.226 Eliminate all discrimination and violence against
indigenous women.227
(vi) Launch investigations against non-State actors, including private enterprises,
forcibly displacing indigenous persons from their lands and violating freedom of religion or
belief and other rights.
(vii) Where feasible and sufficient data protection safeguards are instituted, collect
disaggregated data to improve monitoring and reporting mechanisms on discrimination,
violence, and hostility targeting indigenous peoples, including HRDs and where these are
based on religion or belief identity.
(viii) Collaborate with indigenous spiritual leaders and influencers to support
conservation efforts and sustainable development of traditional lands through a human rightsbased approach. States should also comply with Akwé: Kon guidelines.228
(ix) Develop human rights-based educational resources recognizing the connection
between colonization and dispossession/marginalization of indigenous peoples; and tackling
unconscious bias, stigmatization, and stereotyping towards indigenous peoples and their
spirituality, including among teachers, police, judges, and other public servants.
2.
UN and international/regional organizations
(a)
Reemphasize the importance of UNDRIP in elucidating the rights of
indigenous persons and encourage States to fully respect and protect those rights, including
provisions relating to indigenous spirituality.
(b)
Develop and support linkages between UN, international and regional human
rights mechanisms to embed indigenous peoples' rights within their daily operations where
affected, ensuring no one is left behind. Explore avenues for effectively engaging selfgoverning indigenous territories and entities, which may lack Statehood, on matters affecting
them—notably climate change.
(c)
Continue to support global interfaith dialogue, including indigenous spiritual
leaders, on climate change and other environmental challenges.
(d)
Facilitate exchange between UNESCO, International Council of Museums,
and indigenous peoples on indigenous spirituality to develop international guidance on
appropriate storage and display of indigenous objects, including repatriation. Support the
development of international protections for the intellectual property rights of indigenous
peoples.
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A/RES/60/147.
A/HRC/RES/47/8,(paras.1-2).
A/HRC/32/L.28/Rev.1.
https://www.cbd.int/traditional/guidelines.shtml.