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of such persons by allowing them to initiate proceedings to determine who their father was
and establishing inheritance rights. Furthermore, Greenlanders living in Denmark affected
by social vulnerability were supported as part of the strategy for vulnerable Greenlanders
living in Denmark, for which 13.4 million krone had been earmarked for the period 20132016.
73.
The response of Australia referred to federal, state and territory anti-discrimination
laws, which protected individuals from discrimination, including women, children, persons
with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.
74.
Peru stated that its emphasis had been on three groups: indigenous persons without
identity documents; indigenous peoples living in border areas with difficult access; and
indigenous women.
75.
Canada reported that it had specific measures for the promotion and protection of the
rights of women, youth, children, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. The
Constitution also contained the Charter of Rights, which protected human rights.
76.
Mexico stated that it promoted and protected the rights of indigenous persons
belonging to vulnerable groups through the National Commission for the Development of
Indigenous Peoples, which had facilitated the release of indigenous persons from
incarceration, provided translation and interpreting services in indigenous languages and
promoted the rights of indigenous women. The Commission had also spearheaded a variety
of programmes that focused on such topics as the following: violence against women; the
full exercise of citizenship rights by indigenous youth; improving the productivity of
projects run by indigenous people, with a focus on women; school attendance rates for
indigenous children and youth; infrastructure for indigenous communities, including
housing, with a focus on single mothers and persons with disabilities; and the electoral
rights of indigenous peoples, with a focus on indigenous women.
J.
Raising awareness about the Declaration
77.
The questionnaire posed the following question: “Has the State taken measures to
raise awareness about the Declaration among various sectors of society, including
parliamentarians, the judiciary, the civil service and indigenous peoples?”
78.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Finland was in the process of publishing the
Declaration, as well as the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous
Peoples.
79.
Denmark advised that, as a member State of the European Union, it contributed
actively to bringing European Union policies into line with the Declaration. It had provided
the European Union with a senior national adviser on indigenous issues to support an
update of the European Union policy and guidelines on indigenous peoples.
80.
Australia had provided information previously (in 2014 and 2015) about its efforts
in that regard.
81.
Peru discussed training programmes carried out by the Ministry of Culture to
improve awareness of collective rights enshrined in national and international legal
frameworks. Those programmes had reached 4,454 indigenous leaders, 2,384 civil servants,
and 508 members of the general public.
82.
Canada has promoted the Declaration in society at large and with indigenous
peoples, parliamentarians and civil society. The Government of Canada had announced the
country’s full support for the Declaration without qualification and had outlined plans on
how it could be implemented domestically in accordance with the Constitution.
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