A/HRC/45/35 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 21 July 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-fifth session 14 September–2 October 2020 Agenda items 3 and 5 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Human rights bodies and mechanisms Repatriation of ceremonial objects, human remains and intangible cultural heritage under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Report of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Summary In the present report, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples examines good practices and lessons learned regarding efforts to achieve the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, focusing on the repatriation of ceremonial objects, human remains and intangible cultural heritage. GE.20-09775(E) 