A/HRC/51/28/Add.1 indigenous persons, including the provision of interpreters free of charge, whenever necessary or upon request; (f) Include indigenous peoples’ rights and their world view as compulsory subjects in the competitive recruitment examinations for the judiciary and for State law enforcement agencies; (g) Incorporate the study of indigenous law into the curricula of university law faculties and of the police training academy as a compulsory subject, with the relevant teaching materials being put together in partnership with experts in the field and with the participation of the indigenous peoples; (h) Ensure that it is the indigenous peoples themselves who define the procedural concepts of “cultural diversity” and “cultural expertise”, based on their own cultures and world views; (i) Promote and bolster processes of establishing indigenous justice institutions and equip them with the material resources and tools they need to exercise their jurisdiction autonomously and, where appropriate, ensure sufficient cooperation and coordination between the ordinary and indigenous justice systems. Indigenous women and participation 101. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the State: (a) Take effective measures to prevent and provide redress for the physical and psychological abuse suffered by indigenous women in the context of land conflicts; (b) Ensure that indigenous children’s rights are respected by the legislature, executive and judiciary, in accordance with international standards, and that, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as interpreted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, State institutions, such as the National Child Welfare Agency: (i) Apply the principle of the best interests of the child in consultation with the indigenous peoples; (ii) Offer the indigenous peoples the opportunity to participate in determining the best interests of indigenous children in general so that the applicable cultural context is taken into account; (iii) Take measures that systematically apply the principle of the best interests of the indigenous child, assessing the impact of their decisions and actions on children’s rights and interests; (iv) Train their staff on indigenous children’s rights; (v) Reconsider cases in which indigenous children have been removed from their families as a result of women’s participation in land requisition processes. (c) Promote indigenous women’s participation in the enjoyment of fair access to land and resources in land restitution processes; (d) Recognize, by means of specific funds, indigenous women’s role in environmental conservation; (e) Increase the resources allocated to fostering entrepreneurship among indigenous women and, in coordination with those women, offer them whatever capacity-building opportunities they think necessary to enhance their skills; (f) Take affirmative action to ensure indigenous women’s participation in politics, including recognition of the National Forum of Indigenous Women as a public stakeholder in its own right; (g) Promote, in coordination with indigenous women’s organizations, initiatives for raising awareness within indigenous communities of women’s rights, discrimination, violence against women and other relevant issues. 18 GE.22-11025

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