The Expert Mechanism consists of 5 experts elected for a period of 1 year to 3 years, with the right to re-election for a second term. Sessions of the Expert Mechanism are being held annually in Geneva, and take place for 5 days, usually in July. Sessions are open to the participation of observer States, United Nations mechanisms, bodies and specialised agencies, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders. Four sessions of the Expert Mechanism have already taken place. During these sessions, case studies and recommendations to the Human Rights Council in the field of the right of indigenous peoples to education, the right of indigenous peoples to participate in decision-making were discussed and approved. Considerable attention was paid to the rights of indigenous women in the carried out studies. Thus, the research on the right of indigenous peoples to education revealed a number of serious issues regarding education. In its report, the Expert Mechanism notes that women and girls of some indigenous peoples have limited access to education by virtue of the culture and traditions. Solving this issue should be considered as an important task. Achieving this will be possible through dialogue on controversial issues and norms within indigenous communities. The research of the Expert Mechanism also notes a leading role of community leaders, particularly women, in the support and development of the educational initiatives. These measures may lead to the successful implementation of the rights of indigenous peoples to education. Another research of the Expert Mechanism is devoted to the issue of indigenous peoples’ participation in decision-making, and indicates examples of best practices in such participation. The principle of participation in decision-making has a clear connection with the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination, including the right to autonomy or self-government, as well as the state’s obligation to consult indigenous peoples in matters that may affect them, based on the principle of free, prior and informed consent, indicating indigenous peoples’ right to not only participate in the decision-making process, but also to determine the final results of these