By Docip
At the end of its thirtieth regular session in Geneva from September 14 to October 2, 2015 the Human Rights Council has adopted 29 resolutions, two are related to Indigenous Peoples.
Resolution I : related to human rights and Indigenous Peoples
Please find here the Resolution (A/HRC/30/L.8). The novelties of this resolution in comparison with the one of 2014 concern:
- The Human Rights Council "(r)equests the Expert Mechanism to prepare a study, to be finalized by its ninth session, on the right to health and indigenous peoples with a focus on children and youth, and to present it to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-third session", see the article 5 of the Resolution.
- The Human Rights Council « (d)ecides to hold, at its thirty-third session, a half-day panel discussion on the causes and consequences of violence against indigenous women and girls, including those with disabilities », see article 9 of the Resolution.
Resolution II: related to human rights and Indigenous Peoples
The Resolution (A_HRC_30_L.9) concerns the review of the mandate of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The "Council requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to convene a two-day expert workshop open to the participation of States, indigenous peoples and other stakeholders."
For more information, visit the Human Rights Council website:http://www.ohchr.org/en/
