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Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 158
Session: 9 (2010)
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The Permanent Forum recommends that forests that have been taken by States from indigenous peoples without their free, prior and informed consent in the name of conservation policies be restored immediately.
Area of Work: Human rights, Environment
Paragraph Number: 154
Session: 7 (2008)
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The Permanent Forum requests that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders conduct a specific study on the situation of indigenous human rights defenders and submit a report to the Permanent Forum at its eighth session.
Area of Work: Human rights
Addressee: Governments of Canada and the United States
Paragraph Number: 97
Session: 9 (2010)
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The Permanent Forum urges the Governments of Canada and the United States to respect the right of indigenous nations to determine their own membership, in accordance with article 33 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Area of Work: Human rights
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 97
Session: 8 (2009)
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The Permanent Forum calls on States to consult with indigenous peoples in a manner that fully respects their obligations under the Declaration and fully responds to the goals, needs and rights of indigenous peoples in the development and design of relevant legislation.
Area of Work: Human rights
