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Addressee: Government of Paraguay
Paragraph Number: 84
Session: 9 (2010)
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The Permanent Forum notes that forced labour and all forms of servitude constitute serious human rights violations that it is urgent to address; it therefore urges the Government of Paraguay to combat these practices as a matter of urgency.
Area of Work: Human rights
Paragraph Number: 33
Session: 20 (2021)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that the Human Rights Council mandate the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, with the contribution of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, to undertake a study on incarceration, deaths in custody and indigenous peoples
Area of Work: Human rights
Addressee: United Nations Secretary General
Paragraph Number: 84
Session: 8 (2009)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that the Secretary-General provide adequate human and financial resources for the purpose of meeting the requirements of articles 41 and 42 of the Declaration as they apply to the Permanent Forum.
Area of Work: Human rights
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 33
Session: 14 (2015)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum reminds States that the implementation of the United Nations Declaration provides a common framework for reconciliation, justice, healing and peace. Each State has a prime responsibility and duty to protect, promote and implement all human rights, consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and international human rights law. Furthermore, all forms of discrimination must be avoided.
Area of Work: Human rights
Addressee: OHCHR, ILO, UNESCO
Paragraph Number: 84
Session: 5 (2006)
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The Permanent Forum recommends that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, ILO and UNESCO convene an expert workshop in cooperation with the Permanent Forum on the situation of indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation in order to develop strategies and programmes for the protection of their rights and territories and report to the Permanent Forum thereon at its next session.
Area of Work: Human rights
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 33
Session: 11 (2012)
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The Permanent Forum reiterates the need for States to address the impact of militarization, including suppressing constitutional guarantees, appropriation of land, forcible occupation and displacement, on the land, territorial and other collective rights of indigenous peoples, perpetrated by security forces, including the military, militias and other armed groups.
Area of Work: Human rights
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 84
Session: 22 (2023)
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The Permanent Forum urges that discussions at the forthcoming summit to renew the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, scheduled to be held in Brazil in August 2023, fully involve Indigenous Peoples from the Amazon region in determining a road map that addresses their situation, including cross-border illegal activities and organized crime.
Area of Work: Human rights
Paragraph Number: 84
Session: 2 (2003)
Full Text:
The Forum wishes to express its appreciation to the Special Rapporteur on the situation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples for his participation at the second session of the Forum and for his important contribution thereto. The Forum invites the Special Rapporteur to participate annually at its sessions and to inform the Forum on his work in accordance with his mandate.
Area of Work: Human rights
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 84
Session: 10 (2011)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum urges States to increase the provision of funding to indigenous peoples and communities for water and wastewater systems in order to improve the quality of drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, as well as address water pollution and degradation in indigenous communities.
Area of Work: Human rights, Environment
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 33
Session: 6 (2007)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that all States that have introduced changes to existing indigenous land management regimes invite the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people to undertake a study of those regimes and assess them against the principles contained in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Area of Work: Human rights
