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In anticipation of the first session of the Human Rights Council, the Permanent Forum recommends that indigenous issues be a standing item in the agenda of the Human Rights Council and that due attention be paid to the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples. The role of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people should be maintained and further strengthened within the Human Rights Council.
Responses
OHCHR reports: “It will not be possible to address some of the recommendations (paras. 67, 72 and 79) before the mandate review, which, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 60/251 establishing the Human Rights Council, will take place during the Council’s first year of operation. The Human Rights Council will consider those issues during the first half of 2007. Additional information will be submitted to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at its seventh session.”
Final Report of UNPFII Session 5 (2006)
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