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Addressee: Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people
Paragraph Number: 95
Session: 8 (2009)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum commends the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people for his efforts on behalf of indigenous peoples around the world and recommends that he continue his work in conformity with the principles he has established.
Area of Work: Economic and Social Development
Addressee: WHO
Paragraph Number: 77
Session: 8 (2009)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that WHO conduct a study on the health effects on indigenous peoples throughout the world caused by uranium mining, dumping of radioactive waste and nuclear testing on indigenous held lands and territories, and provide a report to the ninth session of the Forum in 2010.
Area of Work: Health
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 30
Session: 8 (2009)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum urges States, with the effective participation of indigenous peoples, to address the concomitant loss of community citizenship and human rights when indigenous peoples are forced to migrate or are displaced by violent conflicts, with a particular emphasis on indigenous women.
Area of Work: Human rights
