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Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 33
Session: 23 (2024)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum supports the call of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples to redress treaty violations. Indigenous Peoples deprived of treaty rights are also at risk; the Forum urges relevant States to adopt constructive agreements and appropriate laws to ensure Indigenous lands and territories are protected in the face of mineral extraction and development.
Area of Work: Human Rights
Addressee: Canada; Denmark
Paragraph Number: 82
Session: 23 (2024)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum urges the Governments of Canada and Denmark and the government of Greenland to follow up on and implement the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur subsequent to his country visits in 2023. The Forum recommends that a human rights-based approach be taken when investigating and addressing the practices and impacts of the so-called intrauterine device campaign affecting Inuit women and adolescents in Greenland.
Area of Work: Implementation, Human Rights, Indigenous Women and Girls
