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Paragraph #48Session #3 (2004)

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The Forum expresses its appreciation to the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples for their participation at its third session, and recommends that they pay special attention to the factors contributing to violence against indigenous women, especially domestic violence and sexual abuse.

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OHCHR brought the recommendation to the attention of the Special Rapporteurs. OHCHR reports that the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, sent a questionnaire on forced marriage to organizations of indigenous peoples with a view to gathering information, and the annual report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women examines the intersections between violence against women and culture. Indigenous representatives participated in the seminars preceding the reports. The Special Rapporteur’s thematic report reproduces the discussions of those seminars and includes specific recommendations on the recognition of the rights of indigenous women in the declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. The reports on her missions to Mexico and Guatemala also include a section entitled “Violence against indigenous women”.

Final Report of UNPFII Session 3 (2004)

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Human rights