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Paragraph Number: 48
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum welcomes the preparation of the forthcoming study on Indigenous justice systems by the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers and invites her to present it to the Forum at its twenty-fifth session.
Area of Work: Human Rights
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 49
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum commends the progress of numerous States in recognizing Indigenous Peoples and their rights in constitutional reforms to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including on free, prior and informed consent legislation. Several countries spoke with pride of their policies of non-discrimination and equal access to public services. Still, some countries stopped short of engaging in meaningful discussions on the right to self-identification. The Forum recommends that States initiate dialogues on identity and non-discrimination with Indigenous Peoples concerned.
Area of Work: UNDRIP, Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
Addressee: States; Indigenous Peoples
Paragraph Number: 50
Session: 24 (2025)
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Truth-telling is a prerequisite for reconciliation; it helps to build new constructive arrangements and treaties between Indigenous Peoples and States. States and Indigenous Peoples are invited to initiate and support studies to document internal colonialism cases predating, coinciding with and surviving external colonialism. Those studies can offer policy guidance for dismantling such structures and restoring Indigenous Peoples’ self-governance. States and Indigenous Peoples are encouraged to contribute to debates on ways in which the United Nations system can redress and mediate the situations of internal colonialism at future sessions of the Permanent Forum.
Area of Work: Reconciliation
Addressee: States
Paragraph Number: 51
Session: 24 (2025)
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The lack of disaggregated data hides the realities confronting Indigenous Peoples and prohibits efforts to redress the inequalities and discrimination suffered and devise effective targeted measures. This problem can be exacerbated when Indigenous Peoples are not recognized. States should develop and operationalize comprehensive, rights-based disaggregated data frameworks in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples.
Area of Work: Data Collection and Indicators
Addressee: States; Bangladesh
Paragraph Number: 52
Session: 24 (2025)
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Several speakers emphasized the role of Indigenous women in peacebuilding. States are called upon to ensure Indigenous women’s participation in peace negotiations and peacebuilding. Although adversely affected by armed conflict and violence, the role of Indigenous Peoples in conflict resolution and peacebuilding is largely ignored. States are encouraged to ensure the inclusion and participation of Indigenous Peoples in ongoing peacemaking processes and to fulfil the agreements achieved with the participation of Indigenous Peoples. The Permanent Forum reiterates previous calls upon Bangladesh to ensure effective progress on implementing the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord of 1997.
Area of Work: Indigenous Women, Conflict Prevention and Peace, Participation
Addressee: States
Paragraph Number: 53
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum heard testimonies on the many barriers in access to justice for Indigenous Peoples. It is deeply concerned about the disproportionate incarceration rates of Indigenous Peoples, especially children. States are urged to implement the internationally recommended age of criminal responsibility of at least 14 years. States must uphold the Convention on the Rights of the Child, under which incarceration must be a measure of last resort. The Forum condemns States’ violations of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The Forum calls upon States to remove existing barriers, ensure culturally appropriate access to justice and prevent the overcriminalization of Indigenous Peoples.
Area of Work: Indigenous Children and Youth
Addressee: Chile
Paragraph Number: 54
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum takes note of the efforts of Chile to promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples through the Presidential Commission for Peace and Understanding. The Forum invites Chile to implement general recommendation No. 39 (2022) by adopting the necessary legislation and public policies. It also urges Chile to replicate these positive developments with other Indigenous Peoples in its territory and to present progress to the Forum at its twenty-fifth session.
Area of Work: Indigenous Women and Girls
Paragraph Number: 55
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum calls upon Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and the Sudan to promptly end violence against Indigenous Peoples, particularly Indigenous women and children, in the context of armed conflict, counter-terrorism and mining activities. Any peace process must involve Indigenous Peoples, in line with General Assembly resolution 79/159.
Area of Work: Violence, Indigenous Women, Indigenous Children and Youth, Conflict Prevention and Peace, Extractive Industries
Addressee: New Zealand
Paragraph Number: 56
Session: 24 (2025)
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The Permanent Forum heard about the retreat of New Zealand/Aotearoa from honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi), which sparked the country’s largest-ever protest. The Forum calls upon New Zealand to recommit to the Treaty.
Area of Work: Autonomy and Self-determination
Addressee: Russian Federation
Paragraph Number: 57
Session: 24 (2025)
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The disproportionate impact of Russian aggression against Ukraine on Indigenous Peoples in the region includes conscription, mass displacement and attacks on identity, violating their individual and collective rights. In occupied Crimea, Indigenous women are persecuted and detained for defending human rights. The Permanent Forum calls upon the Russian Federation to engage in constructive negotiations to achieve just and durable peace.
Area of Work: Conflict Prevention and Peace, Human Rights, Indigenous Women
Addressee: Human Rights Council; relevant mechanisms
Paragraph Number: 58
Session: 24 (2025)
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Following the recent coup in Myanmar, political instability persists, with planned military-led elections widely seen as a means to entrench power rather than restore democracy. Ongoing air strikes, even amid a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, highlight the crisis. The Human Rights Council and relevant mechanisms are urged to strengthen protection measures and establish more robust, locally grounded human rights monitoring for Indigenous Peoples facing violence and displacement.
Area of Work: Human Rights, Violence
Addressee: States
Paragraph Number: 61
Session: 24 (2025)
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Indigenous women continue to face intersectional forms of discrimination and systemic racism. The Permanent Forum urges States to promote the leadership of Indigenous women in order to address contemporary intersectional discrimination and intergenerational and historical trauma, including for those living outside their ancestral homelands.
Area of Work: Indigenous Women, Intergenerational Trauma
