United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples

• By Emily Ojanen

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Origins

• 1982 - Working Group Formed
• 1993 - Sub-Commission Text
• 1995 2nd Working Group Formed

UN Headquarters
Jose R Martinez Cobo
ltlt Working Group on Indigenous Populations in
Session
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Negotiations
Choquehuanca, Foreign Minister Of Bolivia
UN Headquarters ltlt Canadian delegates for
the WGIP in Geneva in 2003
Ambassador gt Eduardo Ferrero Costa, Permanent
Representative of Peru Chair of the Working
Group
lt Lotti Cunningham of Nicaragua, Chair of
Indigenous Peoples Caucus
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September 13, 2007

• General Assembly of UN voted
• 143 in Favor
• 4 in Opposition
• 11 Abstaining
• 46 Articles
• Significant tool
• In eliminating human
• Rights violations
• Against indigenous
• people

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• Les Malezer, Chair of the International
  Indigenous Peoples Caucus Victoria Tauli-Corpuz,
  Chairperson of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous
  Issues

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Criticism

• New Zealand
• United States
• Australia
• Canada

John McNee, Ambassador for Canada spoke before
the UN vote explaining why they would not support
the declaration
Parekura Horomia of New Zealand gtgt
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