Rights of indigenous peoples

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History

NS United Nations Resolution #89 was submitted by The Supremely Democratic States of Hirota. The Democratic States of Hirota, having observed the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples (such as Bigtopians) in other nations, were determined to bring this matter to the forefront of international attention and sought to bring about a satisfactory resolution on this matter.

Hirota submitted an initial draft to the general assembly in December 2004, and was eventually implemented in January 2005 having acheived supermajority

Text of Resolution

UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION #89
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights Decision: Significant Proposed By: Hirota



DETERMINED that the UN has a role to play in promoting the rights of indigenous peoples

AFFIRMING that indigenous peoples are equal in rights to all peoples, recognizing the rights of all peoples to be different, to be free from discrimination

CONCERNED indigenous peoples have been deprived of human rights & fundamental freedoms

RECOGNIZING the need to respect & promote the rights of indigenous peoples, notably the rights to territories & resources, which stem from political, economic & social structures

RECOGNIZING that indigenous peoples have the right to determine relationships with States in a spirit of coexistence & respect

PROCLAIMS the following:

§1 DEFINES Indigenous peoples as the descendants of the peoples who inhabited the present territory of a state wholly or partially at the time when persons of a different culture or ethnic origin arrived from other parts of the world, overcame & reduced them to a non-dominant or colonial situation; who now live more in conformity with their social, economic and cultural customs & traditions than with the institutions of the country of which they now form a part, under State structure which incorporates the national, social & cultural characteristics of other segments of the majority population

§2 Indigenous peoples are free & equal to other peoples in dignity & rights, have the right to be free from discrimination

§3 Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain & strengthen their economic, social & cultural characteristics, while retaining the right to take part in the political, fiscal, social & cultural life of the State

§4 Indigenous peoples have the collective right to live in freedom, peace & security as distinct peoples and to guarantees against genocide & acts of violence, including the removal of minors from families & communities under any pretext

§5 Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain & develop their distinct identities & characteristics, including the right to be identified as indigenous and to be known as such

§6 Indigenous peoples shall not be forced from their lands or territories, no relocation shall occur without free & informed consent of the indigenous peoples and agreement on just & fair recompense

§7 Indigenous peoples have the right to protection & safety in times of conflict

§8 Indigenous peoples have the right to practice cultural traditions & customs, the right to maintain, protect & develop the past, present & future expression of their cultures, such as archaeological & historical sites, designs, ceremonies & technologies

§9 Indigenous peoples have the right to revitalize, use & develop histories, languages, traditions, philosophies, writing systems & literatures, to designate and retain their own names for places & persons

§10 Indigenous children have the right to all levels & forums of education, and if desired, educational institutions should develop curriculum suitable to the needs & consistent with their culture

§11 Indigenous peoples have the right to have the dignity & diversity of cultures, traditions & aspirations shown in education & public information

§12 Indigenous peoples divided by national borders, have the right to maintain & develop cross border relations & cooperation, for spiritual, cultural, economic and social purposes

§13 States shall take effective steps, in discussion with indigenous peoples concerned, to give effect to this Resolution

Votes For: 12,699
Votes Against: 5,088
Implemented: January, 22 2005

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