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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - Fact Sheet No.9 (Rev.1), The Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Page created 5 Jun 2001 by gjf , last modified 5 Jun 2001 by gjf .
Location: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs9.htm
Keywords: human rights knowledge indigenous
Description: An objective of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995-2004) is the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous people and their empowerment to make choices which enable them to retain their cultural identity while participating in political, economic and social life, with full respect for their cultural values, languages, traditions and forms of social organization.