September 13 in History
2007 – The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP or DOTROIP passed by the United Nations on this day in 2007, with a vast majority of 144 voting in favour (4 against, 11 abstained), is a legally non-binding resolution that delineates and defines the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples, including their ownership rights to cultural and ceremonial expression, identity, language, employment, health, education, and other issues. Their ownership also extends to the protection of their intellectual and cultural property. The Declaration “emphasizes the rights of Indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their own institutions, cultures and traditions, and to pursue their development in keeping with their own needs and aspirations.”
It “prohibits discrimination against indigenous peoples,” and it “promotes their full and effective participation in all matters that concern them and their right to remain distinct and to pursue their own visions of economic and social development”.
The goal of the declaration is to encourage countries to work alongside indigenous peoples to solve global issues, such as development, multicultural democracy, and decentralization.
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