During the Fifth Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (9-13 July 2012), Special Rapporteur James Anaya presented his annual statement in which he informed about his thematic work on the issue of extractive industries during the past year. The Special Rapporteur also made a statement during the inter-active dialogue on… Read More »
Statement by James Anaya, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples 5th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Council 12 July 2012 Geneva, Switzerland
The Special Rapporteur has released his report on the situation of indigenous peoples in Argentina. The report is the result of the country visit conducted by the Special Rapporteur from 27 November to 7 December 2011. The report addresses the main concerns raised during the visit and presents a number of observations and recommendations. The… Read More »
4 July 2012 A/HRC/21/47/Add.2 PDF [Sp] [En][Fr][Ru][Ar]
Statement by James Anaya, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples 5th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Council 9 July 2012 Geneva, Switzerland
Observations relevant to contributing to shared understanding about relevant international standards and their application: 1. The Need for an approach that comprehensively takes account of the rights that may be affected by extractive operations2. Duty of States to protect and the responsibility of corporations to respect the human rights of indigenous peoples in relation to… Read More »
2012 Report to the Human Rights Council (Summary of activities. Progress report on study on extractive industries) A/HRC/21/47 PDF [En][Sp][Fr][Ar][Ch][Ru]