Indigenous Rights in the Americas: Recent Developments in Human Rights

Indigenous rights have reached a historic development in international law. Approximately 18 years after the International Labor Organization updated Convention 107(the first international instrument addressing indigenous rights, adopted in 1957) with Convention 169 (on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, adopted 1989), the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on September 13, 2007. There is a similar Proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Populations in the making, spearheaded by the Organization of American States Working Group and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In addition, indigenous claims have been increasing within the Inter-American system, and have progressively found traction within this ambient. The presentation discussed this background, and recent developments in indigenous claims and appeals to international law within the Inter-American System.

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