ABSTRACT
Are Indigenous women’s rights protected in international law? As Indigenous people, Indigenous women are ensured the rights enshrined most explicitly in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) (UN General Assembly 2007). The UNDRIP represents globally endorsed minimum standards and an important normative framework of the rights of Indigenous peoples founded on international human rights law. As women, Indigenous women are assured the rights contained most notably in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the Women’s Convention) (1979). In spite of these two key international human rights instruments, however, Indigenous women’s rights remain an overlooked issue both at international and local levels.
