ABSTRACT

Human rights include civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, which are interdependent and indivisible. These rights encompass material and environmental dimensions, and, in the case of indigenous peoples, collective spiritual and intergenerational aspects as well. As highlighted in the latest global instrument on indigenous peoples’ rights, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the major areas of indigenous peoples’ human rights include rights to inclusive governance and development, land and resource rights, rights to culture and language, and rights to the maintenance of traditions, customs and spirituality, among others. The recurrent and cross-cutting themes include the right not to be subjected to discrimination of any kind in the exercise of these rights and the crucial and collective right of self-determination.