And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Sun, 01 Jan 1995 23:33:50 +0100 >From: Elsbeth Vocat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) >X-Accept-Language: de,de-CH >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: About Treaty Study >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lists.speakeasy.org id LAB01900 > > > 28.08.98 > >SUBCOMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND >PROTECTION OF MINORITIES CONCLUDES FIFTIETH SESSION > >Rights of Indigenous Peoples > >Under this agenda item, the Subcommission adopted resolutions and >decisions through which it: > >... >-- requested the Special Rapporteur on treaties, agreements and other >constructive arrangements between States >and indigenous populations to submit a new version of his final report >by 31 March 1999; > >The last and unedited version of Treaty Study we published at: >http://www.puebloindio.org/study.htm > >Also we remember WGIP 98 Report: chapter IV, Study > >IV. STUDY ON TREATIES, AGREEMENTS AND OTHER CONSTRUCTIVE > >ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN STATES AND INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS > > >The Special Rapporteur on treaties, agreements and other constructive >arrangements between States and >indigenous populations, Prof. Miguel Alfonso Martinez, presented his >final report on this matter to the Working >Group. He said that he has been working on this study for nine years. >He >continued by stating that this work has been extremely challenging and >interesting, and that it has changed his view on many important >matters. >The study has introduced new ideas and offered him the opportunity to >explore new ways of thinking. Moreover, that it has given him the >opportunity to view new dimensions of issues concerning indigenous >peoples. The Special Rapporteur apologized for the delay of his >submission of the final report and for the fact that the report is >available in English only. He thanked a number of individuals who have >assisted him in his work, in particular his consultant Dr. Isabelle >Schulte-Tenckhoff. He also expressed his gratitude to the Office of the >High Commissioner for Human Rights for its valuable support to his >work. > >The Special Rapporteur invited all participants to comment on the >report >and his conclusions and recommendations. He said that he will highly >welcomeall critical opinions that may arise during the debate that will >be held on the contents of this final report. He said he will take into >account all the comments before the Report becomes an official United >Nations publication. > >The Special Rapporteur said that the report contains four chapters. The >first chapter is dealing with key points of departure: (1) treaties >concluded between States and indigenous peoples, (2) agreements made >between States or other entities and indigenous peoples; (3) other >constuctive arrangements arrived at with the participation of the >indigenous peoples concerned; (4) treaties concluded between States >containing provisions affecting indigenous peoples as third parties; >and >(5) situations involving >indigenous peoples who are not parties or the subject of any of the >above-mentioned instruments. >The second chapter - summary of findings - addresses matters such as >(1) >treaties/agreements between indigenous peoples and States; (2) Other >constructive arrangements; (3) Situations lacking specific bilateral >legal instruments to govern relations >between indigenous peoples and States. The third chapter is looking >into >the origin, development and consequences of the process of >domestication >of indigenous issues including all matters related to treaties between >indigenous peoples a States. The Special Rapporteur referred to >paragraphs 168 - 169 in this regard. > >· The conclusions and recommendations are contained in chapter four. >The >Special Rapporteur underlined the problem pertaining to indigenous land >rights, and said that this is the core issue to indigenous peoples >regardless of where they live. In paragraph 256 of his report, it is >said that very little or no progress can be made in this field without >tackling, soIving, redressing - in a way acceptable to the indigenous >peoples concerned - the question of the uninterrupted dispossession of >indigenous resources (land, in particular), vital to the lives and >survival of indigenous peoples. > >The Special Rapporteur also stated that indigenous peoples have the >right to self determination, like all other peoples. He said that >States >have the duty to promote and protect this right. > &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
