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Promoting the Rights of the
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
“The elimination of all forms of
discrimination, especially gender, ethnic and race
discrimination, as well as diverse forms of intolerance, the
promotion and protection of human rights of indigenous
peoples and migrants, and respect for ethnic, cultural and
religious diversity in the Americas contribute to
strengthening democracy and citizen participation.”
Art. 9 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter
The Department of International Law (DIL) of the
Secretariat for Legal Affairs of the Organization of
American States (OAS) provides legal advisory services
to the organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization,
serves as a depository for multilateral treaties and
bilateral agreements, and promotes and disseminates
international law. In addition, it carries out specific
projects to benefit vulnerable sectors (indigenous peoples,
persons of African descent, etc.)
In coordinating matters related to indigenous peoples
within the OAS General Secretariat, the Department of
International Law adopted a
Program
of Action on Indigenous Peoples in the Americas in
2009 with the aim of “promoting and strengthening the
participation of indigenous peoples in domestic and
international decision-making processes, increasing the
awareness of society in general regarding this topic,
training indigenous peoples’ representatives in a range of
areas that will allow the comprehensive development of their
communities, and establishing indigenous issues as a
cross-cutting theme in the Organization’s different projects
and activities.”
In addition, the Department participates in the process of
negotiating a
Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples.
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