Note The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a figure indicates a reference to a United Nations document. HR/PUB/13/2 ISBN 978-0-9873578-6-1 (APF print) ISBN 978-0-9873578-7-8 (APF electronic) The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions © Copyright Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights August 2013 The APF and OHCHR permit the free reproduction of extracts from this publication provided that due acknowledgement is given and a copy of the publication carrying the extract is sent to the following addresses: Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 1042 Australia Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Credits United Nations photographs are the property of the United Nations, which holds all rights in connection with their usage. Cover photographs Left: Indigenous Hmong women plant rice shoots in Viet Nam. UN Photo/Kibae Park. Centre: Yiaku indigenous women, Laikipia, Kenya. Copyright OHCHR/Samia Slimane. Bottom row from left to right: A Norwegian Saami woman during the eleventh session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. UN Photo/Mark Garten; Indigenous children from the Embera people, Colombia. UN Photo/Mark Garten; Indigenous Australian brother and sister. Copyright April Pyle/Amnesty International Australia; a Yellow Bird Apache dancer performing at the opening of the fourth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré.