The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions Contents Acknowledgements ii Foreword iii List of abbreviations iv Introduction for users v Part I The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Background, content and implementation 1 Chapter 1: Background to the Declaration 3 Chapter 2: The content of the Declaration: Equality and non-discrimination; cultural integrity; and collective rights 9 Chapter 3: The content of the Declaration: Self-determination; autonomy; and participation, consultation and consent 19 Chapter 4: The content of the Declaration: Lands, territories and resources; development with identity; and redress and compensation 31 The implementation of the Declaration 37 Chapter 5: Part II Part III National human rights institutions’ domestic activities and functions 43 Chapter 6: Accessibility of NHRIs to indigenous peoples 45 Chapter 7: Awareness raising and education 57 Chapter 8: Promoting compliance with the Declaration 69 Chapter 9: Investigations and complaints 81 Chapter 10: Public inquiries 91 National human rights institutions’ international engagement 99 Chapter 11: The Human Rights Council 101 Chapter 12: Treaty bodies 117 Chapter 13: Mechanisms specific to indigenous peoples’ rights 129 Summary 139 i