The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions
A Masai indigenous woman (Kenya) attending the In Celebration of Indigenous Peoples Exhibit at the United Nations. UN Photo/Stephenie Hollyman.
Awareness raising and educational activities around the Declaration can include:
• Conducting workshops and training for indigenous peoples and their organizations
• Conducting workshops and training for State officials and bureaucrats
• Translating the Declaration into indigenous languages
• Developing plain language toolkits and education materials
• Producing materials using a range of media, including websites, documentaries, audio
programmes and social media
• Distributing media releases when activities occur within the country that might be related to, or
impact on, the rights contained in the Declaration
• Referring to the Declaration and its impact in speeches, submissions and publications.197
The New Zealand Human Rights Commission has produced a bilingual
version of the Declaration. It contains the text of the Declaration in English
and in Maori.197
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More information is available at www.hrc.co.nz/human-rights-and-the-treaty-of-waitangi/united-nations-declaration-on-therights-of-indigenous-peoples.
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