First session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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First session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Date and venue

The first session took place from 1-3 October at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland.

Documentation

The documentation associated with the first session is available on the documentation page.

Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous peoples homepage

Expert Mechanism Introduction

Expert Mechanism Documentation

Expert Mechanism Advice

Selection and Appointment of Experts

Academic Friends of the Expert Mechanism

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
A | C | E | F | R | S

Ongoing Work

Inter-sessional activities 2012 – 2013

Inter-sessional activities 2011 - 2012

Study on access to justice

Study on languages and cultures

Study on the right to participate in decision making

Questionnaire on the Declaration

Briefings to UN human rights treaty bodies

Sessions of the Expert Mechanism

Sixth session (2013)

Fifth session (2012)

Fourth session (2011)

Third session (2010)

Second session (2009)

First session (2008)

Information about the Expert Mechanism

On the Expert Mechanism
E-F-R-S (PDF)

Training materials on the Expert Mechanism

Summary of the Expert Mechanism's studies

Useful sites

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples

The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations

Contact us

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
expertmechanism@ohchr.org