Issued by
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Published
21 July 2020
Issued by Multiple Mechanisms
Subjects
Transitional justice , Indigenous peoples
Symbol Number
A/HRC/45/35
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is prepared a report on Repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Human Rights Council resolution 33/25, paragraph 2b).
The Expert Mechanism presented a draft of this report for discussion at its 13th session (8 to 12 June 2020). The Expert Mechanism finalised this report during a virtual meeting on 22-24 June. A final version was presented to the Human Rights Council at its forty-fifth session (September 2020).
The University of British Columbia held an expert seminar on this theme in support of the Expert Mechanism from 4 to 5 March 2020 in Vancouver, Canada. It was livestreamed by the University of British Columbia and the recording is available here.
The Expert Mechanism requested contributions from States, Indigenous Peoples, NHRIs and other stakeholders to this report. The views presented in these documents are those of the submitting organisations, and may not reflect the views of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples or the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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