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Crucial need for indigenous peoples’ participation for COVID-19 recovery

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Indigenous people in Mexico City, Mexico, mark 529 years of indigenous resistance to European arrival © Reuters
“Given the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 has had on indigenous peoples, their participation is more critical than ever.” Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, was speaking during a panel session on indigenous peoples and COVID-19 at the Human Rights Council.

Fighting for indigenous rights in Guatemala

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危地马拉的土著权利维护者阿尔芭·韦罗妮卡·雅卡巴尔基耶。©阿尔芭·韦罗妮卡·雅卡巴尔基耶
Alba Verónica Yacabalquiej is a young indigenous rights defender from Guatemala, fighting for the voices of indigenous youth and women to be heard in decision-making. 9 August marks the International Day of Indigenous Peoples.

A/HRC/48/54: Indigenous peoples and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recovery - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples

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In the present report, prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 42/20, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, José Francisco Calí Tzay, focuses on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recovery phase and related plans, and the impact that the pandemic has had on the individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples.