Indigenous Affairs 3/96

In October, indigenous peoples once again travel the well-worn route to Geneva to participate in the second meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights´openended Working Group which is discussing the draft Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Although a technical meeting the discussion is critical because it provides indigenous peoples with an opportunity to try to explain the importance of the draft Declaration to governments. From all over the world, indigenous representatives have started openly that it constitutes the absolute minimum standards for the recognition of their rights.