The European Parliament voted the resolution on violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in the world, including land grabbing (03/07/18), with 534 for / 73 against / 71 abstentions.
The European Parliament has included the majority of your recommendations from June 2016, notably by recommending:
— the reinforcement of human rights defenders mechanisms (the EP was concerned about the number of indigenous peoples among HRD);
— the establishment of training for EU staff in EU Delegations regarding IP’s rights;
— the establishment of a participation and consultation mechanism for IP within the EP (!!);
— the establishment of a due diligence mechanism for EU companies violating HR;
— to support IP’s requests for international repatriation and the establishment of an international mechanism to fight the sale of indigenous artefacts taken from them illegally;
— to Member States to comply with their obligation to protect and promote IPs’ languages and to ensure that these peoples fully enjoy their cultural rights.
In addition, the EP requests the nomination of a standing rapporteur on IP’s issues among Members of the EP, whose mandate would be to mainstream the respect of IP’s rights.