THE CONFERENCE
The conference among government agencies and Indigenous Peoples Mandatory
Representatives (IPMRs) will serve as a forum wherein the current human rights
situation of the IPs of Luzon and other areas will be described and evaluated. The
Expert speakers are tapped to share their knowledge and views on the IPs' Right to
Development, the challenges in fully realizing this right, and the current government
programs and services that will cater to realize it.
The programs and services of the government agencies will be compared to
standards of the Right to Development in identifying gaps and issues of the
Indigenous Peoples, in which shall move forward the process of conducting the
national inquiry and the establishment of the IP Rights Observatory.
Objectives:
Identifying the challenges to the full realization of the right to development of
Indigenous Peoples in Luzon;
Discussing the structures and processes of each agency of government that could
serve as mechanisms to protect and promote the four bundles of IP rights, i.e., to
ancestral domains and lands; to self-governance and empowerment; to social
justice and human rights; and to cultural integrity;
Identifying priority areas of cooperation among concerned government agencies
and Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) with CHR, using the
framework of the right to development; and lastly;
Gathering insights on the structures, processes and outcomes that would lead to
the formalization of an IP Rights Observatory lodged with the CHR.
Conference on IP Rights to Development ©2017
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
ESCR Rights Center
SAAC Building
Diliman, Quezon City
[This proprietary document is provided to selected entities and individuals on an unsolicited, private and confidential
basis, solely as a basis for discussing certain concepts. Unless expressly authorized by the Commission on Human Rights,
its reproduction and dissemination is prohibited.]
Facilitated by
Mr. Roy J. Cabonegro, CHR
Documented by
Ms. Hannah Q. Quinsay
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