22.
We express our concern that in some States political
and legal structures or institutions, some of which were
inherited and persist today, do not correspond to the
multi-ethnic, pluricultural and plurilingual characteristics of
the population and, in many cases, constitute an important
factor of discrimination in the exclusion of indigenous
peoples;
23.
We fully recognize the rights of indigenous peoples
consistent with the principles of sovereignty and territorial
integrity of States, and therefore stress the need to adopt the
appropriate constitutional, administrative, legislative and
judicial measures, including those derived from applicable
international instruments;
24.
We declare that the use of the term “indigenous peoples” in the Declaration and Programme of Action of the
World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination,
Xenophobia and Related Intolerance is in the context of, and
without prejudice to the outcome of, ongoing international
negotiations on texts that specifically deal with this issue,
and cannot be construed as having any implications as to
rights under international law;
25.
We express our profound repudiation of the racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance that
persist in some States in the functioning of the penal systems
and in the application of the law, as well as in the actions and
attitudes of institutions and individuals responsible for law
enforcement, especially where this has contributed to certain
groups being over-represented among persons under detention or imprisoned;
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