SESSION 6 INPUTS ON IP OBSERVATORY AND IP NATIONAL INQUIRY. PROPOSED SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES, TARGET PARTICIPANTS, AND ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL INQUIRY. Mr. Roy J. Cabonegro, CHR A. WHAT IS AN IP RIGHTS OBSERVATORY?  It is a monitoring system with the objective of tracking the implementation of IPRA, other pertinent domestic laws and the fulfillment of international conventions on the rights of IPs  It will act as a permanent body for gathering and analyzing information from difference national Mr. Roy J. Cabonegro, CHR and international sources  It will propose technical studies and reports diagnosing the situation of IPs  It is a monitoring system with the objective of tracking the implementation of IPRA, other pertinent domestic laws and the fulfillment of international conventions on the rights of IPs  It will act as a permanent body for gathering and analyzing information from difference national and international sources  It will propose technical studies and reports diagnosing the situation of IPs B. WHAT IS A NATIONAL INQUIRY ON IP RIGHTS?  It is a non-adversarial, investigative process on systemic issues & concerns on the promotion, protection and fulfillment of the rights of Indigenous Peoples' as guaranteed by the IPRA (Indigenous Peoples Rights Act) and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)  It may include such activities as fact-finding missions, field investigations, public hearings & consultations, or other means as may be required  It is not just about land rights but the right to development of IPs  It utilizes inter-agency and multi-sectoral partnership approach across all its processes  It is an inherent part of the development of an IP Rights Observatory  It is expected to be held in 2017 (20th year of the enactment of IPRA and 30th year of CHR) PROPOSED SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL INQUIRY 1. Investigate the nature and extent or pattern of human rights violation affecting a majority of the Indigenous Peoples’ in the Philippines spread across the nation, or a systematic human rights violation, or human rights issues of general interest to the public; 2. Provide a forum for dialogue of State, non-State actors and IPs to confront 70