07. Safe Communities
Governments cannot store dangerous materials on Indigenous Peoples’ lands without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent.
FPIC_Gurung 08
Gurung
States should obtain Free, Prior and Informed Consent before approving any development project that will affect the lands and resources of Indigenous Peoples.
09. International Support
The UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples along with other international instruments, recognises the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent as a right of Indigenous Peoples.
Entrevista: Pueblo defiende territorio con su propio protocolo para consulta
Entrevistas sobre temas Indigenas desde La Segunda Cumbre Continental de Comunicación Indigena, celebrandose en Tlahuiltotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico en Octubre, 2013.
Wilma Calderon, del pueblo Mesquito de Honduras, habla de cómo su pueblo si se ha informado sobre el Consentimiento Libre, Previo e Informado para proteger sus tierras contra el gobierno de Honduras. Escucha cómo crearon su propio protocolo para consulta y como la han implementado contra el gobierno, compañías privadas, y organizaciones internacionales.
10. An Inalienable Right
For Indigenous Peoples, the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent is a fundamental, inherent and inalienable right.
UN Declaration Article 10
Article 10 of the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples states that no one can forcibly displace indigenous communities from their territories.
Safe Communities
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Governments cannot store dangerous materials on Indigenous Peoples’ lands without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent.
International Support
The UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples along with other international instruments, recognises the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent as a right of Indigenous Peoples.
An Inalienable Right
For Indigenous Peoples, the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent is a fundamental, inherent and inalienable right.
The Meaning Of Free
The negotiation process between the government and Indigenous Peoples should be free of threats, bribes or any manipulation by the government of the decisions of Indigenous Peoples.
Responsibility
It is important to demand that this law is complied with because it protects the environment, guarantees clean water and air, and it is a mechanism of controlling development projects to ensure that truly benefit indigenous communities.
Divide And Conquer
The right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent clearly states that the government should not force people to change their method of organisation, thinking, or decision making, nor spread inaccurate information to misinform Indigenous Peoples.
Community Meetings
In order to ensure that the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent is complied with, there should be community meetings which make people aware of what is happening and could happen in their area. In addition to this, projects must be supervised in order to ensure that decisions made in the community meetings, are implemented during the development project.