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Tables of Contents for A Guide to Indigenous Peoples' Rights in the Inter-American Human Rights System
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Summary
14
4
Introduction
18
6
The Organization of American States and Human Rights
24
4
Rights protected by Inter-American human rights instruments
28
6
Articles 1 and 2 of the American Convention
29
2
Other international instruments
31
3
The Inter-American Commission and Court on Human Rights
34
6
Submitting a petition to the Inter-American human rights system
40
16
General requirements for submitting a petition
40
1
The process
41
15
Pre-admissibility Screening
42
1
Admissibility
43
1
Exhaustion of domestic remedies
43
4
Admissibility report
47
1
Merits
47
3
Other features of the process
50
1
Precautionary measures
50
1
Friendly settlement
51
1
Transmission to the Inter-American Court on Human Rights
52
4
Jurisprudence of the Commission and Court
56
44
Friendly Settlements
57
2
Enxet-Lamenxay and Kayleyphapoyet Indigenous Communities
57
2
Decisions on Cases and Reports Issued by IACHR
59
21
Yanomami Case
59
4
Report on the Situation of Human Rights of a Segment of the Nicaraguan Population of Miskito Origin
63
5
Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Ecuador
68
5
Pending Cases
73
1
Maya Indigenous Communities and Their Members
74
3
Mary and Carrie Dann
77
2
Carrier Sekani Case
79
1
Association of Indigenous Communities Lhaka Honhat
80
1
Special Country Situation Report of the IACHR
80
6
Mexico (1998)
81
1
Colombia (1999)
81
2
Peru (2000)
83
1
Guatemala (2001)
84
1
Paraguay (2001)
85
1
Cases Decided by the Inter-American Court on Human Rights
86
14
Awas Tingni v. Nicaragua
87
8
Aloeboetoe et al. v. Suriname
95
5
The Proposed OAS Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
100
62
The Working Group of the Committee on Juridicial and Political Affairs
100
20
Background
100
2
The first session of the Working Group (November 1999)
102
10
The second session of the Working Group (April 2001)
112
4
Activities since the second session
116
4
An Overview of the Substance of the Proposed American Declaration
120
24
General Comments
120
3
To Whom Does the Declaration Apply?
123
1
Non-discrimination and Affirmative Action
123
1
Autonomy and Self-government
124
2
Political Participation Rights
126
2
Lands, Territories and Resources
128
6
Cultural Integrity
134
2
Treaties
136
1
Indigenous Women
137
1
Conclusion
137
7
Annexes
Ratifications of the American Convention on Human Rights
144
1
Declaration of the Hemispheric Caucus of Representatives of Indigenous Populations
145
4
Declaration of the Indigenous Peoples Summit of the Americas
149
13
Notes
162