Indigenous peoples’ human rights, self-determination and local governance – Part 1

This is the first of two articles exploring international human rights framework as it relates to Indigenous peoples’ land and interests, with a focus on Australia. Over past 30 years, community has increasingly recognised that special attention needs be paid individual collective peoples, they are among world’s most marginalised peoples. For long time, peoples world have used system tackle discrimination abuses their rights, United Nations become place for them voice concerns.
 In Australia, there been long-running debate about lack recognition First Peoples in Australia’s Constitution. Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander demanding full suite norms standards applicable affairs dealings them, including UN Declaration Rights Peoples.
 article discusses The second will take closer look at how interests being national state jurisdictional levels within reference recent comparable actions Canada New Zealand.