ISHR has been closely monitoring discussions and developments at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues since its first session in 2002. With the release of our newHuman RIghts Monitor Quarterly in 2010, we will now publish our analytical overview of each session of the Permanent Forum here.

ISHR has been closely monitoring discussions and developments at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues since its first session in 2002. With the release of our newHuman RIghts Monitor Quarterly in 2010, we will now publish our analytical overview of each session of the Permanent Forum here.

Latest reports and news stories:

• ISHR's article on the 9th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues the evolution of a hybrid organ in the UN's human rights system, 19-30 April 2010. The article charts the evolution of the Permanent Forum into a hybrid organ within the UN's human rights system. It argues that the UN treaty body system and special procedures have heavily influenced the working methods of the Permanent Forum, as shown by the Permanent Forum's interactive dialogue with the Governments of Bolivia and Paraguay at its 9th session. These dialogues enabled members to follow-up on their official visits to both countries in 2009 to investigate forced labour and servitude in indigenous communities in the Chaco region. The effectiveness of these visits was increased by the inclusion of the relevant UN country teams, as well as specialised UN organisations like the International Labour Organisation and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. This has added a new and potentially far-reaching dimension to the way the Forum will work with States and the UN system in the future.
• ISHR's news story entitled NZ and US Governments rethink their opposition to the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights, which was filed during the 9th session of the Permanent Forum (last updated 23 July 2010).

Archived reports:

Below please find our related New York Updates, from 2002-2009, in reverse chronological order:

• 8th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: key outcomes and recommendations, New York, 18 to 29 May 2009
• 7th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: key outcomes and recommendations New York, 21 April to 2 May 2008
• 7th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: implemetation of the Declaration New York, 21 April to 2 May 2008
• 7th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: climate change New York, 21 April to 2 May 2008
• Adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Issues, New York 13 September 2007 (extract from the chapter on standard setting, Human Rights Monitor 2007)
• New York Update on the status of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples New York, 25 May 2007
• New York Update on the 6th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Special Theme: Territories, Lands and Natural Ressources New York, 14 to 25 May 2007
• 4th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: key outcomes and recommendations, New York, 16 to 27 May 2005
• 3rd session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: key outcomes and recommendations, New York, 10 to 21 May 2004 (Also available in French)
• 2nd session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: key outcomes and recommendations, New York, 12 to 23 May 2003
• 1st session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: key outcomes and recommendations, New York, 13 to 24 May 2002