What is the definition of “minorities” and “indigenous peoples”?
The term “minority” as used in the United Nations human rights system refers to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities as laid out in the United Nations Declaration on the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities (General Assembly resolution 47/135 of 18 December 1992) and in Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This Declaration also applies to indigenous peoples, in addition to the United Nations Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples (General Assembly resolution A/61/L.67 of 13 September 2007) which articulates its provisions around specific characteristics that indigenous peoples share around the world: • a special relationship to lands and the environment; • distinct political and social institutions, including customary legal systems and laws, cultural traditions and customs, health practices; • own understanding/perspective of development priorities, and traditional manageme
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