The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Committee (IPRC) moved to reassess the issues encountered by the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in realising their rights. Apart from problems with the core issue of native customary rights to land, the IPRC also found that IPs face difficulty in implementing the indigenous system of justice, education and economy, among others.
The IPRC will be responsible to:
- Determine the extent and nature in which systemic barriers are affecting the land rights of IPs, and enhance the awareness, knowledge and understanding of all stakeholders to the IPs' rights and related issues and systems;
- Instil human rights awareness among IPs;
- Implement programmes and activities aimed at promoting and protecting IPs' rights;
- Develop recommendations to help the respective State governments and other stakeholders in further understanding, analysing and developing remedies, where appropriate, that would enable IPs to attain their rights.
- Examine the indigenous social, cultural, religious and political rights of IPs.
