UNITED NATIONS E Economie and Social ^^^^^^ COUnCil GENERAL E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/39 11 July 1990 Original : ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sub-Connnisslon on Prévention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Forty-second session Agenda item 15 BIBLiOTHÈDUE NftTÎONS UNIES Collections des Hâtions Unies et des Agences spécialisées 8 127 - Tél. 4185 DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEUPLES Analytical commentary on the draft principles contained in the first revised text of the draft déclaration on the rights of indigenous peoples (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1989/36) elaborated by the Chairman/Rapporteur of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Ms. Erica-Irene A. Daes CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. DRAFT PROVISIONS ON WHICH THERE IS BROAD AGREEMENT . III. PROVISIONS ON WHICH FURTHER CONSIDERATION IS NEEDED IV. OTHER MATTERS gage 1 3 4 21 GE.90-12415/2105B E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/39 page 1 I. INTRODUCTION 1. At its thirty-ninth session, the Sub-Conanission on Prévention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities entrusted the Chairman/Rapporteur of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Ms. Erica-Irene Daes, with the task of preparing a working paper containing draft principles and preaxnbular paragraphs for insertion in a draft déclaration on indigenous rights. This was approved by the Commission on Human Rights, and by the Economie and Social Council in its resolution 1988/36. Subsequently, the working paper (E/CN,4/Sub.2/1988/25) was submitted to the Working Group at its slxth session» 2. In resolution 1988/18, the Sub-Commission recomsnended that Ms. Daes prépare a first revised text of the draft déclaration as a whole based on comments made at the Working Group's sixth session and oa written observations and suggestions received from Govemments, indigenous peopless intergovemmental and non~govemmental orgaoiaations, The Commission on Huinaa Rights welcomed this décision by resolution 1989/34. 3. The first revised text of the draft iJniversal Déclaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was submitted to the Working Group at its seventh 
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