Repatriation of ceremonial objects, human remains and intangible cultural heritage under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Human rights bodies and mechanisms
Report of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Human Rights Council
Forty-fifth session – 14 September–2 October 2020
Agenda items 3 and 5
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
In the present report, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples examines good practices and lessons learned regarding efforts to achieve the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, focusing on the repatriation of ceremonial objects, human remains and intangible cultural heritage.