A/HRC/42/19 52. In March 2019, the country office published a manual intended as a teaching tool on collective land titling processes to clarify the current process for national and subnational authorities, for communities of indigenous peoples undergoing the process and for civil society organizations assisting them. 53. In Guatemala, the OHCHR office provided technical assistance to the indigenous authorities in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, Sololá Department, and assisted in their dialogue with the Ministry of Education to design a plan for the implementation of bilingual and intercultural education in the community, in line with a 2016 judgment of the Constitutional Court. 54. The OHCHR presence in Kenya provided technical advice to the National Bureau of Statistics for the collection of data on indigenous persons, to be included in the upcoming national census, by compiling a list of treaty body recommendations that required the Government to collect data on indigenous persons to ensure they had the opportunity for self-identification. As a result, the census has a data-collection tool that incorporates indigenous issues. 55. In August 2018, the OHCHR office in Mexico carried out a mission to Chihuahua to participate in the process of a contingency plan where rights holders, civil society organizations and the authorities discussed measures and actions related to economic, social and cultural rights, including access to water and health for various indigenous and rural communities. In February 2019, in the framework of International Mother Language Day, the office published six short audiovisual products in indigenous languages on social networks. 56. In September 2018, the OHCHR office in Uganda joined the Equal Opportunities Commission and representatives of indigenous peoples in handing over a petition to the Speaker of Parliament on the issues affecting the rights of indigenous peoples. The concerns expressed in the petition included the lack of legal tools and statistics to inform appropriate strategic interventions, the limited use of indigenous languages in public places such as schools, and the difficulties in accessing education and health owing to marginalization. 57. The OHCHR Regional Office for South America provided advice to Machi Celestino Córdova, a Mapuche spiritual leader deprived of liberty in Chile, and supported his claim before the penitentiary authorities for his rights to health and freedom of religion. As a result, he was given permission to leave prison in order to carry out a spiritual renewal ceremony in his community of origin. The Regional Office also supported the United Nations country team in Brazil in building a web campaign celebrating the International Day of Indigenous Peoples. In October 2018, the Regional Office organized a training session in Brazil for 30 representatives of indigenous peoples on the international human rights system. 58. The Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation highlighted the need for targeted policies for the proper inclusion of indigenous peoples in access to water and sanitation services and the need for indigenous peoples to receive appropriate services, compatible with their cultural values. The Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities paid dedicated attention to the situation of indigenous persons with disabilities during her visit to Canada in April 2019, drawing attention to the disparities in the enjoyment of rights by indigenous persons with disabilities, including the lack of access to basic services, and encouraging constructive consultations between the federal Government and the indigenous governments concerning the application of federal accessibility legislation, funding and the delivery of services for indigenous persons with disabilities on reserves. 59. The Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the right to the highest standard of attainable physical and mental health observed cross-cutting risk factors that affected the health of indigenous peoples and the need to develop culturally appropriate responses. 60. Recommendations arising from the universal periodic review on the social and cultural rights of indigenous peoples were consistently addressed to the issue of health and 9

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