A/HRC/30/26 52. Several States reported that they encouraged political parties to adopt effective measures to ensure that women are placed in top positions on candidates lists in order to increase their chances of being fully represented in senior positions in party structures. Other States have established temporary special measures, envisaged by article 4 (1) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, such as quotas, which require political parties to include a certain percentage of women in their candidates lists. Legislation in Albania provides for the representation of at least 30 per cent of the underrepresented sex in all government and political bodies, including all decisionmaking positions in public administration, the judiciary, the police force, peacekeeping missions and senior political and electoral processes. The Electoral Code of Panama requires that nomination lists of political parties presented for primaries and internal elections include at least 50 per cent women. Contributions also signaled the importance of including issues relating to women in election campaigns and platforms and to appoint women to senior decision-making roles in the executive, legislative and judiciary. 53. A number of States indicated that they had codified gender parity in electoral lists, notably through a “zipper” requirement for alternating women and men candidates on party lists.62 Some States, such as Tunisia, issue sanctions when parties do not comply with the legal measures aimed at ensuring gender equality, such as removing the party’s electoral list from the ballot. 54. Public funding can also be an incentive to further gender equality, for example, where allocation of public funds to political parties is made contingent on compliance with requirements for women’s participation. In Georgia, political parties with at least 30 per cent women on their candidates lists receive a 30 per cent higher financial assistance than other parties. The Moldovan Parliament approved in the first reading a draft law on financing of political parties and election campaigns, which makes funding contingent on the number of women who obtain elective mandates. In Ireland, political parties that do not select at least 30 per cent women candidates for the general election face losing half of their State funding. In Honduras, 10 per cent of the public funding allocated to each political party is to be used exclusively for the training and advancement of women in politics. Indigenous peoples 55. Indigenous peoples’ right to participate in the conduct of public affairs should be guaranteed in good faith and through the representatives that they have chosen in accordance with their own procedures.63 Norway reached an agreement on consultation procedures between the Central Government and the Sámediggi (Sami Parliament). The State authorities shall, as early as possible, inform Sámediggi about relevant initiatives that may directly affect the Sami, including on issues such as language, religion, preservation of cultural heritage, education, land ownership and land-use fisheries, mineral exploration, extraction activities, biodiversity and nature conservation. Argentina established the Indigenous Participation Council to ensure the participation of indigenous peoples in all matters affecting their rights.64 56. In applying International Labour Organization Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) in their judgements, several national and regional tribunals have found that the non-participation by indigenous groups in consultation or decision- 62 63 64 14 A/68/184, para. 37. See Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, arts. 5, 18 and 19; and ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169). For other best practices with regard to the right of indigenous peoples to participate in the conduct of public affairs, see A/HRC/18/42.