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Article 20
1.
Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and develop their political,
economic and social systems or institutions, to be secure in the enjoyment of their own means of
subsistence and development, and to engage freely in all their traditional and other economic
activities.
2.
Indigenous peoples deprived of their means of subsistence and development are
entitled to just and fair redress.
Article 21
1.
Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of
their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education,
employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security.
2.
States shall take effective measures and, where appropriate, special measures to
ensure continuing improvement of their economic and social conditions. Particular attention
shall be paid to the rights and special needs of indigenous elders, women, youth, children and
persons with disabilities.
Article 22
1.
Particular attention shall be paid to the rights and special needs of indigenous
elders, women, youth, children and persons with disabilities in the implementation of this
Declaration.
2.
States shall take measures, in conjunction with indigenous peoples, to ensure that
indigenous women and children enjoy the full protection and guarantees against all forms of
violence and discrimination.
Article 23
Indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for
exercising their right to development. In particular, indigenous peoples have the right to be
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