A/HRC/36/22 redouble its efforts to ensure full respect for human rights and international humanitarian law in relation to the territories of indigenous peoples, inter alia by ensuring that the risk reports issued by the early warning system are duly taken into account by the relevant authorities, particularly the Inter-Agency Early Warning Committee. 39. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Guatemala carried out over 50 missions to observe specific cases of alleged human rights violations in the country, focusing on the human rights situation of indigenous agricultural workers, cases of threats and attacks against indigenous human rights defenders and cases of potential or escalating social conflicts resulting from extractive industries’ activities affecting indigenous peoples. Many of those missions were carried out together with the National Human Rights Institution. 40. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras carried out more than 10 monitoring missions to observe social conflicts escalation resulting from land tenure issues, development and extractive projects. 41. On an ongoing basis, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples has responded to specific cases of alleged human rights violations. Over the year in review, the Special Rapporteur has taken action on some 38 cases, including in the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, the Philippines, the United Republic of Tanzania and the United States. The Special Rapporteur also issued a communication to the World Bank. D. Access to justice and strengthening the legal protection of indigenous peoples’ rights 42. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Plurinational State of Bolivia assisted the Supreme Court and the Plurinational Constitutional Court in the elaboration of a protocol for coordination and cooperation between ordinary and indigenous jurisdictions, taking into account international and national standards on indigenous peoples’ rights and the Court’s jurisprudence. In May 2017, the Office contributed to the third meeting of authorities of indigenous jurisdictions, during which the protocol was validated, with the participation of more than six hundred indigenous peoples’ representatives. 43. The Office also supported the establishment of the first autonomous indigenous community of Charagua Yiambae and the election of the first Guarani autonomous government. The Office monitored the process, including the referendum for the adoption of the autonomous status, the elections and the entry into operation of the indigenous authorities in 2017. 44. From May 2016 to March 2017, within the framework of discussing a new constitution in Chile, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Chile together with the United Nations Development Programme, ILO, the United Nations Children’s Fund and indigenous representatives, at the invitation of the Chilean Ministry of Social Development, integrated a consultative council tasked to observe and provide technical advice on how the State can ensure and conduct a participatory process with indigenous peoples in line with international standards. Over 17,016 indigenous people from all regions of the country participated in the various meetings. 45. In August of 2016, the Office participated in a training session on indigenous peoples’ rights in constitution-making. The Office delivered a presentation on indigenous peoples’ rights under the Declaration. The event gathered over 100 representatives from all regions of the country, including public officers from the Ministry of Social Development and the Indigenous National Service, as well as representatives from universities, indigenous communities and United Nations agencies. 46. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia participated in key decision-making processes, such as the international forum on free, prior and informed consent. The forum served as a platform for the exchange of good 7

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