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Editorial Note

Editorial Note International Journal on Minority and Group Rights 11 : 229–232, 2004. 229 © Koninklijke Brill NV. Printed in the Netherlands. Editorial Note With the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples coming to an end in December 2004 it is particularly fitting that Volume 11 issue 3 of the International Journal on Minority and Group Rights is devoted to indigenous issues. The impending end to the Decade gives one pause to reflect on the suc- cesses and failures of the Decade. Notable successes include the establishment of the open-ended inter-sessional Working Group on the draft declaration in 1995, the creation of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on 28 July 2000 and the appointment in 2001 of a Special Rapporteur on the situation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people. Although the fail- ure by the United Nations to adopt the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples can only be characterized as a disappointment it has had positive results. The standard setting process that led to the draft Declaration’s approval by both the Working Group on Indigenous Populations and the Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities has raised awareness of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal on Minority and Group Rights Brill

Editorial Note

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights , Volume 11 (3): 229 – Jan 1, 2004
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Brill
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© 2004 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1385-4879
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1571-8115
DOI
10.1163/1571811042801957
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International Journal on Minority and Group Rights 11 : 229–232, 2004. 229 © Koninklijke Brill NV. Printed in the Netherlands. Editorial Note With the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples coming to an end in December 2004 it is particularly fitting that Volume 11 issue 3 of the International Journal on Minority and Group Rights is devoted to indigenous issues. The impending end to the Decade gives one pause to reflect on the suc- cesses and failures of the Decade. Notable successes include the establishment of the open-ended inter-sessional Working Group on the draft declaration in 1995, the creation of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on 28 July 2000 and the appointment in 2001 of a Special Rapporteur on the situation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people. Although the fail- ure by the United Nations to adopt the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples can only be characterized as a disappointment it has had positive results. The standard setting process that led to the draft Declaration’s approval by both the Working Group on Indigenous Populations and the Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities has raised awareness of

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