Annex
Rights of the Murut Tahol Community in Alutok, Ulu Tomani
1. International Laws
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples, UNDRIP
Article 25
Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive
spiritual relationship with their traditionally owned or otherwise occupied and
used lands, territories, waters and coastal seas and other resources and to
uphold their responsibilities to future generations in this regard.
Article 26
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories and resources
which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired.
2. Indigenous peoples have the right to own, use, develop and control the
lands, territories and resources that they possess by reason of traditional
ownership or other traditional occupation or use, as well as those which they
have otherwise acquired.
3. States shall give legal recognition and protection to these lands, territories
and resources. Such recognition shall be conducted with due respect to the
customs, traditions and land tenure systems of the Indigenous peoples
concerned.
Article 27
States shall establish and implement, in conjunction with Indigenous peoples
concerned, a fair, independent, impartial, open and transparent process,
giving due recognition to Indigenous peoples’ laws, traditions, customs and
land tenure systems, to recognize and adjudicate the rights of Indigenous
peoples pertaining to their lands, territories and resources, including those
which were traditionally owned or otherwise occupied or used. Indigenous
peoples shall have the right to participate in this process.
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