Experience of Nepali Indigenous Peoples on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)(Perspective)

摘要

Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) is a principle concerning the rights of indigenous peoples in the exercise of their collective rights over natural resources. It is recognized in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and International Labour Organization's Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (ILO C 169). UNDRIP contains the mechanisms and processes regarding respect of indigenous peoples' rights to land, territories, resources, ancestral domain, their rights to self-determination and to cultural integrity (Article 10, Article 11 (Point 2), Article 19, Article 26 (Point 1), Article 26 (Point 2), Article 28 (Point1) , Article 29 (Point 2), and Article 32 (Point2) , ILO 169 Article 14 (Point 1), Article 15 (Point 1), and Article 16 (Point 2).