In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, combating an historic legacy of violence and injustice inflicted on tribal and indigenous populations around the world.
Although it is not legally-binding, this document is the world's most comprehensive instrument for the protection of indigenous rights, which include: rights of self-determination, cultural rights, health rights, protection of sub-groups such as children and the elderly, and land rights. It states that indigenous peoples have the right to enjoy all rights as laid out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all other international human rights law.
Indigenous people in Mexico (Bernardo Ramonfaur via Unsplash)