September 29, 2022

51st Session of the Human Rights Council- Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Holy See is firmly committed to respecting indigenous cultures, including their cultural traditions, customs and languages. Disregard for the concrete life of indigenous peoples and the imposition of certain predetermined cultural models in the form of “ideological colonization”, often threatens their traditions, history and religious bonds.

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