10 - Not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories
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Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- 10 - Not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories
- 21.1 - The right to the improvement of economic and social conditions
- 23 - The right to determine and develop priorities and strategies
- 26 - The right to the lands, territories and resources
- 27 - Open and transparent process to recognize and adjudicate the rights of indigenous peoples
- 28 - The right to redress for lands, territories and resources taken or damaged
- 32 - Free and informed consent prior to the approval of projects affecting lands or territories and other resources
Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories. No relocation shall take place without the free, prior and informed consent of the indigenous peoples concerned and after agreement on just and fair compensation and, where possible, with the option of return.
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