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SECTION 13. Self-Governance. — The State recognizes the inherent right of ICCs/IPs to self-governance and self-determination and respects the integrity of their values, practices and institutions. Consequently, the State shall guarantee the right of ICCs/IPs to freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. SECTION 14.
Self-determination [1] refers to a people's right to form its own political entity, and internal self-determination is the right to representative government with full suffrage. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Self-determination is a cardinal principle in modern international law , binding, as such, on the United Nations as an authoritative interpretation of the ...
Right to natural resources; Right to communicate and communication rights; Right to participation in cultural heritage; Rights to intergenerational equity and sustainability; The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights ensures many of those: the right to self-determination, right to development, right to natural resources and right to ...
The right for self-determination is further protected in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in Article 1 of both documents and includes economic self-determination, which for many IP is the control of their natural resources.
Bangladesh interprets the self-determination clause in Article 1 as applying in the historical context of colonialism. It also reserves the right to interpret the labour rights in Articles 7 and 8 and the non-discrimination clauses of Articles 2 and 3 within the context of its constitution and domestic law. [3]
However, Malaysia considers this dispute a "non-issue", as it interprets the 1878 agreement as that of cession, [4] and it deems that the residents of Sabah (including Eastern Sabah) exercised their right to self-determination when they joined to form the Malaysian federation in 1963.
Indigenous rights are those rights that exist in recognition of the specific condition of indigenous peoples.This includes not only the most basic human rights of physical survival and integrity, but also the rights over their land (including native title), language, religion, and other elements of cultural heritage that are a part of their existence and identity as a people.
They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy). They are citizens/people of the conflict area and do not come from another country. Under each region listed is one or more of the following: De facto state (de facto entity): for unrecognized regions with de facto autonomy.