Indigenous Peoples' Center for Documentation, Research and Information

DoCip’s primary area of activity is human rights. It has accompanied indigenous delegations and systematically collected all the documentation during the following sessions:

• Working Group on Indigenous Populations
• Working Group on the Draft Declaration
• Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (indigenous peoples’ documentation)
• Commission on Human Rights (indigenous peoples’ documentation)

Today, it maintains an active presence alonside the

• Human Rights Council
• Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

And soon, alongside the:

• Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

It also follows the work of the

• Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Issues
• Treaty bodies
• Issues relating to indigenous peoples’ heritage and traditional knowledge: WIPO, CBD, UNESCO, ILO, etc.