The Indigenous CEFO promotes the strengthening of the rights of indigenous peoples and among them promotes actions for the respect, knowledge and application of Free, Prior and Informed Consultation and Consent FPIC, in the following video we explain the FPIC process.
FPIC is a fundamental right that indigenous peoples and other ethnic groups have when measures (legislative and administrative) are taken or when projects, works or activities are to be carried out within their territories. This process seeks to protect cultural, environmental, social and economic integrity, guaranteeing the right to participation. We invite you to learn about the Importance of Prior, Free and Informed Consultation for the Defense of Indigenous Territories.
Failure to heed the decision of indigenous peoples implies violating their right to self-determination and their right to autonomy. FPIC is a collective right that must respond to the principle of good faith and must be carried out before the decision is made. It is carried out through a public, special and mandatory process in which due process is guaranteed (principle of opportunity, intercultural communication and bilingualism). It is done prior to the adoption of administrative or legislative measures or the decision on projects that may affect them. At CEFO Indígena we developed the Course: Right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consultation and Consent (FPIC) aimed at young leaders of Indigenous Peoples, we invite you to hear the testimony of two students from the course on FPIC in the following videos.
The exploitation of natural resources in indigenous territories must be made compatible with the protection that the State must provide to the social, cultural and economic integrity of indigenous communities, integrity that forms a fundamental right… because it is linked to their subsistence as a human group and as a culture. In order to ensure said subsistence, when it comes to exploiting natural resources in indigenous territories, the participation of the community in the decisions adopted to authorize said exploitation has been foreseen.