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Article 28 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)  

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Article 28 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

1.      Indigenous peoples have the right to redress, by means that can include restitution or, when this is not possible, just, fair and equitable compensation, for the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned or otherwise occupied or used, and which have been confiscated, taken, occupied, used or damaged without their free, prior and informed consent.

2.      Unless otherwise freely agreed upon by the peoples concerned, compensation shall take the form of lands, territories and resources equal in quality, size and legal status or of monetary compensation or other appropriate redress.