A Further Dimension to the Interdependence and Indivisibility of Human Rights? Recent Developments Concerning the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The concept of the interdependence and indivisibility of human rights,
as originally conceived, refutes any suggestion of a hierarchy of rights.1 At a
time when attention at the international level tended to focus on civil and
political rights, its emergence served as an important reminder of the need
to protect and promote economic, social and cultural rights with equal
vigor.2