1. In its resolution 2005/51, the Commission on Human Rights, reaffirming the urgent need to recognize, promote and protect more effectively the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, took note of the intention of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, to devote his report to the topics of constitutional reform, legislation and implementation of laws regarding the protection of the rights of indigenous people and the effectiveness of their application.
1. In its resolution 2005/51, the Commission on Human Rights, reaffirming the urgent need to recognize, promote and protect more effectively the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, took note of the intention of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, to devote his report to the topics of constitutional reform, legislation and implementation of laws regarding the protection of the rights of indigenous people and the effectiveness of their application.