Directive 091-P Reporting Measures Affecting Indigenous RightsSolicitud de informe de procesos, proyectos y medidas administrativas

169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples establishes that "Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, coordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity."

IV.That article 6.1, paragraphs a and b, of ILO Convention No. 169, establishes the duty of Governments to "(.) a) consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly; b) establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision-making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them (.)".

V.That article 1 of the Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica establishes that "Costa Rica is a democratic, free, independent, multi-ethnic, and pluricultural Republic."

VI.That article 7 of the Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica establishes that "Public treaties, international conventions, and concordats, duly approved by the Legislative Assembly, shall have, from their promulgation or from the day they designate, authority superior to the laws."

VII.That in the mandatory constitutional review of ILO Convention No. 169, the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice considered that article 6.1.a of said instrument is coincident with democratic principles and values, which imply the permanent exercise of power by the people and participation in the making of decisions that concern them. Thus, the Constitutional Court considered that ".the Convention reflects the most cherished values of our democratic nationality, developing the human rights of Costa Rican indigenous people and can be a starting point to initiate a review of secondary legislation to adapt it to these needs." (Resolution No. 1992-03003 of 11:30 hours on October 7, 1992).

VII.That the Indigenous Law, Law No. 6172 of November 29, 1977, establishes in its article 2 that "Indigenous communities have full legal capacity to acquire rights and contract obligations of all kinds."

VIII.That the process of Construction of the Consultation Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples is framed within the declaration of public interest of the actions of the Solís Rivera Administration regarding Open Government, through Decree No. 39372-MP-MC of December 7, 2015.

IX.That the Vice-Ministry of the Presidency for Political Affairs and Citizen Dialogue, in compliance with the provisions of Directive No. 042-MP of March 4, 2016, is engaged in a joint development process with Indigenous Peoples for a General Indigenous Consultation Mechanism.

Therefore, the following is issued, DIRECTIVE ADDRESSED TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR "Request for a report on processes, projects, and administrative measures that may positively or negatively affect the collective rights of Costa Rican Indigenous Peoples"

It is requested to indicate: Name of the project, program, or policy; amount of the investment; what the objective of the project is; number of people impacted; amount of the investment. For the foregoing, Annex I to this Directive is attached.

It is also instructed to include in the report projects, policies, or reforms that are being carried out or will be carried out and that have positive or negative impacts, at the local, regional, and national level, on the 8 peoples and 24 indigenous territories.

This report must be submitted to the Ministry of the Presidency, within a term of 20 business days counted from the day following the publication of this Directive.

When rendering said report, the normative provisions contained in Convention 169 of the International Labour Organization, concerning the state obligation to consult indigenous peoples, must be considered as a preliminary parameter.

a. Indigenous peoples: Indigenous peoples shall be understood as those groupings constituted by indigenous persons who are direct descendants of pre-Columbian civilizations, who preserve their own identity and whose social, cultural, economic, and spiritual conditions distinguish them from other sectors of the national community. Indigenous peoples are governed totally or partially by their own customs or traditions or by special legislation and, in turn, preserve all or part of their own social, economic, spiritual, cultural, and political institutions. The awareness of their indigenous identity shall be considered a fundamental criterion for determining the peoples to whom the right to be consulted applies.

b. Indigenous territory: In a broad sense, indigenous territory is understood as the collective property of indigenous peoples that comprises the lands and natural resources that have been traditionally occupied or used by indigenous peoples, without being reduced to their political-administrative boundaries.

c. Consultation with indigenous peoples: It is the obligation of the Government of Costa Rica to consult, in good faith, indigenous peoples in a free, prior, and informed manner, through culturally appropriate procedures and through their representative institutions, whenever measures that may affect them are foreseen.

d. General Indigenous Consultation Mechanism: Legal instrument to be created in light of the state obligation to consult indigenous peoples on those administrative measures, draft laws, or private projects that may affect their collective rights. The General Indigenous Consultation Mechanism will regulate in advance the steps to be followed by the State and private natural or legal persons, before administrative measures, draft laws, or private projects that may affect their collective rights, in order to obtain the consent or agreement of indigenous peoples in a prior, free, and informed manner.

e. Affectation: A draft law, administrative measure, or private project is considered to affect the rights of indigenous peoples, positively or negatively, when it contains elements that may imply changes in their legal situation, in their collective rights, their way of life, culture, spirituality, and social dynamics. As well as measures that, without being executed strictly within indigenous territories, result in a positive or negative affectation of the collective and cultural rights of indigenous peoples.

f. Collective rights: Those rights whose subjects are a specific group or set of persons, who share cultural, social, spiritual, or historical characteristics. The collective rights of indigenous peoples shall be understood as those that, recognized by the current legal framework, national or international, or by the cosmovision of the indigenous people, form part of the cultural heritage from their cosmovision.

g. Administrative measures: Comprises, among others, administrative acts, public policies, executive decrees, and development projects, promoted by public institutions of the Executive Branch.

h. Draft laws promoted by the Executive Branch: All those draft laws promoted by the public institutions of the Executive Branch. It shall be understood that the consultation on draft laws must be done prior to their referral to the Legislative Assembly, at which point the obligation to consult shall correspond to the Legislative Branch.

i. Private project: Any initiative or project generated by a natural or legal person subject to Private Law; within the scope of this concept, projects promoted by Comprehensive Indigenous Development Associations are also included.

It takes effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette La Gaceta.

Given at the Presidency of the Republic, in San José, on the eighth day of December of the year two thousand seventeen.

Content of the report on processes, projects, and administrative measures that may positively or negatively affect the collective rights of Costa Rican Indigenous Peoples.

I. Brief overview of the institution and the origin of its relationship with Indigenous Peoples

If the relationship is long-standing, briefly describe the state of that relationship at the beginning of this Administration.

II. List of past, present, and future processes, projects, and administrative measures, in relation to Indigenous Peoples

III. Report per project

A. Name of the process, project, and/or administrative measures.

B. Amount of investment, made or to be made.

C. Objective D. Individual description of the process, project, and/or administrative measures.

6. Activity schedule (for present or future cases).

7. Cultural considerations of the process, project, and/or administrative measures, in order to adapt to the particularities of the indigenous people.

8. Community contact used.

9. Participation and involvement activities of the indigenous population carried out or planned.

10. Illustrative annexes.

E. Table with general data on the processes, projects, and/or administrative measures.

This is the indispensable input to be delivered; the rest of the information can be completed progressively. (Attached format) | PROJECTS, PROCESSES OR ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES FOR ATTENTION TO INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (Name of the institution) | | | | | | | | | | | | | DIMENSIONS | IMPACTED INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES | IMPACTED COMMUNITIES | # BENEFICIARIES | | | | | | PROJECT/ PROCESS | TOTAL INVESTMENT $ | CULTURAL ASPECTS | COMPLETION DATE | | | | | | | | STATUS | | | | | | | | | | | (Example) EBAIS Telire | 2000000 | Detail dimensions and services provided / to be provided here | Telire | Alto Telire and Bajo Bley | 285 | Adaptation to customs, spaces for people from remote communities, culturally adapted design. | Under construction | January 2019 | |

Se solicita indicar: Nombre del proyecto, programa o política; cantidad de la inversión; cuál es el objetivo del proyecto; cantidad de personas impactadas; cantidad de la inversión. Para lo anterior, se adjunta el Anexo I a la presente Directriz.

Se instruye también incluir en el informe proyectos, políticas o reformas que se estén realizando o se vayan a realizar y que tengan impactos positivos o negativos, a nivel local, regional y nacional en los 8 pueblos y 24 territorios indígenas.

Este informe debe presentarse ante el Ministerio de la Presidencia, dentro del término de 20 días hábiles contados a partir del día siguiente de la publicación de la presente Directriz.

A la hora de rendir dicho informe, se deberá considerar como parámetro preliminar las disposiciones normativas contenidas en el Convenio 169 de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo, referente a la obligación estatal de consultar a los pueblos indígenas.

a. Pueblos indígenas: Se entenderá por pueblos indígenas, como aquellas agrupaciones constituidas por personas indígenas descendientes directos de las civilizaciones precolombinas, que conservan su propia identidad y cuyas condiciones sociales, culturales, económicas y espirituales, les distingan de otros sectores de la colectividad nacional. Los pueblos indígenas están regidos total o parcialmente por sus propias costumbres o tradiciones o bien por una legislación especial y, a su vez, conservan la totalidad o parte de sus propias instituciones sociales, económicas, espirituales, culturales y políticas. La conciencia de su identidad indígena deberá considerarse como un criterio fundamental para determinar los pueblos a los que se les aplica el derecho de ser consultados.

b. Territorio indígena: En sentido amplio, territorio indígena se entiende como, la propiedad colectiva de los pueblos indígenas que comprende las tierras y recursos naturales que han sido tradicionalmente ocupados o utilizados por los pueblos indígenas, sin reducirse a la delimitación político-administrativa de los mismos.

c. Consulta a pueblos indígenas: Es la obligación del Gobierno de Costa Rica de consultar, de buena fe, a los pueblos indígenas de forma libre, previa e informada, mediante procedimientos culturalmente apropiados y a través de sus instituciones representativas, cada vez que se prevean medidas susceptibles de afectarles.

d. Mecanismo General de Consulta Indígena: Instrumento jurídico que se creará a la luz de la obligación estatal de consultar a los pueblos indígenas, sobre aquellas medidas administrativas, proyectos de ley o proyectos privados susceptibles de afectar sus derechos colectivos. El Mecanismo General de Consulta Indígena reglamentará de forma previa, los pasos a seguir por el Estado y personas físicas o jurídicas privadas, ante medidas administrativas, proyectos de ley o proyectos privados susceptibles de afectar sus derechos colectivos, con el fin de obtener el consentimiento o acuerdos de los pueblos indígenas de forma previa, libre e informada.

e. Afectación: Se considera que un proyecto de ley, medida administrativa o proyecto privado, afecta los derechos de los pueblos indígenas, de forma positiva o negativa, cuando contiene elementos que puedan implicar cambios en su situación jurídica, en los derechos colectivos, su forma de vida, cultura, espiritualidad y dinámica social. Así como las medidas que, sin ser ejecutadas estrictamente dentro de los territorios indígenas, tengan como resultado una afectación positiva o negativa, de los derechos colectivos y culturales de los pueblos indígenas.

f. Derechos colectivos: Aquellos derechos que tienen como sujeto a un grupo o conjunto determinado de personas, que comparten características culturales, sociales, espirituales o históricas. Los derechos colectivos de los pueblos indígenas, se entenderán com aquellos que, reconocidos por el marco jurídico vigente, nacional o internacional, o por la cosmovisión del pueblo indígena forman parte del acervo cultural desde su cosmovisión.

g. Medidas administrativas: Comprende, entre otros, actos administrativos, políticas públicas, decretos ejecutivos y proyectos de desarrollo, promovidos desde las instituciones públicas del Poder Ejecutivo.

h. Proyectos de ley promovidos por el Poder Ejecutivo: Todos aquellos proyectos de ley promovidos por las instituciones públicas del Poder Ejecutivo. Se entenderá que la consulta de los proyectos de ley debe hacerse previo a su remisión a la Asamblea Legislativa, momento en el cual la obligación de consultar corresponderá al Poder Legislativo.

i. Proyecto privado: Cualquier iniciativa o proyecto generado desde una persona física o jurídica sujeto de Derecho Privado; dentro del ámbito de este concepto se incluye también los proyectos promovidos por las Asociaciones de Desarrollo Integral Indígena.

Rige a partir de su publicación en el Diario Oficial La Gaceta.

Dado en la Presidencia de la República, en San José, a los ocho días de diciembre del año dos mil diecisiete.

Contenido del informe sobre procesos, proyectos y medidas administrativas susceptibles de afectar de forma positiva o negativa, los derechos colectivos de los Pueblos Indígenas costarricenses.

I. Breve reseña de la institución y el origen de su relación con los Pueblos Indígenas

Si la relación es de larga data describir brevemente el estado de esa relación al iniciar esta Administración.

II.Listado de procesos, proyectos y medidas administrativas pasados, presentes y futuros, en relación con Pueblos Indígenas.

III. Informe por proyecto

A. Nombre del proceso, proyecto y/o medidas administrativas.

B. Monto de inversión, realizada o por realizar.

C. Objetivo D. Descripción individual del proceso, proyecto y/o medidas administrativas.

1. Finalidad del proceso, proyecto y/o medidas administrativas.

2. Características del proceso, proyecto y/o medidas administrativas.

3. Pueblo, territorio o comunidad indígena beneficiada.

4. Número de beneficiarios.

5. Estado de avance del proceso, proyecto y/o medidas administrativa.

6. Cronograma de actividades (para casos presentes o futuros).

7. Consideraciones culturales del proceso, proyecto y/o medidas administrativas, con el fin de adecuar a las particularidades del pueblo indígena.

8. Contacto comunitario utilizado.

9. Actividades de participación e involucramiento de la población indígena realizadas o previstas.

10. Anexos ilustrativos.

E. Tabla con datos generales de los procesos, proyecto y/o medidas administrativas.

Este es el insumo indispensable por entregar, el resto de información puede completarse progresivamente. (Formato adjunto) | PROYECTOS, PROCESOS O MEDIDAS ADMINISTRATIVAS DE ATENCIÓN A TERRITORIOS INDÍGENAS | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | (Nombre de la institución) | | | | | | | | | | | | | DIMENSIONES | TERRITORIOS INDÍGENAS IMPACTADOS | COMUNIDADE S IMPACTADAS | # BENEFICIARIOS | | | | | | PROYECTO/ PROCESO | INVERSIÓN TOTAL $ | ASPECTOS CULTURALES | FECHA FINALIZACIÓN | | | | | | | | ESTADO | | | | | | | | | | | (Ejemplo) EBAIS Telire | 2000000 | Aquí detallar dimensiones y servicios brindados / a brindar | Telire | Alto Telire y Bajo Bley | 285 | Adecuación a costumbres, espacios para personas de comunidades alejadas, diseño culturalmente adaptado. | En construcción | Enero 2019 | |