[Title and summary translation from Russian provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre] At the first Forum on business and human rights, a representative of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of Russia raised the issue of indigenous peoples’ rights. He said that indigenous people are not only a vulnerable group but also holders of land and resource rights. He pointed out that they should be considered as equal partners by companies and government authorities. Free, prior and informed consent of local and native people has to be at the core of implementation mechanisms for the UN Guiding Principles and other international documents on business and human rights. Often, international standards are ignored and indigenous communities who protest against business activities in order to defend their traditional territories from seizure by companies are oppressed. Therefore, we need explicit mechanisms to protect indigenous peoples’ rights, both on the international and national level. [also refers to Sakhalin Energy]