"UN Calls for Protection of Costa Rica’s Indigenous People’s Rights", 11 August 2022

...The United Nations (UN) issued a statement calling for respect for the rights of indigenous people...

The UN in Costa Rica...seeks to ensure that they can enjoy rights such as self-determination; secure tenure of their lands; free, prior, and informed consultation; protection of human rights defenders; prompt, effective, and culturally relevant justice; and access to essential services and development opportunities...

This year it also was intended to highlight the role of indigenous women...

...INEC mentioned that 70% of indigenous households have unsatisfied basic needs in essential areas such as health, education, and housing...

...[P]overty reaches 23% of households; however, for indigenous communities, the figures are disproportionate: 94% for the Cabécar people, 87% for the Ngäbe people, and 85% for the Brörán people...

“We are concerned about the increase of tensions in some territories due to the non-compliance with the law that establishes that indigenous peoples have about 3300 square kilometers of territory, approximately 7% of the country, but more than a third of these territories are occupied by non-indigenous people”...

Finally, the organization urged Costa Rica to continue with the progress made in the implementation of the National Plan for the Recovery of Indigenous Territories, the access to justice diagnostics carried out by the Judiciary, and the collaboration of the Commissioner for Social Inclusion, and the efforts of the various institutions...