international standards. In support of their claims, they point to the various statements contained in the decisions rendered by the Commission, as well as by other international judicial bodies. 112. The African Commission notes that the African Charter, in Articles 20 to 24, provides that peoples can assert their rights as peoples, i.e. as communities. In this regard, on the question of whether the BATWA constitute an "indigenous people", the Commission notes that the term contains two concepts that have been defined. These are the concept of "people" and the concept of "indigenous". 113. With regard to the concept of "people", and on the basis of definitions provided by various experts, who understood this concept as either a "group of human beings living in society 071 n given territory and who, often sharing n community of origin, present n relatively homogeneous form of civilisation arid are linked by n certain mmzber ofshnred customs and institutions"1*', or a "group of persons who, not living 011 the same territory but having the same ethnic origin or religion, have the .feeling of belonging to the same commzmih/", the African Commission was able to observe that there is consensus on some objective features that a group of individuals should manifest to be considered as "n people" . 114. It is therefore a question, in particular, of a common historical tradition, racial or ethnic identity, cultural homogeneity, linguistic unity, religious and ideological affinities, territorial connection, economic life, in addition to other bonds, identities and affinities which they collectively enjoy or are denied - in particular the rights enumerated under Articles 19 and 24 of the African Charters. 115. With regard to the term "indigenous", the Commission notes that Article 1 of ILO Convention 169 on "Indigenous and Tribal Peoples" defines them as, inter alia, "peoples in independent countries who are regarded as indigenous on account of their descenffrom the populations which inhabited the country, ora geographical region to ailzich the country belongs, at the time of conquest or colon isation or the establishment of present state boundaries and who, irrespective of their legal status, retain some or all of their own social, economic, cultural and political institutions"20. 18 "As long as men are not bound together by a common belief, they do not yet form a people, for the reason, which may have brought them together yesterday, tomorrow may divide them"(§h. BLANC Gramm. arts dessin, 1876, p, 54) CNRTL. 19 Communication 276/03 - Centre for Minority Rights Development behalf of Endorois Welfare Council) v/ Kenya (2009) ACHPR para 20 Article 1 of ILO Convention 19 on Indigenous and Tribal People; 22 \1 LMinority Rights Group (on \