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1. Minority rights - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_rights
Description: WebMinority rights are the normal individual rights as applied to members of racial, ethnic, class, religious, linguistic or gender and sexual minorities, and also the collective rights accorded to any minority group.
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2. About minorities and human rights | OHCHR
Link: https://www.ohchr.org/en/minorities/about-minorities-and-human-rights
Description: WebAbout minorities and human rights. Minorities exist in every country of the world, enriching the diversity of their societies. Minority identity is understood to involve subjective and objective elements. The self-identification of the person …
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3. Home - Minority Rights Group
Link: https://minorityrights.org/
Description: WebHome - Minority Rights Group. Championing inclusive societies. Millions of people miss out on basic rights because they are different. We work with minorities and indigenous peoples in defence of their rights. Enhancing grassroots …
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4. Minorities | OHCHR - UN Human Rights Office
Link: https://www.ohchr.org/en/topic/minorities
Description: WebApr 8, 2024 · About. Minorities enrich the societies of each and every country in the world. Yet too often, minorities face multiple forms of discrimination, resulting in marginalization, violence and exclusion. We must aim to ensure that no one is afraid to self-identify as a member of a minority, fearing disadvantage will come out of that decision.
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5. “We must do more to protect minorities” - UN Human Rights Office
Link: https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2022/12/we-must-do-more-protect-minorities
Description: Web16 December 2022. “Thirty years ago, the world made a promise to do more to protect the human rights of people from national, ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities in all spheres of life,” said Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the milestone 30 th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Minority Rights.
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6. What we do - Minority Rights Group
Link: https://minorityrights.org/about-us/what-we-do/
Description: WebMinority Rights Group is the leading global organization working for and with ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and indigenous peoples worldwide. For over 50 years, we have worked with minority and indigenous communities to achieve more equitable, inclusive and peaceful societies.
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7. About us - Minority Rights Group
Link: https://minorityrights.org/about-us/
Description: WebMinority Rights Group is the leading human rights organization working with ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and indigenous peoples worldwide. Millions of people miss out on basic rights because they are different.
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8. World falling ‘far short’ of pledge to protect minority rights
Link: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1127311
Description: Web21 September 2022 Human Rights. The world is falling “far short” of commitments made three decades ago to protect minority communities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday,...
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9. Promise of Declaration on Protecting Minority Rights Still Not
Link: https://press.un.org/en/2022/ga12448.doc.htm
Description: WebSep 21, 2022 · António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, summarized the Declaration’s three core truths: that minority rights are human rights, that the protection of minorities is integral...
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10. Minority rights | The Princeton Encyclopedia of Self-Determination
Link: https://pesd.princeton.edu/node/531
Description: WebIn much of the political science and law literatures, the term `minority rights’ is used to refer to legal provisions that have two key features: first, they are intended to recognize or accommodate the distinctive needs of non-dominant ethnic or racial groups; and second, they do so by adopting minority-specific measures, above and beyond ...
