Minorities exist in every country of the world, enriching the diversity of their societies Minority identity is understood to involve subjective and objective elements Un definitions—set out primarily in a 1992 declaration—focus on four categories National, ethnic, religious and linguistic 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.
About minorities and human rights all countries in the world include persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, enriching the diversity of their societies Minorities face multiple forms of discrimination resulting in marginalization and exclusion. Summaryin addition to providing a summary of his activities in 2024, in the present report the special rapporteur on minority issues unpacks and examines the meaning of article 1 of the declaration on the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities as a way to explore whether the right to identity belongs to minorities directly, or only to persons. Learn more about human rights and minorities About the mandate the mandate of the special rapporteur on minority issues was established by the commission on human rights in its resolution 2005/79 of 21 april 2005 It was extended by subsequent resolutions for periods of three years, most recently in 2023 in resolution 52/5.
About the fellowship programmelaunched in 2005, the minorities fellowship programme (mfp) is ohchr’s most comprehensive training programme for human rights and minority rights defenders belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities.
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