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UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Presents Report to General Assembly

2024 | November 20

The report focuses on institutional designs to promote minorities’ effective participation towards diverse and inclusive societies.

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UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Presents Report to General Assembly

International Conference on ’Decolonising Minority Rights Discourse’ 2025

2024 | October 29

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International Conference on ’Decolonising Minority Rights Discourse’ 2025

Council of Europe Issues New Recommendations on Countering Hate Crimes

2024 | October 16

The recommendations were presented at the Warsaw Human Rights Conference 2024.

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Council of Europe Issues New Recommendations on Countering Hate Crimes

Call for Chapters for the Book “Ecocultural language spaces: threats, resilience and maintenance of living minority heritage in Southeast Europe and South Caucasus”

2024 | September 30

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 15 November 2024.

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Call for Chapters for the Book “Ecocultural language spaces: threats, resilience and maintenance of living minority heritage in Southeast Europe and South Caucasus”

Smart Policies Needed to Protect Minority Rights in Europe, Warns Expert Committee

2024 | September 26

Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Releases Latest Activity Report

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Smart Policies Needed to Protect Minority Rights in Europe, Warns Expert Committee

Spain’s Approach to Protecting Minority and Regional Languages is Well-Developed but Requires Improvement Says Minority Rights Monitoring Body

2024 | September 25

The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages released a report drawing attention to the ways in which the Spanish Constitution and Statutes of Autonomy could improve their approach to protecting minority and regional languages.

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Spain’s Approach to Protecting Minority and Regional Languages is Well-Developed but Requires Improvement Says Minority Rights Monitoring Body

Conference on Romani Racialization

2024 | September 24

The Institute of Ethnology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic has issued calls for papers in connection with an upcoming conference on Roma Racialization beyond Majority-Minority Narratives

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Call for input - Special Rapporteur on minority issues

2024 | September 23

The Special Rapporteur on minority issues has released a call for submissions to inform his upcoming thematic report.

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Call for input - Special Rapporteur on minority issues

Denmark Returns Indigenous Artifact to Community in Brazil

2024 | September 13

A sacred cloak on display at a Danish museum for over 300 years has been returned to indigenous leaders in Brazil.

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Denmark Returns Indigenous Artifact to Community in Brazil

Sliven, Bulgaria Works Toward a Greener Environment for Roma Children

2024 | September 05

The Foundation for Hope in Bulgaria kicked off its series of projects, advocating for expanding green spaces in a predominantly Roma city, and to empower Roma children living there.

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