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	Minority rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Civil rights movements often seek to ensure that individual rights are not denied on the basis of membership in a minority group.
		Like children's rights, women's rights and refugee rights, minority rights are a legal framework designed to ensure that a specific group which is in a vulnerable, disadvantaged or marginalised position in society, is able to achieve equality and is protected from persecution.
		Minority rights cover protection from discrimination and persecution, protection and promotion of identity, and participation in political life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minority_rights (408 words)

	Why You Should Care
		Minority voting power may also be diluted by encompassing an extremely large minority group into one district, rather than allowing that group to have an influence over several districts.
		These included allegations that minority voters faced a significantly greater risk that their votes would not be counted accurately because of the disproportionate use of outdated and inaccurate equipment in minority neighborhoods.
		The result was that minorities elected to certain positions could have their power limited by local governments after elected.
	www.civilrights.org /issues/voting/care.html (1232 words)

	Fact Sheet No.18 (Rev.1), Minority Rights
		Persons belonging to minorities have the right to participate effectively in decisions on the national and, where appropriate, regional level concerning the minority to which they belong or the regions in which they live, in a manner not incompatible with national legislation.
		Persons belonging to minorities have the right to establish and maintain, without any discrimination, free and peaceful contacts with other members of their group and with persons belonging to other minorities, as well as contacts across frontiers with citizens of other States to whom they are related by national or ethnic, religious or linguistic ties.
		Stanislav Chernichenko, E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/1996/WP.1 and E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/1997/WP.1; "Classification of minorities and differentiation in minority rights", by Mr.
	www.ohchr.org /english/about/publications/docs/fs18.htm (6370 words)

	National Minority Rights Enforcement in Europe: A Difficult Balancing Act - Jennifer Jackson Preece
		Because the national minorities problem resurfaced in European politics at precisely the moment at which the OSCE was itself undergoing rapid and far-reaching institutional change, the OSCE came to possess many more mechanisms for national minority rights enforcement between 1990-1995 than did the COE.
		The condition of national minorities was also examined by the COE between 1990-1995 as a potential obstacle to the democratic development of former communist states in the region and as an economic and social problem in those kin-states that were on the receiving end of national minority migrations.
		Van der Stoel’s efforts with regard to Russian minorities in the Baltic states and the Ukraine and Hungarian minorities in Romania and Slovakia illustrate the manner in which the HCNM sought to balance the interest of states with the rights of their national minority citizens.
	www.gmu.edu /academic/ijps/vol3_2/Preece.htm (8668 words)

	CRP-Mission Statement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Our mission is to help renew the civil rights movement by bridging the worlds of ideas and action, and by becoming a preeminent source of intellectual capital and a forum for building consensus within that movement.
		First, the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, 1965 and 1968 - the crowning legal achievements of the civil rights movement - are facing steady and increasingly effective attack in courts, legislatures and referenda.
		Edley and Orfield concluded that the most promising model was: a multidisciplinary research-and-policy think tank and consensus-building clearinghouse; based at a leading university; operating with the highest intellectual standards; attentive to dissemination for multiple audiences; and committed to building a network of collaborating legal and social science scholars across Harvard and around the nation.
	www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu /aboutus.php (840 words)

	:: minority-rights.org :: Main Documents
		Minorities shall not be deprived of their right to enjoy their culture or to follow the teachings of their religions.
		The protection of national minorities and of the rights and freedoms of persons belonging to those minorities forms an integral part of the international protection of human rights, and as such falls within the scope of international co-operation.
		Every person belonging to a national minority shall have the right freely to choose to be treated or not to be treated as such and no disadvantage shall result from this choice or from the exercise of the rights which are connected to that choice.
	www.minority-rights.org /docs/mr_docs.htm (1744 words)

	The Hague Recommendations - Education Rights of National Minorities
		Minority education, in particular minority language education, is a high priority among these since, as the HCNM has recently stated, "It is clear that education is an extremely important element for the preservation and the deepening of the identity of persons belonging to a national minority."
		Minority language tertiary education can legitimately be made available to national minorities by establishing the required facilities within existing educational structures provided these can adequately serve the needs of the national minority in question.
		The provision of tertiary education in the minority language is not synonymous with the establishment of parallel infrastructures.
	www.unesco.org /most/ln2pol6.htm (4331 words)

	Minority group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A minority or subordinate group is a sociological group that does not constitute a politically dominant plurality of the total population of a given society.
		A sociological minority is not necessarily a numerical minority — it may include any group that is disadvantaged with respect to a dominant group in terms of social status, education, employment, wealth and political power.
		The Disability rights movement has contributed to an understanding of disabled people as a minority or a coalition of minorities who are disadvantaged by society, not just as people who are disadvantaged by their impairments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minority (1932 words)

	Principles of Democracy
		Minorities -- whether as a result of ethnic background, religious belief, geographic location, income level, or simply as the losers in elections or political debate -- enjoy guaranteed basic human rights that no government, and no majority, elected or not, should remove.
		Among the basic human rights that any democratic government must protect are freedom of speech and expression; freedom of religion and belief; due process and equal protection under the law; and freedom to organize, speak out, dissent, and participate fully in the public life of their society.
		Democracies understand that protecting the rights of minorities to uphold cultural identity, social practices, individual consciences, and religious activities is one of their primary tasks.
	usinfo.state.gov /products/pubs/principles/majority.htm (410 words)

	Press kit: Issues - Multi-ethnic States and the Protection of Minority Rights - World Conference Against Racism
		Although the municipality's decision was eventually suspended for infringement of article 10 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, de facto settlement patterns with regard to the Roma minorities and decrees banning Roma from certain territories continue to exist.
		It includes a list of rights that minorities are entitled to, including the right to enjoy their own culture without interference, and the right to participate effectively in decisions at the national level, among others.
		The protection of minority rights and the prevention of ethnic conflict was also discussed at the October 2000 Regional Seminar of Experts for Africa, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
	www.un.org /WCAR/e-kit/minority.htm (2782 words)

	Ethnic Conflict & Minority Rights
		Minority Rights Group International (MRG) works to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide, and to promote cooperation and understanding between communities.
		In addition to this, specific documents on minority groups (covering, for example statistical data and history) as well as relevant international treaties and agreements of the UN, Council of Europe and the OSCE are available for examination.
		The evaluation of the situation of minority groups is supported by further texts that are to include case studies, comments and in depth analyses.
	www.unc.edu /depts/slavic/outreach/minorityrights.htm (1131 words)

	Minority Rights
		(Minorities may be defined on religious, racial, ethnic, gender, or political differences which arise among all groups.) This is why effective mechanisms for protecting minority rights are essential to the success of any democratic dispute resolution process.
		Parliamentary systems, which give minority groups representation, rather than giving complete power to the group that wins 51% of the vote is also a way to increase the power of minority groups.
		Another important mechanism for protecting minority rights is the use of political subdivisions.
	www.colorado.edu /conflict/peace/treatment/minority.htm (254 words)

	Minority Rights Law Summer School - Irish Centre for Human Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The aim of the course is to provide participants with an overview of the legal, political and philosophical issues pertaining to international human rights law and its relationship to minority rights and the rights of indigenous peoples.
		In addition they are encouraged to analyze the underlying philosophical basis within the discourse and to become familiar with current debates and cases with a special focus on issues such as he right to land, affirmative action policies, and effective political participation and restitution.
		The development of analytical and advocacy skills in arguing cases concerning abuse of the human rights of minorities and indigenous peoples.
	www.nuigalway.ie /human_rights/minority_school.html (375 words)

	National Institutions on Minority Rights
		Thus, the Parsis, Sikhs, Christians and Muslims are spoken of as minorities because their numerical representation in the overall national population is small.
		One of the consequences of this constitutional silence is that the identification of groups and communities as minorities has been left to the administrative prerogative, at times to court verdicts.
		The functions and powers of the State Minority Commissions are similar to those of the National Commission for Minorities, except that their jurisdiction is limited to the state level.
	www.mcrg.ac.in /inst.htm (2275 words)

	Language Minority Voting Rights
		Among other factors, the denial of the right to vote of such minority group citizens is ordinarily directly related to the unequal educational opportunities afforded them resulting in high illiteracy and low voting participation.
		Congress adopted the language minority provisions of the Voting Rights Act in 1975 for a period of ten years, then extended them in 1982 for ten year and in 1992 for fifteen years.
		The language minority provisions are contained in Sections 203 and Section 4(f)(4) of the Voting Rights Act.
	www.usdoj.gov /crt/voting/sec_203/activ_203.htm (1208 words)

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		One Atlanta group says minority rights are at stake.
		It is a tactic used to extend debate sometimes to the point of blocking a vote.
		The veteran civil rights leader knows the senate filibuster has in the past been used against fls.
	www.11alive.com /news/news_article.aspx?storyid=63488 (361 words)

	The Abridged Bill of Minority Rights
		The Bill of Rights in the US Constitution may be the most important document for protecting the rights of any minority of Americans.
		It is not moral kill, steal, or extort from a minority, or for that matter, from a population of any size, by a population of any size.
		Furthermore, when government behaves counter to the interests of a minority, it is important that they have a means of satisfaction or at least a means of expressing discontent by refusing to support the misbehaving government.
	finegamedesign.com /politics/minorityrights.htm (1449 words)

	Human Rights in Bangladesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The recent press reports from different parts of Bangladesh on the alleged repression committed against the minority community, the Hindu community in particular, is regrettable and anti-human rights.
		However, the minority Hindus, Buddhists and Christians have the right to practice their religious beliefs.
		The implementation and compliance with international human rights treaties and standards are ultimately national issues a reality, which is often lost in the midst of rapid internationalisation of human rights.
	www.banglarights.net /HTML/HR-Situation-3.htm (1530 words)

	Myanmar: The Rohingya Minority: Fundamental rights denied - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to their country." Restrictions on the right to freedom of movement and the right to work may only be imposed if they are based on law, pursue a legitimate objective, such as protecting public order, and are strictly necessary.
		The right to housing is a basic right, which is a fundamental component of the right to an adequate standard of living and central to the enjoyment of other human rights.
		The right of children to adequate housing is enshrined in Principle 4 of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959).
	web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGASA160052004 (14521 words)

	MINORITY RIGHTS VS. - BestAndWorst.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		'Minority groups' are nothing more than a conglomeration on individuals- groups cannot exist without individuals- and it is the individuals that make up groups that should be given preference, and thus individual rights should be given preference if and when the two ideas clash.
		And sometimes minority rights is calling for preferential treatment based on a group identity- this clashes directly with individualism- that all individuals are to be treated equally.
		But yes, majority rule, minority rights, and individual rights; all three are capable of clashing.
	www.bestandworst.com /v/103104.htm (557 words)

	Jewish Standard Alito protects minority rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		By way of contrast, Judge Alito has written numerous opinions protecting the right of minority religious groups to be free from religious discrimination.
		These cases clearly demonstrate that Judge Alito is more protective of the rights of members of minority religions than some justices currently on the court.
		As someone who believes that the Jewish community is best served by judges who limit their roles to deciding specific cases and not enacting their personal agendas, I’m convinced that Judge Alito is by far the best person for this position.
	www.jstandard.com /articles/310/1/Alito-protects-minority-rights (791 words)

	Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel
		Adalah ("Justice" in Arabic) works to protect human rights in general, and the rights of the Arab minority in particular.
		Adalah's main goals are to achieve equal individual and collective rights for the Arab minority in Israel in different fields including land rights; civil and political rights; cultural, social, and economic rights; religious rights; women's rights; and prisoners' rights.
		Organizes study days, seminars, and workshops, and publishes reports on legal issues concerning the rights of the Arab minority in particular, and human rights in general.
	www.adalah.org /eng/index.php (328 words)

	Training of Trainers in Minority Rights in South East Europe
		The Training of Trainers is intended for individuals affiliated with NGOs and other institutions from Southeast Europe working on minority and human rights who wish to acquire or enhance their skills in training on minority rights and advocacy.
		The overall goal of the ToT is to build sustainable capacity in training in minority rights and advocacy in Southeast Europe by strengthening the training skills of NGO personnel involved in training activities.
		The ToT is intended for individuals with knowledge and experience in human or minority rights protection and advocacy in their country who are committed to training others in minority rights.
	www.socialrights.org /article1107.html (859 words)

	Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities, G.A. res. ...
		Persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities (hereinafter referred to as persons belonging to minorities) have the right to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practise their own religion, and to use their own language, in private and in public, freely and without interference or any form of discrimination.
		Persons belonging to minorities have the right to establish and maintain their own associations.
		The specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system shall contribute to the full realization of the rights and principles set forth in the present Declaration, within their respective fields of competence.
	www.umn.edu /humanrts/instree/d5drm.htm (988 words)

	Voting Rights Act
		In his extensive career as legal advocate for minority rights, Professor Joaquin Avila has challenged discriminatory practices in the areas of voting rights, employment, education and immigration.
		As a nationally recognized minority voting rights expert, Professor Avila taught courses at the University of California/Berkeley, University of Texas, and UCLA schools of law.
		His extensive body of work centers on minority voting rights, the history of education, and the legal and political aspects of race relations in the 19th and 20th centuries.
	www.votingrightsact.org /hearings/92705hearing/panelists.html (1629 words)

	American Civil Liberties Union
		The ACLU's Voting Rights Project has worked to protect the gains in political participation won by racial and language minorities since passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and is working to renew and restore these rights in three crucial sections of the VRA set to expire in 2007.
		The decision, which was released late yesterday, orders city officials to redraw city council district lines to correct violations of the Voting Rights Act that prevented Native Americans from having an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect representatives of their choice.
		The groups are also distributing cards that inform Virginians of their rights at the polls, and have offered to provide legal assistance to voters whose rights are violated.
	www.aclu.org /votingrights/minority/index.html (505 words)

	Harper threat to minority rights, Martin says
		It means that minorities will be able to speak and learn in either of Canada's two official languages.
		The aggressive Liberal attack on Harper marks a new phase of the Liberal campaign, which is trying to push ahead of the Conservatives in the remaining weeks before the election by contrasting the ideological differences in election platforms.
		A lawyer in Victoria goes before B.C.'s human rights tribunal on Monday, arguing the provincial Ministry of Health is discriminating against him on the basis of sex because it won't pay for his prostate cancer screening test.
	www.cbc.ca /news/story/2004/06/07/elxnmartrights040607.html (1458 words)

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