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UN Declaration on the Rights of Minorities
In 1948, at the time of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN General Assembly declared its intention to deal specifically with the rights of minorities....Author: Vizi Balázs
UN Forum on Minority Issues
The UN Forum on Minority Issues is an annual two-day event organized and prepared by the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues. The UN Forum on Minority Issues was established...Author: Tárnok Balázs
UN institutions providing protection for indigenous peoples
The Working Group on Indigenous Populations was established in 1982 as one of the six working groups overseen by the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, the...Author: Nagy Noémi
UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
The (United Nations) Human Rights Council (before 2006 the Commission on Human Rights) is responsible for addressing the human rights situation in the UN member states in a comprehensive manner....Author: Vizi Balázs
UN treaties affecting minorities
The first of the treaties adopted in the framework of the UN is the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted in 1948, which recognises...Author: Vizi Balázs
UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
The UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanismof the UN Human Rights Council that calls for each UN Member State, regardless of their membership in specific human rights...Author: Tárnok Balázs