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UN Human Rights Experts Raise Concerns over Discriminatory Treatment of Minorities in Vietnam

2024 | August 29

The human rights experts issued a joint statement on the application of Vietnam’s counter-terrorism law against minorities in the country.

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UN Human Rights Experts Raise Concerns over Discriminatory Treatment of Minorities in Vietnam

Call for Papers: Challenges and the Future of Minority and Indigenous Rights Protection

2024 | August 26

University of Sterling to hold a two-day conference on this topic in March 2025.

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Call for Papers: Challenges and the Future of Minority and Indigenous Rights Protection

UN urges UK to take measures against racist hate speech

2024 | August 24

New report details an increased level of racist hate speech and discrimination targeting minority groups in the UK

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UN urges UK to take measures against racist hate speech

CERD Experts Discuss Belarus’ Policies Related to Interethnic Peace and Ethnic Minority Associations

2024 | August 19

Committee Experts raised concerns regarding the suspension of minority non-governmental organizations in Belarus after post-election protests in 2020.

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CERD Experts Discuss Belarus’ Policies Related to Interethnic Peace and Ethnic Minority Associations

Protest crackdowns led by Iran disproportionately affect its ethnic and religious minorities

2024 | August 06

Since 2022, the Iranian Government has been cracking down on protests, which has had a negative impact on minorities, particularly in the Kurd and Baluch communities, Azerbaijani Turks and Ahwazi Arabs minorities.

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Protest crackdowns led by Iran disproportionately affect its ethnic and religious minorities

Norwegian Organization Wins Max van der Stoel Award

2024 | August 01

The award is awarded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and recognizes outstanding achievements in improving the position of national minorities in OSCE participating states.

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Norwegian Organization Wins Max van der Stoel Award

African Commission Upholds Indigenous Batwa Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo

2024 | July 30

The African Commission found that the eviction of the Batwa community from their ancestral lands was a violation of their rights.

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African Commission Upholds Indigenous Batwa Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo

UN Human Rights Committee Publishes Findings on Croatia, Honduras, India, Maldives, Malta, Suriname, and Syria

2024 | July 26

UN Human Rights Committee expresses concerns about discrimination in Croatia, India, Syria, Honduras, and other nations

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UN Human Rights Committee Publishes Findings on Croatia, Honduras, India, Maldives, Malta, Suriname, and Syria

Urgent Need to Address Human Rights of Roma in Slovak Republic

2024 | July 16

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, conducted a country visit to Slovakia in July.

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Urgent Need to Address Human Rights of Roma in Slovak Republic

UN Human Rights Committee Raises Concerns over Kurdish Minority in Syria

2024 | July 15

The UN Human Rights Committee raised questions about the treatment of Syria’s Kurdish minority in connection with the consideration of the fourth periodic report of the state.

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