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Minorities and indigenous peoples | UNHCR US

As violence and persecution increasingly force millions to abandon their homes, UNHCR strives to ensure that the rights of all refugees and other forcibly ...

Minorities and indigenous peoples - UNHCR | Emergency Handbook

UNHCR recognizes the term “minority” as an ethnic, religious linguistic, or cultural group, fewer in number than the rest of the population.

Minorities and indigenous people | APT

Minorities are not defined specifically in any international treaty. Nevertheless, the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, ...

Minorities and Indigenous Peoples | Right to Education Initiative

This includes the recognition that minorities and Indigenous Peoples require special measures vis-à-vis the realisation of their right to education. However, in ...

Indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities: marginalization is the norm

Intercultural dialogue and participation in decision-making by indigenous peoples and ethnic minority communities on matters that affect them ...

About Indigenous Peoples and human rights | OHCHR

While the legal status of Indigenous Peoples is distinct from that of minorities, they are often, though not always, in the minority in the States in which they ...

Indigenous Peoples' rights - Amnesty International

Their human rights are routinely violated by state authorities, and they face high levels of marginalization and discrimination. Indigenous Peoples face ...

Indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities: Marginalization is the norm

The term “ethnic minority” generally refers to ethnic or racial groups in a given country in which they are in a non-dominant position vis-à-vis the dominant ...

No escape from discrimination: minorities, indigenous peoples and ...

This report, No Escape from Discrimination: minorities, indigenous peoples and the crisis of displacement, focuses specifically on the situation of minorities ...

Partnering with Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Minorities Through ...

The World Bank is working to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity for these often-excluded communities.

The representation of minorities and indigenous peoples in parliament

The Global overview contains an analysis of responses to a questionnaire sent to all national parliaments in 2009. The aim of the survey was to gain a ...

Working with National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities ...

page 2 · objective · Minorities and indigenous peoples are among the most marginalised communities in · many societies: they are often excluded from participation ...

Protection of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples Respecting Cultural ...

As a consequence, an indigenous people can only rely on minority rights if its role as a minority is accepted. 4. Cultural Diversity. Cultural diversity ...

Indigenous Peoples | United Nations

There are over 476 million indigenous people living in 90 countries across the world, accounting for 6.2 per cent of the global population.

State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016

This year's edition of State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples highlights the impact of land dispossession, forced assimilation ...

Minorities and indigenous peoples - Human rights - DagDok

Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (adopted 1992) is the document which ...

Ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples - Oxford Academic

Ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples may have increased mortality and diminished life expectancy compared with the majority.

About minorities and human rights | OHCHR

An ethnic, religious or linguistic minority is any group of persons which constitutes less than half of the population in the entire territory of a State.

State of the world's minorities and indigenous peoples 2016 - GSDRC

While economics and politics often dominate discussions about minority and indigenous communities' rights, culture is no less important.

The representation of minorities and indigenous peoples in parliament

Conclusion: challenges ahead for minority/ indigenous representation. The task of recognizing minorities and indigenous peoples and defining their legal status.