PROTECTION MECHANISMS OF NATIONAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES

IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS HAS BECOME A MATTER OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE. BASIC RIGHTS SUCH AS LIFE, LIBERTY, PROPERTY, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, RELIGION, ASSOCIATION AND CONSCIENCE ARE INDIVIDUALLY ASSIGNED AND PROTECTED BY NUMEROUS CONVENTIONS. BUT THESE GENERAL RIGHTS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO STOP DISCRIMINATION, OPPRESSION OR HUMILIATION OF DIFFERENT GROUPS. IN STATES WHERE THERE ARE MINORITIES, PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR SPECIFIC RIGHTS. THIS IMPLIES A CERTAIN DEGREE OF INTEGRATION, ACHIEVED WITH THE MINORITY’S CONSENT. PROTECTION INCLUDES ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND SERVICES, CULTURAL H ERITAGE, CONFESSIONAL FREEDOM, EDUCATION IN MOTHER TONGUE ETC. IN ORDER TO PROTECT MINORITIES PROPERLY AND BRING TOGETHER ALL THESE ISSUES, STATES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TRIED TO REACH A CONSENSUS THROUGH NUMEROUS CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS T O FACILITATE THIS MISSION. THUS, EACH ORGANIZATION HAD ITS OWN ATTEMPTS AND CAME UP WITH ITS OWN SOLUTIONS. THIS ARTICLE AIMS TO ANALYZE THE MAIN MECHANISMS FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORITIES, AS ELABORATED BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

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