Minority Rights
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Minorities Minority Rights And Development
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Author : Roger Ridell
language : en
Publisher: Minority Rights Group
Release Date : 2002-11-30
Minorities Minority Rights And Development written by Roger Ridell and has been published by Minority Rights Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-30 with Social Science categories.
Minorities, minority rights and development: an issues paper is part of a 3-4 year programme of work which MRG is beginning with partners to improve the access to development opportunities of poor and marginalized minority communities. Four research papers (of which this is the first) will be combined with country/communities case studies and studies documenting particular minority perspectives on recent development activities. This detailed research will form the basis for a concerted lobbying effort involving minority communities themselves as well as MRG staff and targeting donor Non-Governmental Agencies, Inter-Governmental Agencies and Governments.
Minority Rights In America
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Author : Alan Axelrod
language : en
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date : 2002-11-20
Minority Rights In America written by Alan Axelrod and has been published by CQ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-20 with Law categories.
This reference on all minority groups contains 725 entries which explore the American civil rights experience since 1492. Entries include: biographical sketches of important historical figures, important topics, organizations and events; and court cases, federal laws and government agencies.
Minorities Minority Rights And Development
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Author : Roger Riddell
language : en
Publisher: HP Books
Release Date : 1998
Minorities Minority Rights And Development written by Roger Riddell and has been published by HP Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Provides an overview of the complex relationship between minorities, minority rights and development. Includes a discussion of the policies of development aid bodies.
Minority Rights The Key To Conflict Prevention
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Author : Clive Baldwin
language : en
Publisher: Minority Rights Group
Release Date : 2007-05-12
Minority Rights The Key To Conflict Prevention written by Clive Baldwin and has been published by Minority Rights Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-12 with Social Science categories.
This report, Minority Rights: The Key to Conflict Prevention, cogently argues that an understanding of minority rights is essential for anyone dealing with conflict prevention and resolution. The report’s authors, Clive Baldwin, Chris Chapman and Zoë Gray, demonstrate the strong links between minority rights violations and the outbreak of major conflicts, drawing on research carried out in China, India, Iraq, Kosovo, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Sudan, among other states. MRG’s report shows how minority rights violations are often warning signs of an approaching conflict. This new report looks at five themes: minority identity, the ability of minorities to participate in political and economic life, land/property rights and justice issues. Using case studies and providing practical advice, the authors show why ignoring early warning signs in any of these areas could lead to a build up of tensions and ultimately, violent conflict. The international community’s record on minority rights and conflict prevention is examined and found wanting. The report concludes with a checklist and a series of recommendations aimed at international bodies working on conflict prevention and resolution.
Minority Rights
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Author : Jay A. Sigler
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1983-12-02
Minority Rights written by Jay A. Sigler and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-12-02 with Law categories.
The unprecedented mass movement of populations since World War II has increased tensions among groups of people by breaking down the homogeneity of older countries and increasing the fragility of newly independent states encompassing several minorities within their borders. These changes, according to author Jay Sigler, dictate the necessity of clarifying human and minority rights. He highlights the main points of minority rights, traces their history, and demonstrates their distinctly modern features. Sigler considers the theoretical implications of minority versus individual and collective rights and examines the efforts in this area made by the United States, India, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Finally, he proposes his own provisional theory of minority rights.
Minority Rights
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Author : Jennifer Jackson Preece
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 2005-12-23
Minority Rights written by Jennifer Jackson Preece and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-23 with Law categories.
The question of minority rights is one of the great dilemmas of contemporary politics. Increases in the flow of immigrants, migrants and refugees have raised public concerns that greater cultural and ethnic diversity creates instability within nation-states. But does stability really require homogeneity? Or can it be maintained in the presence of different minority groups? In this path-breaking book, Jackson Preece analyses whether traditional minority rights theory is sufficiently dynamic to inform effective responses to modern challenges. The central premise behind minority rights is that groups recognized and supported by the political community are far less likely to challenge its authority or threaten its territorial integrity. However, as Jackson Preece shows, the potential for collisions of values and interests still exists, and the possibility of a permanent solution to the problem of diversity remains illusive. Minority Rights will be an indispensable resource for students and scholars of political science, international relations, law, and sociology.
The Human Rights Encyclopedia Issues And Individuals
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Author : James R. Lewis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Human Rights Encyclopedia Issues And Individuals written by James R. Lewis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Human rights categories.
Provides a country-by-country analysis of the approach to human rights as well as examination of such topics as torture, slavery asylum, genocide, freedom of the press, and the right to education.
Minority Rights A Guide To United Nations Procedures And Institutions
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Author : Gudmundur Alfredsson
language : en
Publisher: Minority Rights Group
Release Date : 1998-12-01
Minority Rights A Guide To United Nations Procedures And Institutions written by Gudmundur Alfredsson and has been published by Minority Rights Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-12-01 with Social Science categories.
This Guide outlines the procedures currently available for the promotion and protection of the rights of minorities within the human rights mechanisms of the United Nations. The Guide was prepared as a tool for training courses on minority rights. It has been piloted on two courses in Geneva and Budapest organized for representatives from minority communities and those working with minorities. One of the authors participated in both courses. The Guide will be used on future training courses for minorities and for government officials by Minority Rights Group International and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. In addition to its role as course material, the guide also provides a work of reference which will be of interest to all those concerned about minority rights.
Protecting The Rights Of Minorities In Africa A Guide For Human Rights Activists And Civil Society Organizations
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Author : Ibrahima Kane
language : en
Publisher: Minority Rights Group
Release Date : 2008-12-04
Protecting The Rights Of Minorities In Africa A Guide For Human Rights Activists And Civil Society Organizations written by Ibrahima Kane and has been published by Minority Rights Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-04 with Social Science categories.
Unlike the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as the African Charter) and the subsequent African human rights treaties do not consider minorities as a legal category recognized in African human rights law. In a continent where most of the armed conflicts between 1963 and 1998, which affected more than 60 per cent of the population, were due to severe identity or religious differences, this seems hardly understandable. It is all the more incomprehensible if we consider that the regional human rights protection system, set up thanks to the activism of President Léopold Sédar Senghor, is aimed mainly at addressing ‘Africa’s real needs‘. Is this omission the result of a deliberate attempt by those who drafted these various conventions to ignore the existence of minorities completely, or does it reflect the realistic approach which, in the late 1970s, required ‘a common [legal] denominator’ to be established among African countries, prior to a political, economic and social evolution that could pave the way for more effective protection of collective rights taking place? This second option is the one which seems to have prevailed, because, as emphasized by Chairman Kéba Mbaye regarding the African Charter, ‘the writers [of the Charter] were satisfied with making vague hypotheses with regard to several aspects. This approach … was intended to avoid frightening off the representatives of the States and to give way to a dynamic action by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.’ This implied that minorities could, by taking bold initiatives, assert before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) a right to the legal status recognized to certain groups, i.e. that of ‘oppressed people’. However, the democratization process the African States went through in the late 1990s, and in particular the advent of the African Union – which believes the development of African societies should enable Africans ‘to assume their identity and condition instead of having to be burdened by them – opened a new era for minorities, as the African States clearly committed themselves to promoting peace, safety and stability within the continent (Constitutive Act of the African Union, Article 3 (f)) and to ensuring that their actions are always based on such essential principles as respect for the sacrosanct nature of human life (Constitutive Act, Article 4 (o)), respect for democratic principles, human rights, the rule of law and good governance (Article 4 (m)), the promotion of equality between men and women (Article 4 (l)), and the condemnation and rejection of impunity. The new environment not only creates the conditions for effective consideration of the situation of minorities by African human rights law but also, more importantly, offers the possibility to all those who are directly interested in the issue to display more creativity and imagination in using the current regional legislation in order to promote and protect the rights of minorities in Africa. This guide is precisely designed to provide all those fighting for the recognition of the inalienable rights of minorities, including organizations created by and for minorities, human rights activists and lawyers, with legal tools that can enable them to cope with the numerous violations of their rights that they encounter on a daily basis. It is also designed to be an effective instrument in pleading the cause of human rights before African regional or sub-regional political institutions put in place to promote human rights in general and of minorities in particular. What is a minority? What are the rights minorities can claim, in the absence of a clear legal definition of ‘minority’, within African States? What are the regional or sub-regional bodies that can be turned to with regard to the implementation of, or advocacy for, these rights? How can the organizations promoting or defending the rights of minorities usefully employ these bodies to promote and defend their cause? How to ensure that the decisions taken by regional jurisdictions and political authorities are effectively implemented? This guide tries to provide useful insights into these questions. The ambition of this guide is to be not only a useful instrument helping in the promotion and defence of the rights of minorities but also an invaluable tool in the training of African activists on the law regarding minorities in Africa. Finally, MRG and its partners hope this guide will lay the foundations for a productive debate on the protection of the rights of minorities in Africa and will pave the way for the imminent elaboration of a treaty which would consider the specific rights of the legal category of minorities.
Group Rights
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Author : David Ingram
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Group Rights written by David Ingram and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Law categories.
Ingram (philosophy, Loyola University) brings a variety of current social dilemmas together in a mutually illuminating way. He examines the concept of legal equality in a multiracial society by considering issues such as self-governance for Native Americans, the rights of immigrants, affirmative action, and racial redistricting, tie also tackles the problem of social injustice in a global setting by assessing the negative impact of free trade policies on the rights of groups to self-determination and cultural integrity.