But protection of their existence goes beyond the duty not to destroy or deliberately weaken minority groups.

The authorities in BiH have taken first steps in protecting the minorities.

Much remains to be done, especially with regard to the protection of minorities.

Minority protection is based on four requirements protection of the existence, non exclusion, non discrimination and non assimilation of the groups concerned.

By protecting minorities, Morsi could demonstrate to other governments and political movements the importance of minority rights and encourage them to behave likewise.

An enlightened autocrat can be just as protective of minority rights as a solidly democratic government.

Supervision of implementation and interpretation of the law on the protection of national minorities is the competence of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which also formed the National Minorities Council.

In some cases, positive measures of integration (but not assimilation) can best serve the protection of minorities.

The duty of the State to protect the minorities is absolute and in cases of infringements, the burden is on the State to explain its failure to fulfil its obligations.

A joint KPC KFOR team conducted a survey of how best to recruit and retain minority community members.

The Law on the protection of national minorities is adopted, creating the necessary legal framework for the more effective accomplishment of their rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Where there is a breakdown in measures to protect minority rights, the State should take speedy and expedient measures to prosecute and bring offenders to book.

(e) Wider recognition of the rights of women, children and persons belonging to minorities, migrant workers, indigenous people and persons with disabilities, and strengthening the protection of vulnerable groups.

The Committee recommends that the State party include detailed information in its next periodic report on the situation of ethno religious minorities, and that it adopt the bill on freedom of conscience and religion designed to protect those minorities against discrimination and, in particular, against acts of violence.

Serbia and Montenegro signed that Convention even before the country's admission to the Council of Europe, thus expressing its commitment to improve the standards for national minority protection.

Mr. Wieruszewski said that the protection of minorities was clearly a problem in the State party, even if the latter seemed to be trying to present its own interpretation of the situation.

(f) Displaced minorities and other situations affecting minorities

The Provisional Institutions have made good progress over the reporting period in both substantive delivery by central institutions and in structural changes that, if political will is maintained, should deliver further progress in upcoming reporting periods.

Minorities

In order to prevent such a tragic outcome, Western leaders must take a more active role in advocating the protection of Christian minorities throughout the Arab world.

My country's contribution is based on its own historical experiences, but also, and above all, it addresses real local needs in the areas of consolidation of local democracy, decentralization and reinforcing the mechanisms for the protection of minorities.

The protection of the existence of minorities includes their physical existence, their continued existence on the territories on which they live and their continued access to the material resources required to continue their existence on those territories.

Regional European instruments on minority rights use only the concept national minorities and do not refer to ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities .

The Ontario Court of Appeal recognized that the principle of the protection of minorities is a fundamental structural feature that emerges from both the explicit guarantees and unwritten principles of the Canadian Constitution.

The State party admits that culture within the meaning of article 27 provides for protection of the traditional means of livelihood for national minorities, in so far as they are essential to the culture and necessary for its survival.

Visible minorities

(b) Minorities

Minorities

Minority situations addressed and measures requested by minorities

At the meeting minority representatives had presented their views on the root causes of conflicts affecting or involving minorities.

Effective participation provides channels for consultation between and among minorities and Governments.

Indeed, the MAP process ensured protections for Russian minorities in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania all ex Soviet republics that are now NATO members.

States have not fulfilled their responsibilities in giving adequate physical and other protection to minorities, and there has been insufficient pressure on States to fulfil their role as the protector of the rights of persons belonging to minorities.

At the Sub Commission on Human Rights, in 1999 and 2000 FI made statements on the human rights of indigenous peoples, on the protection of minorities, and on the realization of economic, social and cultural rights in 2000 on the rights of children and youth in 2001 on racial discrimination in colonies and territories and in 2002 on the rights of minorities, the prevention of discrimination and contemporary forms of slavery.

Women and minority members

(d) Religious minorities

(e) Linguistic minorities

Consequently, the visit of the Advisory Committee was postponed, while it could have appraised the level of national minority protection in Kosovo and Metohija and thus assisted in the final assessment of standards in this field.

The Working Group decided that at its next session it would discuss the role of NIs in protecting minority rights and invited OHCHR to provide it with relevant information (see E CN.4 Sub.2 2003 19).

Recommends the continued operation of the Minority Fellowship Programme and the further preparation of a minority profile and matrix

Minorities and the Millennium Development Goals

Minorities in Higher Education

Employment of Minorities (Promotion) Act

The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities is the only international legally binding instrument for the protection of national minorities.

Efforts have been made to increase minority employment in the revenue raising institutions and make them more accessible to minority communities.