Abbreviations ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ECmHR European Commission on Human Rights ECtHR European Court of Human Rights ACHR American Convention on Human Rights EU European Union AfrCH African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights FCNM AWGIPC Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities HRC Human Rights Committee CDE UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education IACHR Inter-American Commission of Human Rights IACtHR Inter-American Court of Human Rights CEACR Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights CEDAW Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights CERD Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ILO International Labour Organization OAS Organization of American States P1-2 Article 2 of Protocol 1 ECHR CESCR Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child TFEU Treaty on the Functioning of the EU EC European Community UNDM ECHR European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities ECJ European Court of Justice UNDRIP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2 MINORITY GROUPS AND LITIGATION: A REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL JURISPRUDENCE