UNITED
NATIONS
A
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/50/514
5 October 1995
ORIGINAL:
ENGLISH
Fiftieth session
Agenda item 112 (b)
HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS: HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS,
INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING
THE EFFECTIVE ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS
Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights
of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious
and Linguistic Minorities
Report of the Secretary-General
CONTENTS
Paragraphs
Page
I.
INTRODUCTION .........................................
1 - 10
3
II.
PROMOTION AND PROTECTION BY STATES OF THE RIGHTS OF
PERSONS BELONGING TO NATIONAL OR ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS AND
LINGUISTIC MINORITIES ................................
11 - 21
4
Protection of the existence of persons belonging
to minorities ....................................
12
4
B.
Right of minorities to enjoy their own culture ...
13
4
C.
Right of minorities to practise and profess their
own religion .....................................
14
5
D.
Right of minorities to use their own language ....
15
5
E.
Right of minorities to participate effectively in
cultural, religious, social, economic and public
life .............................................
16
5
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