6.
Adequate economical and social conditions for minority
population.
7.
Anti Discriminatory Legislation including Constitutional Law
as well as Affirmative Action Laws and Regulations.
8.
Accurate Census of Minority Population
9.
Free and ample exercise of political rights including the
right to vote and to be elected for government and
administrative positions.
10.
Access to media; among others.
We are call now to move on to drafting proposals that could
contribute to enable minorities effective political participation in
societies in which they co exist under powerful structures that
submits them and denies them, in many cases, of the most basic
human rights.
Yes, as it has been correctly stated in the Draft Recommendations
Document provided for this Forum, it is true that there is no
“one-size-fits-all model for every conceivable context”.
And it is also true that “standard solutions are generally neither
possible nor desirable, specially with respect to the different
levels of government, given the great variety and developments
of situations in the world”.
However, the effort carried out by the office of the Independent
Expert on Minority Issues, assertively leaded by Ms. Gay McDougall,
is a confirmation not only of the existing will and commitment to
the basic principles contained in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, but especially, of determination to move on from
rhetorical to practical solutions.
Therefore I share with you my reflections, some of which are surely
not new, but humbly intended to suggest concrete steps, if