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management of these institutions beyond those required of all private schools or training
institutions nationwide.
2. Schools, educational and training institutions established by persons belonging to a linguistic
minority have the right to impart education in their language.
3. Schools, educational and training institutions established by persons belonging to a religious
or belief minority have the right to impart education in conformity with the principles of their
religion or belief and to teach the corresponding religion or belief.
4. All persons receiving instruction in minority private schools, educational and training
establishments shall also be provided sufficient opportunities to learning the culture(s) and
language(s) of the country as a whole.
5. Minority private schools and institutions are entitled to seek their own sources of funding
without any hindrance or discrimination. Where State, municipal or other public authorities
provide budgetary subsidies or other types of support for schools, educational and training
institutions established, maintained or managed by private parties, such subsidies or support
shall also be provided on a non-discriminatory basis to the institutions of minorities.
6. Separate private educational activities or schools, educational and training establishments
established, maintained and managed by persons belonging to a linguistic or religious or belief
minority cannot be regarded as discriminatory or segregating institutions if voluntary and open
to all persons, regardless of race, who belong to that religious or belief or linguistic minority.
Article 54
States parties agree that education of children belonging to minorities shall be directed to:
(a) the development of respect for the child’s own cultural identity, language and values,
for the national values of the country in which the child is living, the country from which
she or he may originate, and for cultures, languages and religions or beliefs different from
his or her own;
(b) the preparation of the child for responsible life in a free society, in the spirit of
dialogue, understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes, and friendship among all
peoples, ethnic, national and religious or belief communities.
Part VIII
Article 55
Persons belonging to minorities have the right to establish and maintain their own minority
language media. State regulation of private media shall be based on objective and nondiscriminatory criteria.
Article 56
Persons belonging to minorities shall have access to broadcast time in their own language on
publicly service media. At national, regional and local levels the amount and quality of time
allocated to broadcasting in the language of a given minority shall be commensurate with the
numerical size and concentration of the minority and appropriate to its situation and needs.