ASIA E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2005/4 Report on the Sub-Regional Seminar on Minority Rights: Cultural Diversity and Development in South Asia, held in Kandy, Sri Lanka, from 21 to 24 November 2004, Ms. Asma Jahangir, Mr. M.C.M. Iqbal and Mr. Soli Sorabjee, Co-Chairpersons-Rapporteurs E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2005/WP.6 Summary of presentations to the Sub-Regional Seminar on Minority Rights: Cultural Diversity and Development in South Asia, held in Kandy, Sri Lanka, from 21 to 24 November 2004, Ms. Asma Jahangir, Mr. M.C.M. Iqbal and Mr. Soli Sorabjee, Co-Chairpersons-Rapporteurs E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2003/WP.13 Minorities in South Asia, by I. A. Rehman, E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2003/WP.2 Statement of Principles on Minority and Group Rights in South Asia, submitted by International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2001/CRP.2 Autonomy, self-determination and the requirements of minimal justice in South Asia: paper prepared by Ranabir Samaddar, Director, Peace Studies Programme, South Asia Forum for Human Rights E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2001/CRP.7 Sri Lanka National Review: study submitted by the International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2001/CRP.8 Reply of the Government of Sri Lanka to the paper (E/CN.4/Sub.2/ AC.5/2001/CRP.7) submitted by the International Centre for Ethnic Studies E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2000/CRP.4 The Sri Lankan Government’s proposals for power-sharing, conference room paper prepared by Mr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne, Attorney at law, Consultant, Ministry of Justice, Constitutional Affairs, Ethnic Affairs and National Integration, Sri Lanka E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2005/5 Conclusions and recommendations of the Sub-Regional Seminar on Minority Rights: Cultural Diversity and Development in Central Asia, held in Bishkek, 27 to 30 October 2004, Mr. Alisher Sabirov, Kyrgyz Republic, Chairperson and Ms. Zumrat Salmorbekova, Kyrgyz Republic, Deputy Chairperson E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2005/WP.2 Summary of the discussion at the Sub-Regional Seminar on Minority Rights: Cultural Diversity and Development in Central Asia, held in Bishkek, from 27 -30 October 2004, Mr. Alisher Sabirov, Chairperson, Ms. Zumrat Salmorbekova, Vice-Chairperson E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2003/WP.8 Ethnic and Religious Minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran by Nazila Ghanea-Hercock, E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2003/WP.9 Minorities and participation in public life: Kazakhstan E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2003/WP.6 Kyrgyzstan by Ainur Bekkulovna Elebaeva E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.5/2003/2 Regional Seminar on Minority Rights: Cultural Diversity and Development in Southeast Asia, Chiang Mai, Thailand (Conclusions and recommendations) ANNEXES 197

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