European Union
EC Council Directive
on equal treatment
EC Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the
principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or
ethnic origin
EC Council Directive
on equal treatment in
employment
EC Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a
general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation
EU Charter
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, (2000/C 364/01)
OSCE
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hague Recommendations
Hague Recommendations Regarding the Education Rights of National
Minorities, October 1996, commissioned by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Lund Recommendations
Lund Recommendations on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Public Life, September 1999, commissioned by the OSCE High
Commissioner on National Minorities
Media Guidelines
Guidelines on the Use of Minority Languages in the Broadcast Media, October 2003, commissioned by the OSCE High Commissioner on National
Minorities
Oslo Recommendations
Oslo Recommendations Regarding the Linguistic Rights of National
Minorities, February 1998, commissioned by the OSCE
High Commissioner on National Minorities
UN
United Nations
CERD
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination, concluded 7 March 1966, entered into force
4 January 1969, 660 UNTS 195
ICCPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted 1
6 December 1966, entered into force 23 March 1976, 999 UNTS 171
Paris Principles
Principles relating to the Status and Functioning of National Institutions
for Protection and Promotion of Human Rights (“Paris Principles”),
endorsed by the Commission on Human Rights in March 1992
Res 1992/54 and by UN General Assembly Resolution A/Res/48/134
of 20 December 1993
UN Decl. Min.
Declaration of the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic,
Religious and Linguistic Minorities, adopted by the UN General Assembly
18 December 1992, GA Res. 47/135
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