20 APPENDIX 1. Promoting and Protecting Minority Rights: A Guide for Advocates, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2012. This guide explains, in a reader-friendly way, who are the main actors working on minority issues in the United Nations and in key regional organizations, and what are the best ways of engaging them. The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: A Guide for NGOs, International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) and Minority Rights Group International, Atsuko Tanaka and Yoshinobu Nagamine, 2001. The purpose of this manual is twofold: to explain what the main provisions of the Convention are, and throw light on the working procedure of CERD; second, to suggest what roles NGOs can play, including in the work of CERD, and how NGOs can use the Convention as an effective tool for the fight against discrimination and racism. The International Labour Organization: A Handbook for Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, Anti-Slavery and Minority Rights Group International, Chandra Roy and Mike Kaye, 2002. The main purpose of this gudie is to provide an introduction to the ILO, and the openings it provides for defending and promoting the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples. It gives the reader an overview of the ILO’s main structures, committees and working methods, in an accessible format, and with practical advice on their use. THE TOM LANTOS INSTITUTE (TLI ) IS AN INDEPENDENT HUMAN AND MINORITY RIGHTS ORGANISATION WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON JEWISH AND ROMA COMMUNITIES, AND ON HUNGARIAN AND OTHER ETHNIC OR NATIONAL, LINGUISTIC AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES. IT IS A BUDAPEST-BASED ORGANISATION WITH A MULTI-PARTY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AN INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND ADVISORY BOARD. TLI OPERATES INTERNATIONALLY IN TERMS OF SCOPE, FUNDING, STAFF AND PARTNERS. AS A RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PLATFORM, TLI AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAPS BETWEEN RESEARCH AND POLICY, NORMS AND PRACTICE. TLI FOCUSES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND IDENTITY ISSUES IN GENERAL, AND ALSO WORKS ON THREE SPECIFIC ISSUE AREAS. THESE INCLUDE: JEWISH LIFE AND ANTISEMITISM; ROMA RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP; AND HUNGARIAN MINORITIES. ABOUT THE GUIDE In conjunction with the 30th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, the Tom Lantos Institute developed this short guide on the minority rights protection regime of the United Nations. The aim of the guide is to provide minority representatives, their advocates, and others working in the field of minority rights a clear and concise overview of the norms and mechanisms of the United Nations used for the protection of the human rights of minorities. This guide is accompanied by two short animated videos on minority rights norms and minority protection mechanisms at the UN. This guide was released in conjunction with other events marking the 30th anniversary of the UNDM, such as the 2022 Regional Forums on Minority Issues, and the 10th Global Minority Rights Summer School. For more information about the guide, please contact Marcus Oda at marcus.oda@tomlantosinstitute.hu. AUTHOR: Marcus Oda EDITORS: Anna-Mária Bíró and Evelin Verhás DESIGN: Ildikó Petrók 1062 Budapest, Bajza utca 44. Hungary info@tomlantosintitute.hu www.tomlantosinstitute.hu