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ydwine [International agreements protecting minority languages]
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 ===== Examples of covenants ===== ===== Examples of covenants =====
 This list of conventions is not exhaustive, but aims to mentions some influential ones. This list of conventions is not exhaustive, but aims to mentions some influential ones.
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 ==== Global covenants: ==== ==== Global covenants: ====
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 === Covenants by the United Nations: === === Covenants by the United Nations: ===
-  * [[http://​www.un.org/​esa/​socdev/​unpfii/​documents/​DRIPS_en.pdf|Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)]]: protects "​indigenous peoples"​. +  * [[http://​www.un.org/​esa/​socdev/​unpfii/​documents/​DRIPS_en.pdf|Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples]] (2007): 
-  * [[http://​www.ohchr.org/​en/​professionalinterest/​pages/​ccpr.aspx|International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights]] (1966), article 27: protects "​ethnic,​ religious or linguistic minorities"​. +    * protects "​indigenous peoples"​, including education in own language 
-  * All members ​of the United Nations ​are expected to comply with its policies.+  * [[https://​www.ohchr.org/​EN/​ProfessionalInterest/​Pages/​Minorities.aspx|UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities ]] (1992), article 4: 
 +    * Enable and encourage minority language development and education.  
 +  * [[http://​www.ohchr.org/​en/​professionalinterest/​pages/​ccpr.aspx|International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights]] (1966), article 27: 
 +    * protects "​ethnic,​ religious or linguistic minorities"​. 
 +  * [[https://​www.ohchr.org/​en/​instruments-mechanisms/​instruments/​convention-rights-child|Convention on the Rights of the Child]] 
 +    * potects minority language use (Art. 30) and the education of a child'​s language (Art. 29, c) 
 +    
 +=== UNESCO'​s Declarations and Conventions === 
 +  * [[http://​portal.unesco.org/​en/​ev.php-URL_ID=13179&​URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&​URL_SECTION=201.html|Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (2001)]] 
 +    * Offers protection for cultural diversity, including language and education thereof.  
 +    * Adopted unanimously at the General Conference((UNESCO. (2002). //Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity:a vision, a conceptual platform, a pool of ideas for implementation,​ a new paradigm//. Cultural Diversity Series (1). [[https://​unesdoc.unesco.org/​ark:/​48223/​pf0000127162]].)). ​All UNESCO Members States are urged to take the appropriate measurements,​ facilitate the their application,​ and to communicate to UNESCO on the developments.  
 +  * [[http://​www.unesco.org/​culture/​ich/​en/​convention|Convention for the Safeguarding ​of Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003)]]: 
 +    * Offers protection for: "​Intangible Cultural Heritage",​ including language.  
 +    * [[http://​www.unesco.org/​eri/​la/​convention.asp?​KO=17116&​language=E&​order=alpha|State parties who have ratified ​the Convention]] ​are expected to uphold ​its policies. 
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 +=== Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)'​s recommendations === 
 +  * [[https://​www.osce.org/​hcnm/​hague-recommendations|The Hague Recommendations Regarding the Education Rights of National Minorities (1996)]] 
 +    * Guidelines to guarantee education rights of national minorities. 
 +    * For the [[https://​www.osce.org/​participating-states|57 OSCE participating States]]
  
-=== UNESCO'​s ​Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) ​=== +=== International Labour Organization (ILO)'​s ​convention ​=== 
-  * [[http://​www.unesco.org/eri/la/convention.asp?KO=17116&​language=E&​order=alpha|State parties who have ratified the Convention]] ​are expected to uphold its policies. +  * [[http://​www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:​12100:​0::​NO::​P12100_ILO_CODE:​C169|Convention ​Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries (1989)]] 
-  * Offers protection for: "Intangible Cultural Heritage", including language.  +    * Offers protection for: "indigenous peoples", including language ​education
-  View the Convention  ​[[http://​www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/convention|here]].+    * [[http://​www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?​p=1000:​11300:​0::​NO:​11300:​P11300_INSTRUMENT_ID:​312314|23 State parties which have ratified the Convention]] are expected to uphold its policies.
  
-=== ILO Convention Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries (1989) === +    ​
-  * [[http://​www.ilo.org/​dyn/​normlex/​en/​f?​p=1000:​11300:​0::​NO:​11300:​P11300_INSTRUMENT_ID:​312314|State parties who have ratified the Convention]] are expected to uphold its policies. +
-  * Offers protection for: "​indigenous peoples"​. +
-  * View the Convention [[http://​www.ilo.org/​dyn/​normlex/​en/​f?​p=NORMLEXPUB:​12100:​0::​NO::​P12100_ILO_CODE:​C169|here]].+
  
  
  
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