Minorities protection unit reports on Slovenia
‘Roma-phobia’ in Slovenia continues to worry minority rights experts despite government measures to tackle the root causes of Roma exclusion. A report by the Advisory Committee to the Framework...
View ArticleMinority rights experts welcome progress in Estonia
Better inter-community relations are helping Estonia to become more tolerant and socially cohesive, according to a new Council of Europe monitoring report. The Advisory Committee for the Framework...
View ArticlePodcast: Minority integration in Europe
In this interview, Professor Rainer Hofmann, President of the Advisory Committee to the Framework Convention for National Minorities (FCNM), discusses the factors needed for successful integration in...
View ArticleMinority rights: Promote Irish language in Northern Ireland
A minority rights report published today urges the authorities in Northern Ireland to fulfill the recommendation of the Good Friday Agreement and take stronger action to promote minority languages....
View ArticleMinorities protection unit reports on Bulgaria
A climate of intolerance in Bulgaria requires the authorities to promote intercultural dialogue and take action against discrimination and intolerance, according to a minorities protection unit. A...
View ArticleMinorities protection unit reports on Czech Republic
A new report welcomes the Czech Republic’s general climate of tolerance towards minorities but deplores the “persisting prejudice” against the country’s Roma community. Today’s publication of the...
View ArticleItaly needs “specific legislative framework” to protect Roma from discrimination
New laws are needed in Italy to protect the country’s Roma and Sinti residents from discrimination, according to a new Committee of Ministers resolution. It was adopted on 4 July following a report on...
View ArticleRussia report: “The number of racially-motivated crimes remains alarming”
National minorities in Russia need greater protection, according to a new watchdog report. The authors of the Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities‘...
View ArticleConference: Equal access for Europe’s minority language speakers
An expert conference opens today to discuss minority language use in Europe. The Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities is keen to...
View ArticleReport: Spanish police must stop ethnic profiling of Roma and immigrants
A new report calls on Spain to stop the ethnic profiling of Roma and immigrant minorities. The authors of the report from the Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the...
View ArticleNew report highlights Irish Travellers education disadvantage
Less than one percent of Ireland’s Traveller community are in higher education , according to a new report. Today’s Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee on National Minorities’ publication confirms...
View ArticleResolution: Russia needs comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation
Comprehensive anti-discrimnation legislation should be adopted in the Russian Federation to protect the country’s national minorities, according to a new Committee of Ministers resolution. It states:...
View ArticlePodcast: What’s wrong with Europe’s Roma policies?
In this podcast, Aleksandra Bojadjieva, a member of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of current...
View ArticlePodcast: Does Europe’s track record on national minorities threaten its...
In this podcast, Athanasia Spiliopoulou Åkermark analyses Europe’s track record on diversity, as she discusses the riots in Sweden and attacks on migrants in Greece. The President of the Advisory...
View ArticleReport: Azerbaijani minority rights activists “targeted for disloyalty”
A new report on Azerbaijan claims that minority rights activists are targeted for being “disloyal.” The report, published on 6 September by the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the...
View ArticleNew Kosovo report reveals “negative trend towards nationalism”
A new report on Kosovo hails progress in minority rights protection but signals a “negative trend towards nationalism.” The 13 September report from the Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the...
View ArticleVideo: The challenge of extremism
In this video, Professor Francesco Palermo, focuses on Greece in his examination of how states can embrace diversity and counter the challenge of extremism. The country’s authorities have not ratified...
View ArticlePodcast: Europe’s protection of national minorities
In this podcast, Francesco Palermo reviews current provisions for the protection of national minorities in Europe. Professor Palermo (photo), Vice-President of the Advisory Committee on the Framework...
View ArticleMinority rights unit urges Switzerland to “intensify efforts to promote...
A new report urges Switzerland to “intensify efforts to promote diversity and tolerance within society.” The authors of the report from the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the...
View ArticlePodcast: Celebrating 15 years of the protection of national minorities
In this podcast, Frankfurt University international law professor Rainer Hofmann celebrates 15 years of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. The former chair of the...
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