MINELRES - Estonia

Estonia

Human Rights and Minorities

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Concluding Observations. 1 November 2002, A/57/18, paras.344-366
- Report by Estonia. 30 May 2002, CERD/C/373/Add.2
- Concluding Observations. 19 April 2000, CERD/C/304/Add.98
- Report by Estonia. 5 July 1999, CERD/C/329/Add.2
- Press Releases
UN Human Rights Committee
- Concluding Observations/Comments, 15 April 2003, CCPR/CO/77/EST
- Report by Estonia, 27 May 2002, CCPR/C/EST/2002/2
- Concluding Observations/Comments, 9 November 1995, CCPR/C/79/Add.59
- Initial report by Estonia, 7 October 1994, CCPR/C/81/Add.5
Situation of human rights in Estonia and Latvia, General Assembly resolution 48/155 of 20 December 1993
Situation of human rights in Estonia and Latvia, Report of the Secretary-General of 26 October 1993
The UN Human Rights System - Estonia (Human Rights Internet web site)
- For the Record 2003
- For the Record 2002
- For the Record 2001
- For the Record 2000
- For the Record 1999
- For the Record 1998
- For the Record 1997
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Council of Europe
- Report submitted by Estonia pursuant to Article 25 para.1 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, 1999
- Recommendation 1313 On the honouring of obligations and commitments by Estonia (30 January 1997)
- Resolution 1117 On the honouring of obligations and commitments by Estonia (30 January 1997)
- Reply to Recommendation 1313 (1997) on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Estonia (15 April 1997)
- Press release: Assembly gives qualified support to Estonia's honouring of commitments (30 January 1997)
- Honouring of obligations and commitments by Estonia: report by Mr Rudolf Bindig (20 December 1996)
- Honouring of obligations and commitments by Estonia: opinion by Mr Anders Bjorck (17 January 1997)
- Information report on honouring of commitments entered into by new member states: Estonia (31 May 1994)
- Opinion No. 170 on the application of the Republic of Estonia for membership of the Council of Europe (13 May 1993)
- Motions for a resolution/recommendation and written declarations:
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI):
- Second report on Estonia, 22 June 2001
- Report on Estonia, January 1999
Monitoring the EU Accession Process: Minority Protection in Estonia, 2001
OSCE HCNM recommendations:
- Press release on Estonia, December 9, 1998
- Letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs, May 21, 1997
- Minister for Foreign Affairs' answer, June 4, 1997
- Letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs, October 28, 1996
- Minister for Foreign Affairs' answer, November 27, 1996 (annex: Comments on the Declaration to Accompany the Ratification of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of 01.02.1995 )
- Letter to the members of the Permanent Council of the OSCE, February 14, 1996
- Letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs, December 11, 1995
- Minister for Foreign Affairs' answer, February 7, 1996
- Letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs, December 8, 1994
- Minister for Foreign Affairs' answer, December 23, 1994
- Letter to Minister for Foreign Affairs, March 9, 1994
- Minister for Foreign Affairs' answer, April 4, 1994
- Statement in Tallinn, July 12, 1993
- Letter to the President of Estonia, July 1, 1993
- Letters of 6 April 1993 to the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, as well as the letters of reply, and Comments on the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Mission of the CSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities by the Russian Federation
U.S. Department of State - Estonia Country Report on Human Rights Practices
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
Helsinki federation for Human Rights:
- Annual Report 1998
Amnesty International
- Annual Report 1997 on Estonia
Freedom of Estonia in the World Ratings
- 2000
- 1999
Estonia & Human Rights website
The Protection of Human Rights in Estonia, by Estonian Institute (February 1994)
Human Rights in Estonia, from Estonia Country Guide (CIESIN Baltics Regional Node WWW Home Page)
Human Rights Watch
- Integrating Estonia�s Non-Citizen Minority
Minorities at Risk Project
- The Russians of Estonia
Social Dimension of Integration in Estonia and Minority Education in Latvia, by Vadim Poleshchuk. ECMI Workshops "Social Dimension of Integration in Estonia, 19-21 October 2001, Parnu, Estonia, and "Prospects of Minority Education in Latvia, 1-4 November 2001, Daugavpils, Latvia. ECMI Report # 18, December 2001
Internet presentation "Minorities in Europe": Russians in Estonia
L'amenagement linguistique dans le monde: Estonie (in French)
Language minorities in Estonia, from GeoNative
Estonian Society: Ethnic Issues (Estonian Institute)
Integration Foundation
Materials of the Society Integration Commission
UNDP Estonia: Integrating non-Estonians into Estonian Society: Setting the Course, 1997
Russians in Estonia, their identity and ethnic conflict, by Vadim Poleshchuk, 2003 (in Russian)
Russians in contemporary Estonia - different strategies of the integration into the nation-state, by Aksel Kirch
Baltic Russians Take a Look at Themselves, by Ebba Savborg-Romare, 1997
ECMI Baltic Seminar 1998: "Minorities and Majorities in Estonia: Problems of Integration at the Threshold of the EU"
Legal Information Centre for Human Rights
- Report of the seminar "Strengthening the Awareness on Minority Rights in Estonia", 2000: Content and Ordering information
- Russian Minority in Estonia: General Information, 1999
- Annual Report 1998
- Annual Report 1997
- Annual Report 1996
- Other reports and analyses
Baltic States: Human rights of the Russian-speaking population, by Law Assembly (Russian and English)

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NGOs and Research Organizations in Estonia

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United Nations homepage in Estonia
Estonia page maintained by the Estonian Institute
Estonia-wide web: Culture and Society
Estonia Country Guide (CIESIN Baltics Regional Node WWW Home Page)
Estonia OnLine, Network Resources INDEX
Information servers in (or about) Estonia
The World Factbook 1999 - Estonia (Central Intelligence Agency) (geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, transnational issues)
Estonia - A Country Study (The Library of Congress) (geography, history, environment, society, economy, politics, foreign relationships, national security)
Estonia: General Information (The Institute on East Central Europe at Columbia University) (some useful links: general information, academic institutions&resources, business&economics, culture, government agencies, human rights, news, travel)
Law, Politics, Business, Economics of Estonia (Gonzaga University)��
REENIC Local Navigator: Estonia (Russian and East European Network Information Center) (information servers, everything you want to know about Estonia in Subject Directories)
Estonia - Internet Resources (Hokkaido University)