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Document of the Copenhagen meeting of the Conference on the Human
Dimension of the CSCE, 1990
(contains
minority-related articles 30-40)
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Charter of Paris for a New Europe, 1990
(contains
the provision on minorities,
the decision to convene the CSCE
meeting of experts on national minorities,as well as
annex on the procedures of this
meeting)
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Report of the CSCE meeting of experts on national minorities,
Geneva 1991
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Helsinki Decisions on the Human Dimension, 1992
(contains
minority-related chapter)
-
Budapest Decisions on the Human Dimension, 1994
(contains several clauses on minorities and
minority-related chapter)
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Lisbon Declaration on a Common and Comprehensive Security
Model for Europe for the Twenty-First Century, 1996
(contains minority-related clause)
-
CSCE/OSCE provisions concerning persons belonging to national minorities.
Prepared by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR),
October 1995
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ODIHR Human Dimension Seminars on Case Studies on National Minorities
Issues, 24-28 May 1993
OSCE Review Conference, Vienna, 1996. Excerpts from the Report by the
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights:
High Commissioner on National Minorities:
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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities home page
Recommendations elaborated under the auspices of the OSCE HCNM:
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Guidelines on the use of Minority Languages in the Broadcast Media, 10 October 2003 (.pdf)
-
Warsaw guidelines: Recommendations to assist national minority participation
in the electoral process, elaborating on the Lund Recommendations, 1 January 2001 (.pdf)
-
The Lund Recommendations on the Effective Participation
of National Minorities in Public Life & explanatory note
- Foundation on Inter-Ethnic Relations, September 1999
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The Oslo Recommendations regarding the linguistic rights
of national minorities & explanatory note - Foundation on
Inter-Ethnic Relations, February 1998
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The Hague Recommendations regarding the education
rights of national minorities & explanatory note
- Foundation on Inter-Ethnic Relations, October 1996
Country recommendations:
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CSCE/OSCE HCNM country recommendations (and answers of national authorities)
Reports
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Guidelines to assist National Minority Participation in the Electoral Process,
January 2001 (PDF)
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Report on the linguistic rights of persons belonging to national minorities
in the OSCE area, March 1999 (PDF)
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Report on the situation of Roma and Sinti in the OSCE area, March 2000 (PDF)
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CSCE HCNM Report on Roma, 1993
Other HCNM materials:
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The OSCE and Conflict Prevention: the Role of the High Commissioner
on National Minorities. A Speech by Mr. Max van der Stoel, High
Commissioner on National Minorities of the OSCE. Flensburg, 10 April 1997
Materials about the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities:
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Helsinki Decisions on the High Commissioner on National Minorities,
1992
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Denmark OSCE Chairman-in-office homepage - on HCNM
