To explore the topic of intersectionality in international human rights law and how it can help protect persons with disabilities belonging to racial or ethnic minorities, read the article below.
đź“– dx.doi.org/10.1080/1364...
đź“· https://minorityrights.org/who-can-participate-in-the-fight-for-minority-and-indigenous-rights/
Languages like Basque challenge linguistic theory and reshape how we understand language. In this interview, Prof. Andrew Nevins discusses When Minoritized Languages Change Linguistic Theory and hopes it “increases the protagonism of minoritized languages.”
🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOkT5ASRZ4I&ab_channel=ECMIFlensburg
Speaking the majority language is key to accessing essential services such as healthcare. This post explores how language identity and disability intersect in Spain’s Basque community.
#press #minorityrights #minority #democracy #humanrights #spain #basque #language #disability #speech #minorities
Nicușor Dan wins the Romanian presidential election, defeating George Simion, who made strong anti-minority statements.
đź“– https://www.reuters.com/world/romanias-pro-eu-president-elect-known-calm-methodical-approach-2025-05-19/
See earlier analysis of Romanian electoral data, including the role of votes in Transylvania, indicating no easy right-wing victory.
đź“– https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2022.2152441
#minorityrights #minority #press #romania #humanrights #politics #democracy
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Traditional sports and games among the Sámi people. Tracing how traditional tools for play were prepared from materials found in the local environment, telling stories about the connection between people and nature:
đź“– https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-022-00517-9
#minorityrights #minority #press
đź“· Vilhelmina Kommuns Fotoarkiv
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"The constitution of Iraq: religious and ethnic relations" by Faleh A. Jabar
[London: Minority Rights Group International, 2005]
Colombia takes a step towards becoming a leader in the protection of indigenous rights as it formalizes indigenous local governments across the Amazon. This means direct self-governing authority and further forest protection combating climate change.
đź“– https://apnews.com/article/indigenous-colombia-land-rights-self-government-brazil-amazon-dcf2341bf8d60d82e3c641df164ade85
For an earlier overview of the autonomy demands of the Kogui, Arhuaco, Wiwa and Kankwamo peoples, see Astrid Ulloa’s study.
đź“– https://doi.org/10.1080/17442222.2011.543874
#indigenous #minorityrights #press #environment
đź“· Ivan Valencia
Word of the day: Solastalgia or “The distress that is produced by environmental change impacting on people while they are directly connected to their home environment”.
đź“– https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18027145/
#solastalgia #indigenous #indigenousrights #environment #climatechange #minorityrights #minority #press
The Hijab, the Law, and the Lie of Neutrality: What Quebec’s Bill 21 Is Really Saying
So here’s the scene: it’s 2024, and a Muslim woman in Quebec wants to become a teacher. She's qualified, passionate, ready to walk into a classroom. But she wears a hijab. So—boom—door slammed shut. Not because she can’t teach. Not because she doesn’t belong. But because of a law that pretends to be “neutral” while doing the opposite. That’s Bill 21 for you. On paper, it bans all public servants in positions of authority—teachers, judges, cops—from wearing religious […]
The European Court of Human Rights found the demolition of a Roma encampment violating the Convention in Caldarar and others v. Poland:
đź“–https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng/?i=001-238799
For more insights on forced evictions and environmental racism see the report by Civil Rights Defenders:
đź“–https://crd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/UnnaturalDisaster-report2023.pdf
#minorityrights #humanrights #press #democracy
đź“· Renata Mihaly
The European Court of Human Rights found the Slovak practice leading to Roma overrepresentation in special education discriminatory.
đź“– https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/?i=001-241985
Merel Vrancken argues that the ECtHR could do better in navigating the field of racial segregation and disability.
đź“– https://strasbourgobservers.com/2025/03/25/salay-v-slovakia-the-court-disproportionately-focuses-on-testing-in-condemning-the-disproportionate-placement-of-roma-children-in-special-education/
#minorityrights #humanrights #press #roma #slovakia #europe #democracy
đź“· Tanya Springer
Our @pannierb.bsky.social looks at the authorities in Turkmenistan now requiring ethnic minorities to give their newborns traditional Turkmen names in a push toward full “Turkmenization" timesca.com/only-turkmen... #Turkmenistan #EthnicMinorities #TurkmenCulture #HumanRights #MinorityRights
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Authorities in Turkmenistan now require ethnic minorities to give their newborns traditional Turkmen names in a push toward full “Turkmenization" https://timesca.com/only-turkmen-names-allowed/ #Turkmenistan #EthnicMinorities #TurkmenNames #TurkmenCulture #HumanRights #MinorityRights
For more articles bridging the gap between the issues of gender and minority rights explore the Special Issue: Gender Dimension of Minority Policies
đź“– https://www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index.php/journal/issue/view/10
#minorityrights #minority #roma #gender #intersectionality #policy #press #humanrights #eu #europe
Exploring the impacts of the EU Roma Strategy framework on Romani women, Schönthaler highlights the lack of concrete strategies or as she calls it “windows of opportunity”. She calls for active and accessible inclusion and intersectionality.
đź“– https://www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index.php/journal/article/view/152/67
To access the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation see the link below
đź“– https://commission.europa.eu/publications/new-eu-roma-strategic-framework-equality-inclusion-and-participation-full-package_en
#minorityrights #minority #eu #europe #gender #intersectionality #roma
đź“· Hammond (Djeordsevic)
Settlement agreement reached in case of systemic discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As ERRC legal director Senada Sali highlights, it is a critical step” for case law in right to access water and essential services for vulnerable communities.
đź“– https://www.errc.org/press-releases/romani-families-from-banlozi-camp-in-bosnia-settle-case-against-water-company-for-denial-of-access-to-water
Africa: Cgiar Gender Accelerator - a Tool to Advance Gender Equality Research in Agri-Food Systems: [IPS] Nairobi -- To advance the participation of women, the youth, and minority communities in the agricultural sector, measures must be taken to recognize and break down the barriers that hold them back. Experts in the agricultural sector agree that even as they constitute a significant… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TK7s9y #GenderEquality #WomenInAgriculture #YouthEmpowerment #MinorityRights #AgriFoodSystems
For further events, see this link to explore the 2025 calendar of activities from the Roma and Travellers division of the Council of Europe.
đź“– https://www.coe.int/en/web/roma-and-travellers/2025-calendar-of-activities
8th of April is International Roma Day as declared at the First World Romani Congress organized by the Comité International Rom (CIR) in London in 1971 (European Parliamentary Research Service)
#romaday #internationalromaday #roma #minorityrights #humanrights #press
“People must realize that Romani people also have their heroes. Romani people are also heroes. They deserve this country, and they fought for this country.” Samko highlights the importance of representation for Roma kids in his new play titled The Black Partisan. The play that premiered in Prague on March 25 tells the story of Josef Serinek, a Romani partisan who escaped from a concentration camp.
đź“– https://romea.cz/en/czech-republic/in-new-play-journalist-richard-samko-excels-onstage-as-romani-partisan-josef-serinek-tells-romea-tv-that-roma-have-their-heroes-too
#minorityrights #roma #czech #czechrepublic #europe #press #culture
