A/HRC/16/45
Contents
Paragraphs
Page
Part One
Report on the activities of the independent expert
I.
Introduction.............................................................................................................
1–2
3
II.
Activities of the independent expert........................................................................
3–23
3
A.
Country visits..................................................................................................
3–5
3
B.
Forum on Minority Issues...............................................................................
6–13
4
C.
Collaboration with the United Nations specialized agencies ..........................
14–18
6
D.
Activities to promote minority issues in the context of the
Millennium Development Goals.....................................................................
19–23
7
Introduction.............................................................................................................
24–43
8
A.
The link between minority rights violations and violent conflict ...................
31–39
9
B.
Early warning indicators.................................................................................
40–43
11
Protection of minority rights: a national tool for avoiding violent conflicts ...........
44–64
12
A.
Effective participation in political life and decision-making ..........................
48–51
13
B.
Protection of cultural identity .........................................................................
52–55
13
C.
Non-discrimination and equality.....................................................................
56–64
14
III. A minority rights perspective at the international level: a tool for conflict
prevention................................................................................................................
65–79
16
Part Two
Thematic study: the role of minority rights protection in promoting stability
and conflict prevention
I.
II.
2
A.
United Nations institutional framework..........................................................
66–77
16
B.
Regional organizations ...................................................................................
78–79
18
IV. Conclusions and recommendations .........................................................................
80–102
19
A.
Recommendations for the national level.........................................................
85–94
19
B.
Recommendations for the international level .................................................
95–102
20