A/HRC/37/66
Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues
Contents
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I.
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................
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II.
Activities of the previous Special Rapporteur (January–July 2017) .............................................
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III.
Activities of the Special Rapporteur (August–December 2017) ...................................................
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IV.
Priorities and vision for the mandate .............................................................................................
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A.
Statelessness and the human rights of minorities ..................................................................
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B.
Ethnic conflicts, minority rights and promoting inclusiveness and stability ........................
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C.
Tackling hate speech, xenophobic rhetoric and incitement to hatred against minorities ......
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D.
Education as a human right and its contours and impact for minorities ...............................
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V.
Communications sent to governments in 2017 .............................................................................
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VI.
Research on the second cycle of the universal periodic review process .......................................
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VII.
Language rights of linguistic minorities: a practical guide for implementation ............................
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VIII.
Update on the 2017 Forum on Minority Issues .............................................................................
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IX.
Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................
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