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Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 45

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The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights prohibits "any propaganda for war" as well as "any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence" (art. 20).
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
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2015
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Aug 19, 2019
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Minorities and discrimination based on caste and analogous systems of inherited status 2016, para. 131

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Special measures, including reservations, quota systems and/or schemes, should be put into place and enforced in specific areas, including employment, education, and public and political institutions, in order to guarantee the effective participation and representation of affected communities in public life.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Movement
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2016
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Minorities and discrimination based on caste and analogous systems of inherited status 2016, para. 63

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Even if such crimes pass the first stage in the process, there are long pretrial periods and the acquittal rates for these crimes are extremely high. Lower castes are also disproportionately represented in pretrial detention, owing to indiscriminate arrests, slow investigations and prosecutions, weak legal aid systems and inadequate safeguards against lengthy detention periods.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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Minorities and discrimination based on caste and analogous systems of inherited status 2016, para. 46

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. The principle of inherent dignity of all persons permeates the entire Declaration; the preamble refers to this principle, together with the equality of human rights, as the "foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world".
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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2016
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Minorities in situations of humanitarian crises 2016, para. 89

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Effective and adequate planning can be essential for communities living in regions that are prone to such events. However, minority and disempowered populations may be at a disadvantage in securing equitable policy decisions from elected and appointed official bodies through conventional processes because political power tends to be asymmetrical.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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2016
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Minorities in situations of humanitarian crises 2016, para. 25

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A humanitarian crisis can be defined as the experience of a country, region or society of a total or considerable breakdown of authority resulting from internal or external conflict and which requires an international response that goes beyond the mandate or capacity of any single agency and/or the ongoing United Nations country programme.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
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2016
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Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights situation of Roma worldwide, with a particular focus on the phenomenon of anti-Gypsyism 2015, para. 90

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States should implement fully the Declaration and other relevant regional and international human rights standards, including comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that prohibits all forms of discrimination, and identify State agencies tasked with monitoring and combating discrimination.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
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2015
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Aug 19, 2019
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Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 113

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While recognizing the technical and operational difficulties in combating online hate speech, the Special Rapporteur encourages States to take specific measures, including specialized training of law enforcement bodies and prosecutors, to address hate crimes and incitement to hatred on the Internet, and to exchange information and best practices at the international level.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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2015
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Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 107

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The Special Rapporteur calls upon all States to adopt the Rabat Plan of Action on the prohibition of advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence when implementing or revising their domestic legal framework on hate speech.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
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2015
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Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 105

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The Special Rapporteur urges States to adopt domestic legislation, in conformity with article 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, prohibiting any "advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence".
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
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Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 60

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The Special Rapporteur considers that, while much attention is rightly paid to legal responses to hate speech, equal attention and discussion should be dedicated to non-legal and social responses. She was impressed by community initiatives, in which hate groups have been confronted and halted by ordinary citizens, and alternative and creative ways that have been initiated to tackle hate speech.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
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2015
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Aug 19, 2019
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Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 44

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The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide recognizes that genocide is an international crime, which entails the national and international responsibility of individual persons and States. According to article 3 of the Convention, the following acts shall be punishable: (a) genocide; (b) conspiracy to commit genocide; (c) direct and public incitement to commit genocide; (d) attempt to commit genocide; and (e) complicity in genocide.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
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2015
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Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 26

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Although not all hateful messages result in actual hate crimes, hate crimes rarely occur without prior stigmatization and dehumanization of targeted groups and incitement to hate incidents fuelled by religious or racial bias. Few countries collect data on hate crimes, their causes and victims that would enable policy-makers to better protect population groups at risk.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
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2015
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Aug 19, 2019
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Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 94

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Civil society organizations have developed innovative approaches and actions to combat hate in the media, including the Internet. Those actions include identifying hate trends, tracking and monitoring hate speech websites, notifying potentially affected or targeted communities about hate activities, working closely with Internet providers and governmental agencies to report hateful content and providing online educational materials and training programmes.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Violence
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2015
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Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 87

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Media outlets can actively engage in fighting incitement to hatred and violence in the media by adopting principles and guidelines of ethical and responsible journalism to improve the quality of information and reporting to avoid bias, prejudice and manipulation, as well as by promoting diversity among media workers and investing in adequate training for media professionals.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
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2015
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Aug 19, 2019
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Minorities in the criminal justice system 2015, para. 97

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States should ensure that rules for use of force by police respect the principles of necessity and proportionality, and that intentional use of lethal force is restricted to situations where it is strictly unavoidable in order to save life. Discriminatory patterns of use of excessive or otherwise unlawful force should be independently and impartially investigated and the results should be publicized.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Governance & Rule of Law
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2015
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Aug 19, 2019
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Minorities in the criminal justice system 2015, para. 86

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Appropriate educational programmes for law enforcement, justice system and prison staff should include material on respect for human rights, tolerance and friendship among racial, ethnic or religious groups, as well as sensitization to intercultural relations and the elimination of discriminatory behaviour (including informal profiling).
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
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2015
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Minorities in the criminal justice system 2015, para. 46

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The requirement of "impartial tribunal" as an aspect of the right to fair trial signifies that judges not only must be free from any actual prejudice but also must "appear to a reasonable observer to be impartial". In assessing whether conduct by a judge vis-à-vis a minority individual violates this standard, one should consider specifically how members of the minority would perceive that conduct.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
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2015
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Aug 19, 2019
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Minorities in the criminal justice system 2015, para. 39

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Access to legal assistance often determines whether a person can participate in court proceedings in a meaningful way. The right to a fair trial under international and regional standards includes the right to a lawyer, free of charge if necessary, wherever the interests of justice so requires, at all stages of the process, including in police custody and pretrial detention.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
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2015
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Aug 19, 2019
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Minorities in the criminal justice system 2015, para. 22

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The exercise of police powers on the basis of such racial or ethnic profiling has been held to violate international human rights law. Increased general surveillance of members of a particular religious faith, solely on the basis that some believers have engaged in terrorist or other crimes, would raise similar concerns.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
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2015
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Aug 19, 2019
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Minority rights-based approaches to the protection and promotion of the rights of religious minorities 2013, para. 66

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The State also has due diligence obligations with regard to the enjoyment of human rights. Those obligations relate to preventing violations and protecting persons from them. When violations have occurred, the State has the obligation to appropriately investigate, to compensate victims and to exert serious efforts to prevent repetition. The prevention of violations relates to those carried out by non State actors and even in the private sphere.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Governance & Rule of Law
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2013
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Aug 19, 2019
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The role of minority rights protection in promoting stability and conflict prevention 2011, para. 91

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Public proclamations regarding national identity, for example in the constitution, and key national symbols should be fully inclusive, and should not exclude segments of a country's population nor deny, explicitly or implicitly, the full diversity of the population.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
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2011
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The role of minority rights protection in promoting stability and conflict prevention 2011, para. 86

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States should implement comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, including measures to prohibit discrimination by both State and private actors. Legislation must provide for effective, transparent enforcement mechanisms which can be accessed easily by all.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
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2011
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The role of minority rights protection in promoting stability and conflict prevention 2011, para. 43

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It has been argued that early warning systems need to combine the collection of disaggregated quantitative data with more in-depth qualitative analysis. Such a course of action would enable the identification of complex interactions between political, social and economic factors that help determine whether violent conflict will break out, and if so, when.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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2011
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Minorities and effective political participation: a survey of law and national practices 2010, para. 32

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Public participation is a broad concept. It comprises the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs, the right to vote and to be elected, and to have access to public services. Moreover, it entails participation in governmental bodies, the judiciary and other agencies of the criminal justice system, decentralized and local forms of government, consultation mechanisms, as well as through cultural or territorial autonomy arrangements.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
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2010
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Aug 19, 2019
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Protection of minority rights in conflict prevention 2010, para. 57

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Equal access for all communities to employment in public services can become a highly contentious issue, especially in countries where such jobs form a large proportion of the available labour market. In countries where political power is seen to be concentrated in the hands of one or a few identity groups, it is common for those groups to be disproportionately represented in the public service, which can be a powerful source of tension.
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2010
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Protection of minority rights in conflict prevention 2010, para. 99

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Public proclamations regarding national identity, for example in the constitution, and key national symbols should be fully inclusive, and should not exclude segments of a country's population nor deny, explicitly or implicitly, the full diversity of the population.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
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2010
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Aug 19, 2019
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Protection of minority rights in conflict prevention 2010, para. 94

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States should implement comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, including measures to prohibit discrimination by both State and private actors. Legislation must provide for effective, transparent enforcement mechanisms which can be accessed easily by all.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
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2010
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Aug 19, 2019
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Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 100

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Civil society organizations have formed networks to combat cyberhate, lobby for international legislation against discrimination on the Internet and exchange information and best practices. The International Network Against CyberHate (INACH) comprises 15 organizations from different countries with the purpose of uniting and empowering organizations to promote respect, responsibility and citizenship on the Internet through countering cyberhate and raising awareness about online discrimination.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
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2015
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Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media 2015, para. 103

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Traditional and contemporary media have enormous potential to foster knowledge, understanding and acceptance of diversity. Media can also be misused as a forum for stigmatization, discrimination, exclusion and, in the worst cases, incitement of violence. Contemporary media, particularly new digital media, due to its immediacy, universal scope, accessibility, interactive nature and the difficulty of regulating it, have become accessible platforms for spreading hate speech.
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Special Rapporteur on minority issues
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  • Social & Cultural Rights
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