The First United Nations Mandate on Minority Issues

The First United Nations Mandate on Minority Issues
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Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages : 387
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ISBN-10 : 9789004288775
ISBN-13 : 9004288775
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Book Synopsis The First United Nations Mandate on Minority Issues by : Gay J. McDougall

Download or read book The First United Nations Mandate on Minority Issues written by Gay J. McDougall and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the world, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities are subjected to hate crimes, systematic discrimination and marginalization. Religious minorities have recently faced particular threat in certain regions, while in other parts of the globe identity based on race or ethnicity has been used as a basis for exclusion. In The First United Nations Mandate on Minority Issues, Gay McDougall curates a selection of reports she produced as UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues. The collection, with her introductory analysis, reveals the challenges and opportunities faced in her attempt to highlight the plight of these oppressed communities around the world and to shape an important new mechanism for the UN’s protection of their rights.


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