Minority Rights — KSLU Hr Notes

Minority Rights

ICCPR Art. 27: In States where ethnic, religious, or linguistic minorities exist — persons belonging to such minorities shall not be denied the right to enjoy their culture, profess religion, or use their language.

UN Declaration on Minorities, 1992 (UNDM)

Article	Right
Art. 1	States shall protect minority identity
Art. 2	Minorities may enjoy their culture, religion, language
Art. 3	Minority rights may be exercised individually or in community
Art. 4	States shall take measures to protect minority existence

Minority Rights in India

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    MIN["Minority Rights — India"]:::root
    MIN --> C1["Art. 29 — Any section with distinct language, script or culture may conserve it"]:::prov
    MIN --> C2["Art. 30 — Minorities (religious or linguistic) may establish educational institutions"]:::prov
    MIN --> C3["Art. 30(1) — State shall not discriminate in granting aid to minority institutions"]:::prov
    MIN --> C4["National Commission for Minorities — NCM — Statutory — NCM Act 1992"]:::prov
    MIN --> C5["Five notified minorities — Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis (Zoroastrians)"]:::prov

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