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• Montenegro: adoption of Committee of Ministers’ recommendations on minority protection

  30 January 2009
  The Committee of Ministers has just adopted a resolution on the protection of national minorities in Montenegro. The resolution contains conclusions and recommendations, highlighting positive developments but also a number of areas where further measures are needed to advance the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

• Azerbaijan: Adoption of Committee of Ministers’ recommendations on minority protection

  24 December 2008
  The Committee of Ministers has just adopted a resolution on the protection of national minorities in Azerbaijan. The resolution contains conclusions and recommendations, highlighting positive developments but also a number of areas where further measures are needed to advance the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

• UNMIK/Kosovo: monitoring of the implementation of minority rights continues

  22 December 2008
  UNMIK (the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) progress report on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) in Kosovo is now public. This report provides information on the measures taken to follow up on the 2006 recommendations of the FCNM monitoring bodies.

• Council of Europe publishes report on minority languages in Spain

  15 December 2008
  This report has been drawn up by a committee of independent experts which monitors the application of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

• Speaking of terror

  2 December 2008
  The effects of anti-terrorism legislation and efforts since 2001 has raised new challenges for the media’s ability to collect and disseminate information. Nearly all European nations have adopted new laws in that period.

• Agreement between the European Community and the Council of Europe on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the Council of Europe 2008/579/EC

  13 August 2008
  This Agreement establishes a cooperation framework between the Agency and the Council of Europe in order to avoid duplication and ensure complementarity and added value.

• Protection of national minorities

  21 May 2008
  This factsheet reviews the activities of Council of Europe in the field of protection of national minorities, one of the main priorities of Council of Europe. Various legal instruments of Council of Europe are relevant from this respect, such as The European Convention on Human Rights, The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, The European Social Charter, The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

• Combating racism, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination

  21 May 2008
  This human rights factsheet reviews the Council of Europe’s activities concerning combating racism, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination. Combating racism is regarded as an integral part of human rights protection. With the aim to combat racism and intolerance it was established the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). Its activities include country by country monitoring, elaboration of General Policy Recommendations, collection and dissemination of examples of good practices, awareness raising and other activities.

• Resolution CM/ResCMN(2008)1 on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by Spain

  21 April 2008
  The resolution adopted by the Committee of Ministers on the protection of minorities highlights positive developments such as strengthening the national legislative provisions for combating discrimination, launching initiatives aimed at improving access to social services and the labour market for vulnerable groups, steps taken toward involving Roma in the preparation and implementation of policies that possibly affect them. However, still there are issues of concern, for example problems in the implementation of legislation for combating discrimination. Roma still face discrimination in various areas of social life. The resolution includes also recommendations on minority protection in Spain.

• Second Opinion on Sweden

  8 April 2008
  Minority protection is well developed in Sweden. Over the last years, Sweden has taken a number of valuable measures to advance the protection of national minorities. It has developed its institutional capacity to combat discrimination of Roma and other minorities and important public support is given to Finnish and Sami language radio programmes and to other cultural initiatives. Furthermore, a commitment to improve minority protection was made in the National Action Plan for Human Rights (2006-2009) which includes a reference to the Framework Convention’s monitoring findings.

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