A Network of Minority Rights Organisations established in Macedonia

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A Network of Minority Rights Organisations established in
Macedonia


On the 04-07th of March 2002 in Ohrid, a seminar on "Increasing
Knowledge on Minority Rights Standards" was organized by the
Association for Democratic Initiatives-ADI in cooperation with the
Council of Europe's Secretariat of the FCNM in the framework of the
Stability Pact project concerning Minorities "Acceptance and
Implementation of existing standards" with a voluntary contribution of
the United Kingdom.
 
After a three days intensive meetings, the 34 participating NGO's from
all the regions of the country, representing organizations working in
the field of minority rights as well as minority based organizations
decided to establish a Network of Minority Rights Organizations in
Macedonia. The Network decided upon the activity plan for the
following two years and it's long term strategy, while two immediate
tasks resulted at the end of the seminar.
 
1. The appeal of the network to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
Skopje to submit the State report on the Implementation of the
Provisions of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National
Minorities in Macedonia, which report was due to be submitted in 1999
by the Government of Macedonia. 
 
2. The network adopted a strategy for an Advocacy Campaign for
Ratifying the Charter on Regional and Minority Languages by the
Macedonian Parliament. which was signed by the government of Macedonia
6 years ago, but not yet ratified.
 
The report from he seminar with the list of participants and lecturers
will be available at the beginning of April 2002, for any further
information, please contact the 
 
Association for Democratic Initiatives ADI
B. Jovanoski St. 61
1230 Gostivar 
Macedonia
tel:    +389 42 22 11 00
fax:    +389 42 22 11 02
e-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.adi.org.mk

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