Minorities: Directorate General of Human Rights
This website provides general information about the work of the Directorate General of Human Rights on the protection of national minorities
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (1995)
Text of the Framework Convention in Russian translation
Explanatory report
Signatures and ratifications
Declarations and reservations
Resolution (97) 10: Rules adopted by the Committee of ministers on the monitoring arrangements under Articles 24 to 26
Members of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Documents related to monitoring and evaluation of implementation of the Framework Convention by state parties
Reports submitted by state parties and NGOs pursuant to Art.25 of the Framework Convention
Opinions adopted by the Advisory Committee and comments of the governments
Resolutions adopted by the Comittee of Ministers
Analyses, comments and recommendations on implementation of the Framework Convention
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992)
Explanatory report
Signatures and ratifications
Declarations and reservations
Application of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Biennial reports by the Secretary General to the Parliamentary Assembly.
11 September 2002, Doc. 9540
18 October 2000, Doc. 8879
European Convention on Nationality, 1997
Relevant judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
Adopted texts of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
Selected reports to PACE
Selected documents of the Committee of Ministers
Relevant Motions for Recommendations
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance website
European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
and its
documents on minority rights
, including, inter alia,
Report on the preferential treatment of national minorities by their kin-state
29/2/1996 Opinion of the Venice Commission on the interpretation of Article 11 of the draft protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights appended to Recommendation 1201 (1993)
1-2/3/1996 Opinion of the Venice Commission on the provisions of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages which should be accepted by all Contracting States
Roma and Travellers
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