ELEN Press Releases
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe celebrates 25th anniversary of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) on Thursday (27th April) with a hearing featuring the PACE President, Council of Europe DG Democracy and Human Rights,...
UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues highlights lack of progress in minority rights and need for new UN Convention.
UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, made his final report to the UN The Human Rights Council on Thursday (March 23rd). Noting the overall lack of progress and backsliding in minority protection globally since the 1992 Declaration on...
UN Forum on Minority Issues: Review, Rethink, Reform.
The UN Forum for Minorities celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of Minorities in December in Geneva on the theme "Review. Rethink. Reform." ELEN President Elin Haf Gruffudd Jones spoke at an official side event organised by the Catalan...