ELEN Press Releases
UN Special Rapporteur for Minorities slams EU for its lack of protection of European minoritized languages.
Speaking in Brussels today, the UN Special Rapporteur for Minority Issues, Nicolas Levrat, strongly criticised the EU over its double standards regarding minority protection in general and the continuing lack of protection for European minoritized and endangered...
ELEN calls on EU to take action to protect European minoritised languages at the UN Forum for Minority Issues
ELEN has issued a formal statement at the UN Forum for Minority Issues in Geneva calling on the EU to take action to protect European minoritized and endangered languages, something that the EU is required to do under Article 2 of the Lisbon Treaty. The statement,...
ELEN General Assembly 2025: language activists to campaign for EU measures to protect European minoritized languages.
Around 100 delegates representing 182 language activist organisations gathered in Barcelona over the weekend for the 2025 ELEN General Assembly hosted by CIEMEN and supported by the Catalan Government and Barcelona Council. The meeting covered a wide range of issues...
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20th February – World Day of Social Justice
The World Day of Social Justice was proclaimed by the United Nations on 26 November 2007 and has been observed since 2009. It calls on countries to promote policies that advance equality, improve working conditions, strengthen social protection, and ensure access to housing, healthcare and education.
But social justice is not only about economics or labour rights.
It is also about equal opportunities, respect for rights, and full participation in society.
And this includes linguistic justice.
Ensuring the right to use, learn and live in minoritised languages protects diversity, fosters inclusion and strengthens social cohesion. Without linguistic equality, social justice remains incomplete.
On this World Day of Social Justice, ELEN – European Language Equality Network reaffirms that promoting and protecting Europe’s minoritised languages is essential to guaranteeing equality, cultural rights and democratic participation for all.
Because there is no social justice without linguistic justice.
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