ELEN Press Releases

This year’s European Language Equality Network (ELEN) General Assembly, bringing together civil society language organisations from across Europe, was held in Roazhon-Rennes, Brittany, on 26th October with the UN Special Rapporteur for Minorities Dr. Fernand de...

The European Forum for Language Rights held in Roazhon-Rennes, Brittany on October 25th featured discussions on language rights and language projects in Brittany, Europe and globally. At the event NGOs and politicians strongly criticised state policies against...

This year’s European Language Equality Network (ELEN) General Assembly, bringing together civil society language organisations from across Europe, will be held in Roazhon-Rennes, Brittany, on Saturday 26th October, with the UN Special Rapporteur for Minorities Dr....

The Spanish Supreme Court’s ruling against the Catalan political prisoners is a disgrace for Spain, for Europe, for democracy, as well as undermining fundamental rights. On Monday (14th October) the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced two civil society leaders, Jordi...

The European Forum for Language Rights/Emgavioù Europa war ar Gwirioù Yezh will be held in Rennes, Brittany on Friday October 25th. The Forum, held the day before the annual ELEN General Assembly, will feature discussions on language rights in France, Europe and...

The European Language Equality Network (ELEN), the NGO that works for the protection and promotion of European lesser-used languages, has written to the leader of the Udmurt Republic, Alexei Prasolov, and politicians in the Russian Federation, concerning the death of...

The European Language Equality Network (ELEN) has submitted its second report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Spain to the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The ELEN Report finds that several public institutions continue to...

UK Government Communities Minister, Lord Bourne, announced £200,000 funding for Cornish language and culture at the UK National Minorities Summit held on Friday, hosted by Cornwall Council in Falmouth, Cornwall. Responding to the Minister, European Language Equality...

Language commissioners, ombudsmen and language rights experts from around the world gathered in downtown Toronto last week for the sixth annual conference of the International Association of Language Commissioners (IALC) hosted by the office of the Ontario Ombudsman,...

Òmnium Cultural and the European Language Equality Network have denounced the violation of Catalan civil rights at the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva issuing two written statements, oral statements, and jointly hosting an official...

The European Language Equality Network (ELEN) and the Catalan NGO Òmnium Cultural have submitted two written statements, and will hold a side event, on human rights violations in Catalonia at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council 41st session starting on Monday...

Experts, international institutions, NGOs and State representatives gathered at the first European Forum for Minorities, held in Brussels on May 6-7th and focusing on Education, Language and the Human Rights of Minorities. Recommendations from the Forum will feed into...