Minority Rights in Practice in South-East Europe 2004-2008 - Final Review Report
A final assessment of a four-year regional initiative aiming at fostering policy change in order to overcome discrimination towards ethnic minorities and protect their rights
- Content
The equal participation of ethnic minorities is a major challenge for the sustainability of democratic transition in South-East Europe. Minority rights protection is also a key factor for the European integration of the countries of this region. In recent years their governments have made a major effort to adapt their legislation to international standards. However, despite the emerging legal provisions and mechanisms, real participation of ethnic minorities in decision making is very limited.
These are some of the challenges that have been addressed by the "Minority Rights in Practice" project in nine countries of South-East Europe from 2004 to 2008.
This report summarizes some of the outstanding achievements of the MRP NGO partners in such areas as legal change, education, local governance, capacity building, public awareness, media, European integration at local, national regional and international levels. It sets out recommendations for further action in the light of recent trends and developments in the field of minority rights in the Balkans.
- Author(s)
- Florian Bieber, University of Kent, Canterbury and Mariana Milosheva-Krushe, consultant.
- Practical details
- Availability: available
- Technical data: Electronic publication ; 2009 ; 51 p. ; A4 ; free ; from 23/09/2009
- Order number: 1943 ; ISBN 978-90-5130-673-6
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