Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities

E/DEC/2005/278View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Decision of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2006.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2000–2006

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2006	E/DEC/2005/278	Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities	344	—
2001	E/DEC/2000/269	Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities	—	—
2000	E/DEC/1998/246	Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities	—	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Ethnic and Racial Groups Experts Human Rights Minorities Religious Groups Report Preparation

What’s in this document?

9 paragraphs

At its 38th plenary meeting, on 25 July 2005, the Economic and Social Council took note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/79 of 21 April 2005,53 and endorsed the Commission’s request to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to appoint an independent expert on minority issues for a period of two years, with the mandate:

(a) To promote the implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities,58 including through consultations with Governments, taking into account existing international standards and national legislation concerning minorities;

(b) To identify best practices and possibilities for technical cooperation by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at the request of Governments;

(d) To cooperate closely, while avoiding duplication, with existing relevant United Nations bodies, mandates and mechanisms, as well as regional organizations;

(e) To take into account the views of non-governmental organizations on matters pertaining to his/her mandate.

The Council also endorsed the request of the Commission to the independent expert to submit annual reports on his/her activities to the Commission, including recommendations for effective strategies for the better implementation of the rights of persons belonging to minorities.

The Council further endorsed the Commission’s request to the Secretary-General to provide all the necessary resources, from within existing budgetary resources, for the effective fulfilment of the mandate of the independent expert.

The Council endorsed the decision of the Commission to amend the mandate of the Working Group on Minorities of the Subcommission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights with a view to the Working Group holding one session of three consecutive working days annually during the time of the annual session of the Subcommission, focusing its work on interactive dialogue with relevant non-governmental organizations and on conceptual support of, and dialogue with, the independent expert, who shall participate as an observer.

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