Muslim Minorities in Myanmar, Saudi Arabia and the United States of America

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"Ethnic, linguistic, racial and religious minorities with different cultures, bring cultural and social diversity to every country. As a member of the international community, each country is obliged to observe the internationally accepted principles on minorities rights.Article 20(19) of the Vienna Declaration (1993) on the rights of minorities and indigenous people, and the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities stresses on these rights. Article 27 of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights states: ?religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practise their own religion, or to use their own language”. Article 2(1) of the same Covenant also states: ?Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.” Article 1(3) of the UN Ch arter stresses on ?promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion..."

Source/publisher: 

the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (A /HRC/37/NGO/ 26)

Date of Publication: 

2018-02-07

Date of entry: 

2018-02-19

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  • Individual Documents

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English

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