Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

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Council of Europe convention international human rights treaty multilateral treaty

The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities is a Council of Europe treaty that sets legally binding standards for the protection of the rights, identity, and participation of national minority groups within member states.

Aliases (1)

Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Council of Europe convention → international human rights treaty → multilateral treaty →
adoptedBy	Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe → Council of Europe →
adoptionDate	1994-11-10 →
articleFocus	Article 10 addresses the use of minority languages in private and in public → Article 11 addresses the use of minority languages in personal names and topographical indications → Article 12 addresses education and research in the field of minority cultures, languages and histories → Article 15 promotes effective participation of persons belonging to national minorities in cultural, social and economic life and in public affairs → Article 4 guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the law for persons belonging to national minorities → Article 5 commits states to promote the conditions necessary for persons belonging to national minorities to maintain and develop their culture →
basedOn	principles of pluralist democracy → principles of respect for human rights → principles of rule of law →
depository	Secretary General of the Council of Europe →
draftedIn	Strasbourg →
enteredIntoForce	1998-02-01 →
geographicalScope	Council of Europe member states →
language	English → French →
legalStatus	legally binding on ratifying states →
monitoringBody	Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities → Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe →
monitoringMechanism	country visits by the Advisory Committee → state reporting procedure →
monitoringOutput	Advisory Committee opinions → Committee of Ministers resolutions →
openedForSignature	1995-02-01 →
primaryObjective	preservation and development of the identity of national minorities → promotion of full and effective equality for persons belonging to national minorities → promotion of participation of persons belonging to national minorities in public life → protection of national minorities → protection of the rights of persons belonging to national minorities →
requires	adoption of legislative and administrative measures by states parties → periodic state reports on implementation →
shortName	FCNM →
subjectMatter	cultural rights → education rights of minorities → equality before the law → freedom of association for persons belonging to national minorities → freedom of expression for persons belonging to national minorities → freedom of religion for persons belonging to national minorities → human rights → linguistic rights → minority rights → non-discrimination → participation in public affairs → use of minority languages →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kven people → Sorbs →	protectedBy
FCNM ("Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities") →	alsoKnownAs
Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities →	appliesTo
FCNM →	fullName
Council of Europe →	hasInstrument
Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities →	hasLegalBasis
Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities →	hasMandateFrom
Council of Europe →	hasTreaty
Council of Europe →	keyDocument
Council of Europe treaty monitoring system →	monitors
Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities →	monitorsImplementationOf
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages →	relatedTo