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.

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Label	Occurrences
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities canonical	14
Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	2

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Target entity: Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Context triple: [European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, relatedTo, Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities]

A. European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages is a Council of Europe treaty aimed at protecting and promoting historical regional and minority languages across member states.
B. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees is the core international treaty that defines who qualifies as a refugee and sets out their rights and the legal obligations of states to protect them.
C. International Bill of Human Rights
The International Bill of Human Rights is the collective name for the core United Nations human rights instruments that together set out the fundamental civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of all people.
D. Cairo Declaration
The Cairo Declaration was a World War II Allied statement issued in 1943 that outlined the terms for Japan’s surrender and pledged the return of territories seized by Japan to China and other countries.
E. 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees is an international treaty that removed the temporal and geographic limits of the 1951 Refugee Convention, extending its protections to refugees worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Target entity description: 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.

A. European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages is a Council of Europe treaty aimed at protecting and promoting historical regional and minority languages across member states.
B. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees is the core international treaty that defines who qualifies as a refugee and sets out their rights and the legal obligations of states to protect them.
C. International Bill of Human Rights
The International Bill of Human Rights is the collective name for the core United Nations human rights instruments that together set out the fundamental civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of all people.
D. Cairo Declaration
The Cairo Declaration was a World War II Allied statement issued in 1943 that outlined the terms for Japan’s surrender and pledged the return of territories seized by Japan to China and other countries.
E. 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees is an international treaty that removed the temporal and geographic limits of the 1951 Refugee Convention, extending its protections to refugees worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

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 of the Council of Europe ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages → relatedTo → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

Council of Europe → hasInstrument → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

CoE → hasTreaty → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

subject surface form: Council of Europe

FCNM → fullName → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

FCNM → alsoKnownAs → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities → appliesTo → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities → hasLegalBasis → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities → monitorsImplementationOf → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities → hasMandateFrom → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

Council of Europe treaty monitoring system → monitors → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

Kven people → protectedBy → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

Sorbs → protectedBy → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

Council of Europe (Strasbourg) → keyDocument → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

subject surface form: Council of Europe

ACFC → legalBasis → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

Tornedalians → legalProtection → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

this entity surface form: Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Serbja → protectedBy → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ

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