What is Minority rights?
The term '''minority rights''' refers to the [[rights]] of [[minority group]]s. This includes the individual rights of a group's members and the collective rights of the group itself. These groups can be [[Race|racial]], [[Ethnic group|ethnic]], [[Social class|class]], [[Religion|religious]], [[Language|linguistic]] or [[LGBT|sexual minorities]]. For the rights of [[ethnic]], religious and [[minority language|linguistic minorities]], Article 27 of the [[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]] protects their identities. For people with [[disability|disabilities]], the [[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]] exists to protect them, and for [[LGBT]] people, the [[Yogyakarta Principles]] were written down by the United Nations. Also, the [[Council of Europe]], [[European Union]] and [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] also affirm protection of minority rights as part of [[human rights]] and the [[rule of law]]. == Other Page == *[[International human rights law]] {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Politics]] [[Category:Rights]]