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The South Asian Regional Charter on Minority and Group Rights: A Proposal for Soft Law at its Softest

The South Asian Regional Charter on Minority and Group Rights: A Proposal for Soft Law at its... Th omas Benedikter * Th e South Asian Regional Charter on Minority and Group Rights: A Proposal for Soft Law at its Softest Countries in the South Asian region are characterized by a wide and rich diversity of peoples, languages, religions and cultures. Several of those countries have a range of constitutional and legal safeguards which protect minority rights and guarantee fundamental freedoms, and the majority have ratifi ed international human rights instruments. Such provisions cover, for example, protection against discrimination, the recognition of identity, freedom of expression, freedom of association, promotion of the language and culture of minorities, the right to religious freedom and belief, and the prohibition of torture and ill treatment. In 2007 four South Asian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for human rights—International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka (ICES), Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lanka (CPA), Human Rights and Democratic Forum, Kathmandu (FOHRID), Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata (MCRG) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Lahore (HRCP)—elaborated a draft South Asian Charter on Minority and Group Rights (hereinafter “Draft Charter”) on the basis of a previous Statement of Principles on Minority and Group Rights in South Asia. Th e fi nal text was prepared in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Yearbook of Minority Issues Online Brill

The South Asian Regional Charter on Minority and Group Rights: A Proposal for Soft Law at its Softest

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Th omas Benedikter * Th e South Asian Regional Charter on Minority and Group Rights: A Proposal for Soft Law at its Softest Countries in the South Asian region are characterized by a wide and rich diversity of peoples, languages, religions and cultures. Several of those countries have a range of constitutional and legal safeguards which protect minority rights and guarantee fundamental freedoms, and the majority have ratifi ed international human rights instruments. Such provisions cover, for example, protection against discrimination, the recognition of identity, freedom of expression, freedom of association, promotion of the language and culture of minorities, the right to religious freedom and belief, and the prohibition of torture and ill treatment. In 2007 four South Asian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for human rights—International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka (ICES), Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lanka (CPA), Human Rights and Democratic Forum, Kathmandu (FOHRID), Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata (MCRG) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Lahore (HRCP)—elaborated a draft South Asian Charter on Minority and Group Rights (hereinafter “Draft Charter”) on the basis of a previous Statement of Principles on Minority and Group Rights in South Asia. Th e fi nal text was prepared in

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Published: Feb 9, 2011

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