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Date: 19/06/2008
French state will not give legal recognition to marginalized languages
Senate rejects amendment which would have included ‘regional languages’ in the constitution after French Academy says legal recognition constitutes ‘an attack on national identity’.
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Date: 17/06/2008
Proposal for linguistic rights resolution well-received by Human Rights Council ambassadors
Catalan and international organizations present a draft resolution before ambassadors and NGOs of the UN Human Rights Council · The Mexican, Bolivian and Armenian delegations could defend the resolution in the next Council session in September, before the International Year of Languages comes to an end · The topics debated include the defence of linguistic diversity in the context of globalization and the need to think in terms of ‘an ecology of languages’.
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Date: 16/06/2008
Kosovo a step closer towards sovereignty as the new state’s constitution takes effect
The Kosovo Constitution sets out the devolved powers of the new state, which exclude justice, police and border controls · Serbia rejects the legitimacy of the Kosovo Parliament and is to set up its own parliament for Serbians living in the north of the country.
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Date: 10/06/2008
New campaign seeks official status for Welsh in the European Parliament
Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans seeks support for plans to allow the Welsh to address the European Parliament in their own language · European Free Alliance and the governing coalition in Wales have already given their backing.
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Date: 09/06/2008
Australian Aborigines demand autonomy after 20 years of promises
Former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, admits ‘action is needed on indigenous affairs’ · Aborigines demand compensation from Australian Government, who apologized in February for centuries of discrimination against the indigenous population.
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Date: 09/06/2008
Air Berlin director’s comments about Catalan cause controversy
NEWS IN BRIEF. Air Berlin director falsely claims Castilian Spanish no longer official in Majorca, sparking indignation across the Catalan Countries.
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Date: 04/06/2008
European Court of Human Rights says Russia responsible for Chechen disappearances
Ten Chechens detained by Russian security forces disappeared between 2002 and 2003, and the relevant authorities failed to carry out proper investigations · Russian state ordered to pay 429,000 Euro in compensation to victims’ families.
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Date: 03/06/2008
Re-election of Macedonian Prime Minister marked by conflicts within Albanian community
Nikola Gruevski’s party, which takes a firm stance against Greece in the Macedonia naming dispute, increases its share of the vote in parliamentary elections, almost gaining an absolute majority · A string of confrontations between ethnic Albanians leave one dead and many injured.
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Date: 02/06/2008
Kurds sceptical about Erdogan’s economic development plan
The Turkish PM wants to implement a ‘social rehabilitation programme’ in Northern Kurdistan · On Sunday tens of thousands took to the streets of Istanbul demanding a peaceful solution to the Kurdish conflict.
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Date: 29/05/2008
Canadian indigenous peoples want a better quality of life
Canada’s ‘First Nations’, a term which includes all of the country’s aboriginal peoples except the Inuit and the Métis, protest against extreme poverty on ‘reserves’ · The First Nations want the law changed to guarantee their rights and to enable them to take part in local politics.
