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... Desiring to promote the realization of the principles contained
in the Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,
the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination, the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights, the Declaration on the Elimination
of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion
or Belief, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as
well as other relevant international instruments that have been
adopted at the universal or regional level and those concluded
between individual States Members of the United Nations, ...
... Desiring to promote the realization of the principles contained
in the Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,
the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination, the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights, the Declaration on the Elimination
of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion
or Belief, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as
well as other relevant international instruments that have been
adopted at the universal or regional level and those concluded
between individual States Members of the United Nations, ...
... Proclaims this Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging
to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities: ...
... 1. Persons belonging to minorities may exercise their rights,
including those set forth in the present Declaration, individually
as well as in community with other members of their group, without
any discrimination. ...
... 2. No disadvantage shall result for any person belonging to
a minority as the consequence of the exercise or non-exercise
of the rights set forth in the present Declaration. ...
... States should cooperate in order to promote respect for the
rights set forth in the present Declaration. ...
... 1. Nothing in the present Declaration shall prevent the fulfilment
of international obligations of States in relation to persons
belonging to minorities. In particular, States shall fulfil in
good faith the obligations and commitments they have assumed
under international treaties and agreements to which they are
parties. ...
... 2. The exercise of the rights set forth in the present Declaration
shall not prejudice the enjoyment by all persons of universally
recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms. ...
... 3. Measures taken by States to ensure the effective enjoyment
of the rights set forth in the present Declaration shall not
prima facie be considered contrary to the principle of equality
contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ...
... 3. Measures taken by States to ensure the effective enjoyment
of the rights set forth in the present Declaration shall not
prima facie be considered contrary to the principle of equality
contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ...
... 4. Nothing in the present Declaration may be construed as
permitting any activity contrary to the purposes and principles
of the United Nations, including sovereign equality, territorial
integrity and political independence of States. ...
... The specialized agencies and other organizations of the United
Nations system shall contribute to the full realization of the
rights and principles set forth in the present Declaration, within
their respective fields of competence. ...