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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>MOST Clearing House for Linguistic Rights</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>International Human Rights Law plays an important role in setting standards for linguistic rights and, especially, for the protection and promotion of the identity of linguistic minority groups. It provides the normative framework for developing principles of democratic governance and multicultural policies aimed at managing ethno-linguistic conflict. </P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>To raise awareness about linguistic rights and to provide tools for decision-makers in governments, parliaments, and civil society, UNESCO's MOST Programme has collected the most relevant provisions in international conventions, declarations and multilateral treaties, which pertain to linguistic rights.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>More information:</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>http://www.unesco.org/most/ln2int.htm</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>