Minorities

A minority group, by its original definition, refers to a group of people whose practices, race, religion, ethnicity, or other characteristics are lesser in numbers than the main groups of those classifications. However in present-day sociology, a minority group refers to a category of people who experience relative disadvantage as compared to members of a dominant social group. Minority group membership is typically based on differences in observable characteristics or practices, such as: ethnicity (ethnic minority), race (racial minority), religion (religious minority), sexual orientation (sexual minority), or disability. Utilizing the framework of intersectionality, it is important to recognize that an …

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Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance · 3 August 2024 English

A study by Martin Sas, KU Leuven, Centre for IT & IP Law, Leuven, Belgium Jan Tobias Mühlberg, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Ecole Polytechnique,Brussels, Belgium

particularly impacting marginalised communities and minorities. The data generated through age assurance measures


Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance · 3 June 2024 English

Summary of the activities carried out by the EFA Group during the 2019-2024 mandate.

interest of the stateless nations, regions and minorities in Europe and beyond. From plenary speeches focus on the right of the stateless nations and minorities, which are too often undermined by the mainstream solidarity is not limited to the stateless nations and minorities in Europe or across the globe, EFA solidarity all the peoples of Ukraine, including national minorities, and EFA continues to stand for peace, and respect intergroup The European Parliament's Intergroup on Minorities, co-chaired by François Alfonsi, is a cross-


Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English

Instead of thinking of it normatively, the locus of analysis should be on the social context, who is making the demand to whom, and the political context for which specific …

people, queer people, poor people and/or religious minorities — are actively sought out, over-surveilled, and state-sanctioned denial of opportunities to racial minorities. However, the harms associated with being counted


Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English

This data-as-bodies approach offers a situated perspective on the implica- Edwards and Gabrielle Hecht, “History and the Technopolitics of Identity: The Case of Apartheid South Africa,” Journal of Southern African …

also hope — hope to religious minorities. Gender and sexual minorities include women, queer, and non-conforming http://citizen- these separations, Muslims, ethnic minorities such as Nubians, refugees, shiprightsafrica. exclude many marginalized groups such as ethnic minorities or migrant workers, and women without ID proof ethnic, racial, religious, gender, and sexual minorities to constant- ly navigate between the choices


RAND Corporation · 22 April 2024 English

In this report, the authors explore challenges in studying racial bias in police shootings of civilians. They discuss the importance of thinking about bias as a process and its implications …

4 A lower threshold for suspicion of racial minorities could be shaped by preexisting stereotypes about White people are more likely to believe that minorities—particularly African American individuals— exhibit


ActionAid Association (India) · 21 April 2024 English

Definition of Construction Workers The definition of construction workers in the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 should be amended and expanded in line with supply and value chains …

A new law modelled after the 1992 Statute on Minorities should explicitly recognize de-notified communities protection and promotion of rights of religious minorities T in India, including Muslims, Christians, Sikhs marginalization and contemporary challenges that the minorities face and strive to ensure their rights and prevent violence, hate crimes, and mob lynching of religious minorities. These laws are essential for safeguarding the individuals, particularly those belonging to religious minorities, and for creating a society where everyone is


PCNS: Policy Center for the New South · 19 April 2024 English

He is a member of the Editorial Board of the French Review Commentaire and Knight of the Legion of Honor. [...] Under the direct supervision of Professor Abdelaziz Aitali, the …

have seen low turnout among poorer voters and minorities. Efforts to tackle the difficulties they face electoral strategies had been based on messages to minorities (Blacks, Latinos, lately LGBT, etc.). This fueled


CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 18 April 2024 English

Despite embracing democracy, radical-right parties pose a significant challenge to the EU’s fundamental values. European leaders and institutions must address this challenge to safeguard democracy in the EU and ensure …

minority. The party’s comparison of these two minorities was echoed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey speakers in Ukraine to the situation of other minorities there, including Bulgarians and Hungarians.69 presenting itself as concerned with the rights of minorities. Russia and Ukraine The next two sentences in threat of the Russian-speaking or other Slavic minorities and the danger this threat may pose to the Estonian


ICG: International Crisis Group · 18 April 2024 English

16 “Memorandum Order 32: Reinforcing the Guidelines for the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police in the Implementation of Measures to Suppress and Prevent Lawless Violence”, …

specific needs of women and ethno-linguistic minorities, for example in the Caraga region.186 Lastly tion, inequality and violence against Indigenous minorities, that found echoes in the insurgency’s proclaimed


PCNS: Policy Center for the New South · 18 April 2024

He is a member of the Editorial Board of the French Review Commentaire and Knight of the Legion of Honor. [...] Under the direct supervision of Professor Abdelaziz Aitali, the …

have seen low turnout among poorer voters and minorities. Efforts to tackle the difficulties they face electoral strategies had been based on messages to minorities (Blacks, Latinos, lately LGBT, etc.). This fueled


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