Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights

Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights

The Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights is a document signed by UNESCO, the PEN Clubs, and several non-governmental organizations in 1996 to support linguistic rights, especially those of endangered languages.

ee also

*Language policy
*Minority language
*Language revival
*Linguicide
*European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

External links

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* [http://www.linguistic-rights.org/ Linguistic Rights | Droits linguistiques | Lingvaj rajtoj | Diritti linguistici] - International Symposium on "Linguistic Rights in the World, the current situation", United Nations, Geneva, 24th of April 2008


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