Seminar
dedicated to the results of the use of the Framework Convention for the
Protection of National Minorities On the 11th
February an international seminar took place in the conference room of the
hotel пїЅArbatпїЅ in Moscow. It was dedicated to the use of the Framework
Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ratified by Russia in
1998. Center for Interethnic Cooperation (CIEC) initiated and organized the
seminar; the Council of Europe gave the financial support. In the seminar participated leaders of 25 national
communities representing 17 Russian Regions, as well as a delegation of the
Consultative Committee of the Council of Europe on the Framework Convention
for the Protection of National Minorities. Worth mentioning that in the whole history of national public
communities this is the only meeting of representatives of the Council of
Europe with regional national communities of Russia. The Council of Europe will publish official results after its
analysis. Nevertheless we want to acquaint you with the results of the inquiries
among the seminarпїЅs participants. The overwhelming majority of leaders of
regional national communities think that: 1. There was a
unsatisfactory situation concerning to the protection of national minorities
in Russian Federation, 2. At allocation of
financing bolstering development of cultures of national minorities on
federal and at an aboriginal level, the representatives of national
minorities in decision-making process were not involved,пїЅ 3. The system of a registration does
not correspond to fulfillment of Article 15 (effective participation of the
representatives of national minorities in state affairs, which one concern
these minority) and other requests of the Skeleton Convention concerning the
people belonging to national minorities,пїЅпїЅпїЅпїЅпїЅ
4. In the Russian mass
media national minorities are as a whole figured negatively, 5. The authorities did
not consult with Public Organizations during drawing up of the state report
to Council of Europe about the totals of application in Russia of the
Skeleton Convention, And at last, 6. Not much would be
changed substantially for national minorities, if Russia in 1998 has not
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