Regional platform Linguistic rights
linguistic rights in africa have come focus in recent years. in 1963, organisation of african unity (oau) formed defend fundamental human rights of africans. adopted in 1981 african charter on human , peoples rights, aims promote , protect fundamental human rights, including language rights, in africa. in 2004, fifteen member states ratified protocol african charter on human , peoples rights establishing african court on human , peoples rights. court regional, legal platform monitors , promotes au states compliance african charter on human , peoples rights. pending merger court of justice of african union.
in 2001 president of republic of mali, in conjunction oau, set foundation african academy of languages (acalan) work promotion , harmonisation of languages in africa . along inauguration of interim governing board of acalan, african union declared 2006 year of african languages (yoal).
in 2002, oau disbanded , replaced african union (au). au adopted constitutive act drawn oau in 2000. in article 25, stated working languages of union , institutions arabic, english, french , portuguese, , if possible, african languages. au recognizes national languages of each of member institutions stated in national constitutions. in 2003, au adopted protocol amending act such working languages shall renamed official languages, , encompass spanish, kiswahili , other african language in addition 4 aforementioned languages . however, amendment has yet put force, , au continues use 4 working languages publications.
europe
the council of europe adopted european convention on human rights in 1950, makes reference linguistic rights. in article 5.2, reasons arrest , charges have communicated in language understood person. secondly, article 6.3 grants interpreter free in court, if language used cannot spoken or understood.
the council local , regional authorities, part of council of europe, formulated european charter regional or minority languages in 1992. charter grants recognition, protection, , promotion regional and/or minority languages in european states, though explicitly not immigrant languages, in domains of education, judicial authorities, administrative , public services, media, cultural activities, , socio-economic life in articles 8 13. provisions under charter enforced every 3 years committee. states choose regional and/or minority languages include.
the framework convention protection of national minorities implemented council of europe in 1995 parallel activity charter regional or minority languages. framework makes provisions right of national minorities preserve language in article 5, encouragement of mutual respect , understanding , co-operation among persons living on territory , regardless of language, in fields of education, culture , media in article 6. article 6 aims protect persons discrimination based on language.
another document adopted council of europe s parliamentary assembly in 1998 recommendation 1383 on linguistic diversification. encourages wider variety of languages taught in council of europe member states in article 5. recommends language education include languages of non-native groups in article 8.
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