Rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities

Publisher UN Commission on Human Rights
Publication Date 10 March 1981
Citation / Document Symbol E/CN.4/RES/21(XXXVII)
Reference THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION, 1981
Cite as UN Commission on Human Rights, Rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities , 10 March 1981, E/CN.4/RES/21(XXXVII), available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f09a48.html [accessed 17 September 2023]

21 (XXXVII). Rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities[1]49

The Commission on Human Rights,

Recalling its resolutions 14 (XXXIV) of 6 March 1978, 21 (XXXV) of 14 March 1979 and 37 (XXXVI) of 12 March 1980,

Having taken cognizance of the report of the Working Group,

1. Decides to consider at its thirty-eighth session the item entitled "Rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities";

2. Decides to establish at its thirty-eighth session an open-ended working group in order to continue consideration of the revised draft declaration proposed by Yugoslavia,[2]50 taking into account all relevant documents.



[1]49 Adopted at the 1636th meeting, on 10 March 1981, without a vote. See chap. XXI.

[2]50 E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.734.

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