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Minority Rights and the Prevention of Violent Conflict

Minority Rights and the Prevention of Violent Conflict: "Chechnya, Darfur, Kashmir, Kosovo, Sri Lanka - just some of the world's bitterest conflicts. All fuelled and fought over ethnic, linguistic, religious or cultural issues. All concern minority groups.
Disregard for minority issues lies at the heart of many conflicts. But despite this, minority rights have been marginalized in international conflict prevention. "

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