Protection of the rights of youth from minoritised national and linguistic groups in Europe in the context of rising extremism
The European Youth Forum recalls that minority rights are human rights, and that protecting minorities is a key measure of how healthy a democracy and open society really are. As Albert Camus said:
“Democracy is not the law of the majority, but the protection of the minority.”
Today, these values and rights are increasingly being called into question in practice.
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