Hundreds of minority groups in Africa are in dire need of strengthened protections, a United Nations independent expert said today, calling on governments to act urgently to safeguard these vulnerable populations.
"The semantic debate on who are the minorities and who are the indigenous peoples in Africa must not prevent stakeholders from addressing the extremely vulnerable situation of hundreds of minority communities across the African region," the UN Independent Expert on minority issues, Rita Izsák, said during the 53rd session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) in Banjul, The Gambia.
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