Minority Rights: A Guide to United Nations Procedures and Institutions
Published June 2004, ISBN 1 904584 19 5
By Gudmunder Alfredsson and Erika Ferrer. Updated and revised by Kathryn Ramsay.
This guide explains the mechanisms, procedures and institutions of the United Naitons. It shows how minorities and minority based non-governmental organizations can use the UN to promote respect for minority rights. It offers practical advice and step by step guidance to working with the UN. Beginning with how to identify the best entry points for minority issues, the guide goes on to explain how to provide information, follow up cases and lobby for issues in the most effective way.