Minorities
A minority group, by its original definition, refers to a group of people whose practices, race, religion, ethnicity, or other characteristics are lesser in numbers than the main groups of those classifications. However in present-day sociology, a minority group refers to a category of people who experience relative disadvantage as compared to members of a dominant social group. Minority group membership is typically based on differences in observable characteristics or practices, such as: ethnicity (ethnic minority), race (racial minority), religion (religious minority), sexual orientation (sexual minority), or disability. Utilizing the framework of intersectionality, it is important to recognize that an …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2024 English
The 2024 SDG Gender Index by Equal Measures 2030, a coalition of civil society and non-profit organisations, delivers a critical and sobering message on the state of gender equality with …
fulfillment of the fundamental rights of women and minorities and the upholding of democracy [in Indonesia] …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 3 October 2023 English
The Delhi government launched a free bus ride scheme for women in 2019 to improve their access to public transportation and increase their ridership. Since the scheme's introduction, the proportion …
users as well as for other gender and sexual minorities. Bus stations should be conveniently situated …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 April 2023 English
This report has been published by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in April 2023. This edition of the yearly publication, the first of which was released in the year 1978, …
socioeconomically disadvantaged and/or marginalized minorities and persons with disabilities. Ideas of racial … policies in State-socialist countries, Roma minorities in Central and Eastern Europe were the target …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 April 2023 English
Published by Tata Trusts, the India Justice Report (IJR) is a comprehensive quantitative index assessing the capacity of Indian’s formal justice system. This third edition, released in April 2023, ranks …
concerning the rights of women, Dalits, Adivasis, minorities and other socially vulnerable groups. à Common …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 March 2023 English
This report was published in March 2023 by Common Cause, New Delhi, and Lokniti, a research programme at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi. It is …
groups such as Dalits, Adivasis, and religious minorities due to the larger structure of discrimination … codes, making it more likely to target racial minorities. In India, a 2021 study by Vidhi Centre for …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 28 February 2023 English
This report was published in February of 2023 by Access Now for the #KeepItOn coalition. The report is authored by Zach Rosson, Felicia Anthonio, Carolyn Tackett, and the Access Now …
marginalized groups, including ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups. Shutdowns deepen8 … country of shutdowns in Iran targeted ethnic minorities 50.0% Jordan: 3 Iran: 2 Algeria:1 Oman: 1 … 50% of all shutdowns in 2022 targeting ethnic minorities from the Kurdistan, Baluchestan, and Ahvaz regions …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 January 2023 English
The Ministry of Education, Government of India, released the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-21 on January 29, 2023. The first AISHE report was published in the year …
LC: Library of Congress · 2023 English
"LL File No. 2023-022255." "June 2023." "Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, …
permission of Reserve Bank.”119 However, certain minorities from these countries who have a long term visa …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2022 English
Oxfam India’s annual publication – Digital Divide: India Inequality Report 2022 – highlights the prevailing inequality in accessing digital technology in India. The report, published in December 2022, emphasises the …
with disabilities or from ethnic or linguistic minorities, indigenous groups and residents of poor or … people living in remote rural areas and ethnic minorities—require special attention.119 In rural India …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2022 English
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, the Berlin-based institute engaged in political education, published the Atlas of Migration in November 2022. This report, the second in the series, aims to change global perceptions …
to use – the refugee issue to agitate against minorities and social institutions. The willingness to support … Area colours on maps of nationalities neglect minorities. Even the symbols give only vague information …
