The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in February 2011 released the report “Minority Rights: International Standards and Guidance for Implementation.” The report highlights that the rights of minorities, although defined in international human rights law, are far from being realized, particularly the rights of minorities that are victims of armed conflict or internal strife. In general, minorities, whether ethnic, religious or
linguistic, continue to experience discrimination and may lack access to services, land and property, or even nationality, the report notes. (...)

The article:
http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article3302

The Report:
http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/MinorityRights_en.pdf

The OHCHR website:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx