minorities

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A Ugandan gay rights group, Sexual Minorities Uganda, welcomed the acquittal but said it wasn’t enough because it didn’t challenge the law itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The Cornish people are a recognised national minority under the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, meaning they share the same status as the Welsh, Irish and Scots within the UK.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

From 2000 to 2009, he served as president of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, spearheading the same diversity initiatives that he did in his previous leadership roles.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2023

Minorities, Black people and the Indigenous population — everywhere.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2023

Education 73       Background—Educational Reforms Since 1948—Literacy—The Educational System—Education of Minorities   7.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.