New Zealand: Important To Protect And Promote Languages

New Zealand: Important To Protect And Promote Languages   The Human Rights Commission has submitted to the study on the role of languages and culture by the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People (EMRIP). The Commission says language and culture are indivisible, as language contains, and allows for the expression of culture.   The effective promotion and protection of languages requires four components: a clear strategy agreed between indigenous peoples and the...

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