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National Minorities Rights – December 18
December 21 , 2022
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- Its aim is to safeguard the individual rights of the religious, ethnic, racial, or linguistic minorities in the country.
- The Union Government set up the National Commission for Minorities under the National Commission for Minorities Act 1992.
- Following these five religious communities have been notified as minority communities in the Gazette of India by the Union Government all around the country.
- These religious communities are Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, and Zoroastrians.
- In 2014, Jains were also added to the list of religious communities considered as minority communities
- The theme for 2022 is centred around “All in 4 Minority Rights”.
- It was part of the commemoration of the 30-year anniversary of the UN Declaration being adopted.
- The United Nations on December 18, 1992 adopted and broadcast the Statement on the individual's Rights belonging to Religious or Linguistic National or Ethnic Minorities.
- Minority Rights Day upholds the right to freedom and equal opportunities for the minorities in India and creates awareness about their rights.
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