Equality
By virtue of the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, all peoples always have the right, in full freedom, to determine when and as they wish, their internal and external political status, without external interference, and to pursue as they wish their political, economic, social and cultural development. - 1975 Helsinki Final Act, principle VIII
The Progress of Human Rights
- Charter of the United Nations: Chapter 1
- Charter of the United Nations: Chapter 11
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- The right to self-determination of peoples
- Helsinki Final Act
- Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
- Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights
- Self-Determination and Sovereignty: Regional Analysis
- UNESCO's MOST Programme : Linguistic Rights
- Language Constraints and Human Rights
- The Asmara Declaration on African Languages and Literatures
- Universal Declaration of the Collective Rights of Peoples
- Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights
- Minority Rights Group International
Enlightened Opinions on Québec's Charter of the French Language
- A Legal Opinion on International Law, Language and the Future of French-speaking Canada by Ramsey Clark
- Ethical Reflections on Bill 101 by Gregory Baum
- Why we need Bill 101 by the Mouvement estrien pour le français
- Québec's Linguistic Situation by linguist Sylvain Neuvel
- The Impact of Language Policy on Endangered Languages (PDF)
- Bill 101 Was Written by Satan