The Republic of Macedonia is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights and the U.N. Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and Convention against Torture, and the Macedonian Constitution guarantees basic human rights to all Macedonian citizens.
There do however continue to be problems with human rights. According to human rights organisations, in 2003 there were suspected extrajudicial executions, threats and intimidati...
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The Republic of Macedonia is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights and the U.N. Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and Convention against Torture, and the Macedonian Constitution guarantees basic human rights to all Macedonian citizens.
There do however continue to be problems with human rights. According to human rights organisations, in 2003 there were suspected extrajudicial executions, threats and intimidation against human rights activists and opposition journalists and allegations of torture by the police.
The country also has issues with the human rights of ethnic minorities, such as Albanians, Bulgarians, Roma, Turks, Aromanians, Greeks and Vlachs.
Although Albanians have recently been allowed to study in Albanian, before graduating from university they are required to pass a test of their comprehension and use of the Macedonian language.
According to Human Rights Watch, many former Yugoslav citizens remain "effectively stateless" as a result...
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