Max van der Stoel, minority man
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The Organization for Security and Co-operatin in Europe's High Commmissioner on National Minorities is Max van der Stoel, who has been the foreign minister of the Netherlands and is due to retire. He has helped to improve the conditions of Roma in Central and Eastern Europe, and aims to prevent problems from occurring rather than solving them once they have taken off. He has also dealt with problems of ethnic Russians in parts of the former Soviet Union such as the Baltic States.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Only a minority: policy brutality
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The beating and raping of Abner Louima with a toilet plunger by New York Policy Dept officers is an example of recurrent incidents of police brutality against minorities in the city. Citizens' complaints have resulted in a lawsuit against NYPD and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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The end of minority rule
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Trends in corporate governance in South Africa since 1989 are examined in detail.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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