On March 17, 2017, George Ngwane was in Geneva, Switzerland, as a guest panelist at the launch of a book titled "Language Rights of Linguistic Minorities: A Practical Guide for Implementation" by UN Special Rapporteur on Minority issues, Rita Ndiaye.
The purpose of this very timely guide is to assist policy makers and rights holders in understanding and implementing the linguistic human rights of linguistic minorities, thereby striking the necessary balance between a state’s official language (or languages) and its obligations to use or respect the language preferences of linguistic minorities.
Here are the Mwalimu's opening comments during the panel discussion:
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