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Minority Rights
are Human Rights
Who are we
Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) is the largest network of youth organisations of autochthonous, national and linguistic minorities (later referred to as “minorities”) in Europe.
Minority youth organisations are vital actors of civil society, spaces of democratic life and youth participation offering unique opportunities for self-representation on local and regional levels.
Under the slogan “Minority Rights Are Human Rights”, YEN represents the interests of minority youth on a European level and aims to support the personal development of young minority members to become active citizens and changemakers.
YEN aims to create a network of solidarity, a safe space for reflection and opportunities for peer learning between minority youth living in different parts of Europe.
YEN is run and led by young people, for young people, and it sees itself as a self-determined and self-organized youth organization, whose activity is carried out and determined by youth.
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YEN Gender Equality Plan
Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) is committed to promoting gender equality and ensuring fair and inclusive participation across its governance, activities, and decision-making processes.
AUTUMN SEMINAR 2026 – CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Is your community’s story getting lost in the scroll? It’s time to change how the world sees minority cultures online.
Dikh He Na Bister 2024
[:en]The Dikh He Na Bister is the largest youth event for members of the Roma and Sinti community in Europe. The event focuses mainly on the genocide committed by the Nazi regime against the Roma and Sinti minority in Auschwitz in 1944.