translate English to French: But ignorance of basic rights led to internal tensions which might lead to ethnic cleansing. Council of Europe member states could be divided into two groups: those that had ratified the convention and those that had not.
Lorsque les minorités nationales se sentent incomprises et brimées dans leurs aspirations à exprimer leurs spécificités – langue, culture, traditions locales – elles peuvent engendrer de graves problèmes politiques pouvant aller jusqu’à la remise en cause de l’unité nationale.