Mauritanian Elections 2024: the minority lens
Mauritania is a country of profound ethnic divisions, ranking as the worst place in the world for slavery. The post Mauritanian Elections 2024: the minority lens appeared first on Minority Rights Group.
View ArticleKenyan government must stop Sengwer evictions and restore land rights
The Kenyan government must respect the rights of Sengwer to live on, manage and own their ancestral lands. The post Kenyan government must stop Sengwer evictions and restore land rights appeared first...
View ArticleProtecting Ancestral Lands: MRG’s Plea for Sengwer and Ogiek Rights at ACHPR
This statement highlights the forced evictions faced by these communities and calls for respect for their ancestral land rights. The post Protecting Ancestral Lands: MRG’s Plea for Sengwer and Ogiek...
View ArticleJoint NGO letter on the EU’s macro-financial assistance to Egypt and human...
MRG joined other organizations in calling on the European Union to ensure that macro-financial assistance to Egypt remains conditional to the improvement of the human rights situation in the country....
View ArticleBulgaria: Advocacy skills for Roma rights
In April, Fund IGA held an advocacy training in Varshets, Bulgaria, empowering 20 advocates to promote changes to Bulgaria's Civil Registration Act. The post Bulgaria: Advocacy skills for Roma rights...
View ArticleUK elections: 7 minority rights priorities for Starmer’s Labour government
After the Labour party's landslide victory in the UK elections, it now must step up for minorities in Britain and abroad. The post UK elections: 7 minority rights priorities for Starmer’s Labour...
View ArticleBangladesh: Protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights in Chittagong Hill Tracts
A worrying review process could undermine the rights of the country's Adivasi indigenous peoples in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region. The post Bangladesh: Protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights in...
View ArticleUzbekistan: International human rights organizations call on President...
The legal status of foreign citizens and stateless individuals is at risk in Uzbekistan. The post Uzbekistan: International human rights organizations call on President Mirziyoyev to veto ‘undesirable’...
View ArticleHow can the media be truly inclusive?
It's time for the media industry to move beyond discussion and start implementing solutions for meaningful inclusion and decolonisation. The post How can the media be truly inclusive? appeared first on...
View ArticleDRC: Respecting indigenous peoples’ rights ruled key in fighting climate crisis
The ruling recognizes Batwa as the best guardians of biodiversity and calls for their return to their land. The post DRC: Respecting indigenous peoples’ rights ruled key in fighting climate crisis...
View ArticleUK: MRG condemns race riots and urges broad accountability
Minority Rights Group gravely condemns this horrifying violence, which must be called what it is, racism and Islamophobia – not protest. The post UK: MRG condemns race riots and urges broad...
View ArticleSign languages are minority languages!
In order to truly ‘Leave No One Behind’ our social movements must forge ties and build solidarities that centre those experiencing multiple discrimination. The post Sign languages are minority...
View ArticleBulgaria: United Through Art and Education
Smolyan, Bulgaria: 26 April 2024 The province of Smolyan, Bulgaria is home to Pomaks (Bulgarian-speaking Muslims), Roma and Ukrainians, alongside ethnic Bulgarians. In the region, MRG is supporting...
View ArticleBulgaria: A greener environment for Roma children
The neighbourhood of Nadezhda in Sliven, Bulgaria, is physically cut from the rest of the city by a concrete wall and railway. It’s home to much of Sliven’s Roma population, who live with a lack of...
View ArticleBatwa community statement on Kahuzi-Biega national park violations
Today, the Batwa community of Kahuzi-Biega have gathered to celebrate the historic judgment that the DRC government violated their rights by dispossessing them of their ancestral lands. The post Batwa...
View ArticleDetermined to liberate myself: An interview with Sylvia Kokunda
Sylvia Kokunda is the CEO of Action for Batwa Empowerment Group (ABEG), an organization working to protect and promote the rights of Batwa in Uganda. In the 1990s, Batwa in the country were evicted...
View ArticleBangladesh: MRG condemns renewed violence and hate speech against indigenous...
Minority Rights Group is deeply concerned over recent reports of attacks against the indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh, which took place from 18 to 20 September in the...
View ArticleMRG condemns Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, demands accountability
All people in the Middle East have the right to live in peace. It is the international community’s obligation to ensure this right is upheld rather than allowed to be violated. The post MRG condemns...
View ArticleEMMAP: Reporting for peace
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View ArticleLithuania: empowering Roma women into work
Roma women gathered to share their stories in a roundtable discussion organised by the Baltic Region Roma Women Association. The post Lithuania: empowering Roma women into work appeared first on...
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