Minority Rights Group (MRG) Updates

Indigenous peoples in isolation and initial contact comprise communities who do not maintain regular contact with majority populations and tend to avoid all forms of contact with individuals outside...

This report is the result of a programme conducted by International Charitable Organization Roma Women’s Fund Chiricli (hereafter, Chiricli). The programme included research into the many challenges...

‘Nothing! No one gained by it, not a single MP has achieved anything. We have no other solution, we have no option, we have to do this politics,’ said a former Tamil militant who gave up arms in 1989...

The information presented in this report was collected through thirteen FGDs and additional key informant interviews with Dalit, tea garden, indigenous and Bihari communities throughout March and...

In 2021, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) commissioned Minority Rights Group (MRG) to undertake a minority inclusion learning review of their programmes in the Horn of Africa...

To: Member States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organizations, call your attention to the ongoing...

Nous écrivons ce jour pour exprimer notre profonde inquiétude concernant le décret provincial publié le 13 novembre 2024, par les autorités provinciales du Sud-Kivu. Ce décret, tout en s'attaquant à...

We write to express our concern regarding the Provincial Decree issued on November 13th, 2024, by the Government of South Kivu. This decree, while addressing important environmental threats, risks...

Introduction In 2024, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) ruled that the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) violated the rights of the...

Appel à la création d’un mécanisme d’enquête international sur les violations du droit international humanitaire commises par Israël et les autres parties au conflit Aujourd’hui, la Commission...

Today, the ICJ and other non-governmental organizations call on Member States of the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a Special Session on the situation in Lebanon to establish an...

L'expulsion forcée de la communauté indigène des Batwa de leurs terres ancestrales situées dans le parc national de Kahuzi-Biega (PNKB) constitue une violation de leurs droits par le gouvernement de...

The forcible eviction of the indigenous Batwa community from their ancestral lands within the Kahuzi-Biega National Park (PNKB) was a violation of their rights by the Democratic Republic of Congo...

This report, titled ‘Unveiling Discrimination: Minorities in Türkiye’ aims to portray the ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities in Türkiye by analyzing the problems and challenges they face in...

Štefan Ivanco, Štefan Simončič and Andrea Spitálszky This report provides an overview and insights into discrimination faced by members of Roma communities in Slovenia and Slovakia, and outlines the...

TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organisations, call on your country to support the renewal of...

Over 60 UK INGOs have written an open letter to MPs and Ministers ahead of the SNP motion on Wednesday to vote for a ceasefire in Gaza. The letter is signed by 62 UK INGOs including ActionAid UK,...

Excerpt Background of the study • The study aims to explore the impact of language and communication barriers on vaccination rates among monolingual Maay speakers in Banadir District. • It questions...

This joint statement was signed by Amnesty International, Survival International and Minority Rights Group International. The signatory organisations call on the government of Kenya to immediately...

Summary ‘I need someone I can trust and understand to bring us the polio vaccine and convince me to vaccinate my children. That is what I want.’ Repeated cycles of conflict, famine and floods have...