About us
Our strategy
We work with minority and indigenous communities towards a world where they can live in peace and on an equal basis with others.
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Who we are
We work worldwide with 300 community organizations to defend minority and indigenous rights.
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What we do
From advocacy and litigation to documentary films and research, our work is tailored to the needs of the communities we work with.
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Our people
Meet our dedicated team based in 30 countries worldwide.
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Coalitions and networks
We join forces with like-minded organizations to challenge the power structures that exclude and silence.
Donate to defend diversity
From land rights in Kenya to freedom of religion in Pakistan, you can support our work to defend minority and indigenous rights.
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Voices
Caught in the crossfire: Minority languages in Ukraine
By Ágnes Dinnyés, Roma Programmes Assistant at Minority Rights Group Europe ‘The Russian language is banned in Ukraine’, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the BBC in April 2022. But it isn’t. The repeated claim, part of Russia’s pretext for invasion, is a reminder of the frau…
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Eden Fine Day: her music, language and Canada’s ‘residential schools’
Eden Fine Day (she/her) is an Indigenous songwriter, singer and author. An intergenerational survivor of ‘residential schools’, …
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Hemshins: A journey through the impact of urbanisation and migration on the loss of culture and language
‘Hemshins’ is a short film that follows the daily routine of an elderly Hemshin grandmother living in a remote village in the mo…
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Our strategy
We work with ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and indigenous peoples to secure their rights and promote understanding between communities.
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Kasiet Mamyrbay, daughter of detained human rights activist Rita Karasartova, speaking during the #Reaction march, a peaceful protest supporting prisoners in the Kempir-Abad case. Bishkek, Kyrgsztan. 25 November 2022. Credit: Danil Usmanov.