Online hate speech in Myanmar: an evolving threat
Hate speech against minorities remains a major concern in Myanmar. Like other countries, the root causes and drivers of hate…
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COVID-19 pandemic threatens us all, but can we unite to fight it instead of fighting each other?
By Meera Thoompail, Intern at Minority Rights Group International. Photo: Stateless Rohingya in an internally displaced persons camp, Sittwe, Rakhine (Source:…
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Protecting the rights of religious minorities
Location: Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Iraq, Iran, Syria Duration: 3.5 years, July…
Hate Speech, Interethnic Violence and ‘Muslim-Free’ Villages: The Rohingya Crisis in an Era of International Indifference
In Myanmar’s Rakhine State the Rohingya minority, predominantly Muslim, has been subject to the most horrifying human rights violations. The…
70th Anniversary of the Genocide Convention
Seventy Years of the Genocide Convention Seventy years ago this week, on 9 December 1948, the United Nations adopted…
HRC38 – Myanmar: MRG calls for the establishment of an accountability mechanism on crimes committed against the Rohingya population
UN Human Rights Council 38thsession Interactive Dialogue on the situation of the Rohingya in Myanmar (item 2) Mister President,…
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HRC38 – SR on racism: MRG’s statement on racial and ethnic discrimination as a root cause of statelessness
UN Human Rights Council 38th session Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Racism (item 9) Thank you Mister…
Myanmar/Bangladesh: Rohingya repatriation must be voluntary and take place only once underlying issues are addressed by Myanmar government, MRG says
Commenting on the 16 January 2018 announcement that the Myanmar and Bangladesh governments have signed an agreement to begin the…
Rohingya persecution is an extreme case of a much wider problem: new report clearly shows widespread links between discrimination against minorities and statelessness around the world
In Buddhist Myanmar, Muslim Rohingya are denied citizenship. They face extreme violence, hate speech and persecution. Many have been forced…
