In Myanmar’s Rakhine State the Rohingya minority, predominantly Muslim, has been subject to the most horrifying human rights violations. The…
Seventy Years of the Genocide Convention Seventy years ago this week, on 9 December 1948, the United Nations adopted…
Commenting on the 16 January 2018 announcement that the Myanmar and Bangladesh governments have signed an agreement to begin the…
In Buddhist Myanmar, Muslim Rohingya are denied citizenship. They face extreme violence, hate speech and persecution. Many have been forced…
Oral Statement – Minority Rights Group International UN Human Rights Council, 36th session Interactive Dialogue on Fact-finding Mission on the situation of…
After tens of thousands of Rohingya have fled across the border into Bangladesh during the first days of September 2017,…
Roslynn Beighton, MRG’s communications intern who previously worked for a women’s rights group in Myanmar, discusses the persecution of the…
Oral Statement Minority Rights Group International UN Human Rights Council, 32nd session GD country reports and oral updates (item 2)…
Minority rights and freedom of religion must be placed at the heart of Burma’s first civilian-led government in over half…
Minority rights and inclusion must be placed at the centre of Burma’s landmark general election scheduled for 8 November 2015,…
The Peoples under Threat ranking highlights countries most at risk of genocide and mass killing. The ranking is created by compiling data on the known antecedents to genocide or mass political killing.
+ LEARN MORE
The Minority Voices Newsroom is an online multimedia library that allows members of minority and indigenous communities to upload, download and share their stories.
+ LEARN MORE
Are you passionate about protecting the rights of minority and indigenous people worldwide? Check the Minority Rights Group jobs page for vacancies, internships and volunteering opportunities.
+ LEARN MORE