Ugandan Constitution must include all ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples
Minority Rights Group (MRG) welcomes the call by the Equal Opportunities Commission of Uganda for an amendment to the state’s…
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Early warning mechanisms key to calming ethnic tensions
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group The Rwenzori region in Uganda is volatile, simmering tensions between…
MRG Celebrates 50 Years of Defending Diversity
Today Minority Rights Group International (MRG) kicks off its 50th anniversary celebrations with a year-long campaign that highlights a history…
New approach to trafficking must consider minority rights dimension
A ‘new approach’ to combating people trafficking called for by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, should consider…
Launch of Gender, Minorities and Indigenous Peoples report in Geneva and London
Geneva A panel debate to launch MRG’s latest report ‘Gender, Minorities and Indigenous Peoples‘ calling for action and led by:…
Commission on Human Rights makes slow progress on minority issues
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights has adopted a number of Decisions and Resolutions on minority issues by consensus…
Indigenous Working Group ends in frustration amid political manoeuvring
The United Nations Working Group on the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples held in Geneva in September…
