Magical Moments: Claire Thomas reporting from Somalia
By Claire Thomas, Co-Executive Director at Minority Rights Group International I had the privilege of visiting Somalia last week, for our…
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Submission to the CRPD Committee General Discussion on Article 11 People with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies
MRG contributed to a joint submission on the rights of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies…
Beyond just conservation: a history of Maasai dispossession
The traditional homeland of the Maasai, stretching from the Rift Valley lakes of Kenya across the Serengeti plains into Tanzania,…
Reparations at last: Land justice for Kenya’s Ogiek
Since time immemorial, indigenous communities in Kenya have been victims of land rights abuses. With the advent of colonization, these…
COP15: only a human rights-based approach will guarantee the newly agreed biodiversity targets, says Minority Rights Group International
COP15 closed yesterday with an agreement on a Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, comprising four goals and 23 targets to halt…
Unheard voices: disability and minorities and indigenous peoples in research
Recently, Minority Rights Group (MRG) and Land Body Ecologies (LBE) hosted a roundtable discussion on disability and minorities and indigenous…
MRG condemns sentencing of Pamiri civil society leaders in Tajikistan
Today, a number of prominent Pamiri civil society leaders were sentenced to prison terms up to 21 years in the…
Is the world paying enough attention to indigenous mental health?
By Miriam Lawson, Communications Officer at Minority Rights Group Words matter. Having the words to describe how we are feeling…
Climate-linked lake rise frustrates indigenous Endorois health volunteers
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group The gradual rise of the lakes in Kenya’s Rift Valley,…
Indigenous Ogiek health volunteers want clean water access
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group Kenya’s Mau Complex is well known for being one of…
