Six years on: Celebration mixed with concern for the Ogiek of Mau
By Samuel Ade Ndasi, African Union Advocacy and Litigation Officer at Minority Rights Group International The Ogiek indigenous people of…
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Oral Statement by MRG on Human Rights Situation of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Africa at 75th Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
This statement was delivered at the 75th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Right on 4…
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…
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…
One step closer: indigenous peoples’ rights in the DRC
By Eunice Nsikak Olembo, Africa Legal Officer at Minority Rights Group After nine years of tenacious advocacy by indigenous rights…
Ogiek win another landmark victory in African Court
MRG welcomes the pathbreaking judgment of the African Court of Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) in the matter concerning the…
Indigenous Ogiek in Kenya eagerly anticipate reparations judgement
The quest for justice for the Ogiek people continues. On Thursday 23 June 2022, the African Court on Human and…
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Furthest Behind First (FBF)
Duration: 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2024 Countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe Community: Turkana, Endorois, Ogiek,…
Accurate data key to amplifying indigenous voices
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group How do you, as an indigenous-led organisation, get authorities to…
