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MRG’s recommendations to the UN Forum on Minority Issues
This statement was delivered on 1 December 2022 by MRG’s Ifra Asad at the 15th UN Forum on Minority Issues…
One Year of Arbitrary Detention: Human Rights Organisations Call for Release of Kashmiri Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez
The undersigned organizations call for the immediate and unconditional release of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez, who was arrested…
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Kick off in Qatar: Who is being overshadowed?
By Menka Sandrasagren, Administration Assistant at Minority Rights Group International This weekend, 60,000 football fans will watch Qatar play Ecuador…
Filming persecution in secret: James Dann on the making of Section 298
By James Joel Dann, co-director and producer of MRG-produced documentary ‘Section 298’. The story is told through the eyes of…
EVENT: Securing justice for violations against religious minorities in India
Ahead of India’s fourth Universal Period Review (UPR) cycle, this event addresses the deteriorating situation facing the country’s religious minorities.…
MRG and partners stand in solidarity with the International Dalit Solidarity Network
This statement was delivered by Paulo de Tarso Lugon Arantes in the name of Minority Rights Group, Anti-Slavery International, the…
India: The UN Human Rights Council must act for minority and indigenous rights
This statement was delivered by Glenn Payot in the name of Minority Rights Group, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Frontline…
Disinformation used in political electioneering in Punjab by-elections
In March 2022 opposition parties in Pakistan initiated a no-confidence motion in the then ruling Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Party…
Hatefull Places: Punjab, the epicentre of hate speech in Pakistan – A geospatial analysis of Twitter conversations
This report used a social media listening tool to detect common hate speech terms targeting different sects and religions in…
