MRG condemns passing of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, calls on the Indian government for its repeal
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) condemns the passage of a new Citizenship Amendment Bill by India’s Parliament which introduces a…
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HRC42 – MRG and others raise alarm at the situation in Assam, India, that “could now lead to the biggest mass disenfranchisement of the 21st century.”
UN Human Rights Council, 42d session General Debate – item 2 Tuesday 10 September Mr. President, Madame High Commissioner,…
HRC41 – NGOs raise alarm at the imminent risk of mass deprivation of nationality and arbitrary detention in the Indian state of Assam
UN Human Rights Council – 41st Session Geneva, Wednesday 3rd July 2019 General Debate – item 4 Mr. President, Minority Rights…
HRC40 – Minority Forum: SOS Esclaves’ statement on statelessness in Mauritania
UN Human Rights Council, 40th session Interactive Dialogue – Special Rapporteur on the rights to adequate housing (item 3) Je suis Salimata…
HRC40 – MRG and ISI urge the HRC to pay attention to the risk of mass deprivation of nationality in Assam, India
UN Human Rights Council, 40th session General Debate – item 4 (Situations deserving the attention of the Council) Thank you Mr. President,…
Revoking Shamima Begum’s citizenship breaches her human rights, say MRG and ISI
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) are deeply concerned with the UK Home…
Raising Child Statelessness and Slavery Conditions at the ACERWC, 32nd Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa
Julie Barrière is MRG’s Legal Programmes Assistant and recently travelled to Addis Ababa to meet partners and experts from the…
HRC37 – SR on minority issues: MRG’s statement on the Special Rapporteur’s priorities
UN Human Rights Council 37th session ID with Special Rapporteur on Minorities (item 3) Merci Monsieur le Président, Monsieur…
Rohingya persecution is an extreme case of a much wider problem: new report clearly shows widespread links between discrimination against minorities and statelessness around the world
In Buddhist Myanmar, Muslim Rohingya are denied citizenship. They face extreme violence, hate speech and persecution. Many have been forced…
International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – Statelessness and human rights treaties – quick reference guide
This reference guide highlights key international human rights provisions found in the ICERD that are directly relevant to preventing and reducing statelessness…
