Hemshins: A journey through the impact of urbanisation and migration on the loss of culture and language

‘Hemshins’ is a short film that follows the daily routine of an elderly Hemshin grandmother living in a remote village in the mountains of Hopa, Turkey. With most of her children having moved away to big cities, she is left with only her daughter. The film...

COSP Side Event: Reaching Indigenous and Minority Persons with Disabilities

This side event takes place under the sub-theme of ‘Reaching the under-represented groups of persons with disabilities’ and aims to exchange strategies to collectively reach, include and champion the rights of people with disabilities from minority, indigenous and...

EVENT: Untold stories of Turkish minorities and endangered languages

Magyar leírás alább. Join us on a captivating journey at Bem Mozi through the MARC (Minorities, Accountability, Rights, and Collaboration) programme of Minority Rights Group, where we delve into the untold stories of Turkish minorities and endangered languages. The...

Oral Statement by Vidas Negras com Deficiência Importam at the Second session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Leia esta página em português aqui. This statement was delivered at the Second session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in New York on 1 June 2023 by Luciana Viegas, Director of Vidas Negras com Deficiência Importam (VNDI), Brazil. Hello President,...

Pronunciamento de Vidas Negras com Deficiência Importam na Segunda Sessão do Fórum Permanente de Afrodescendentes

Click here to read this statement in English. Esta declaração foi proferida na segunda sessão do Fórum Permanente sobre Afrodescendentes em Nova York em 1º de junho de 2023 por Luciana Viegas, Diretora do Vidas Negras com Deficiência Importam (VNDI), Brasil. Ola...

Karin: The journey of a minority para-athlete

Karin is a documentary about the life of a minority para-athlete from Turkey‘s Armenian community. Despite facing new challenges after moving to Istanbul, Karin discovers her passion for swimming and becomes a para-athlete in national competitions just three...

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 the Mau Forest in Kenya are poised for another anniversary celebration on 26 May 2023. This day commemorates their historic victory...

สือนะ ดีสะเอะ : ผลักดันสิทธิในเวทีสหประชาชาติ

Click here to read in English ในเดือนพฤศจิกายน นักกิจกรรมชนกลุ่มน้อยได้รวมตัวกัน ณ กรุงเจนีวา ประเทศสวิตเซอร์แลนด์ เพื่อเข้าร่วมการประชุมในเวทีสหประชาชาติว่าด้วยสิทธิชนกลุ่มน้อย เพื่อส่งเสียงถึงปัญหาที่พวกเขาต้องเผชิญ...

Pushing for rights: Senah Deesa-eh at the UN

คลิกที่นี่เพื่ออ่านภาษาไทย In November, minority activists gathered in Geneva at the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues to make their voices heard. Among them was Senah Deesa-eh, vice-president of Thailand’s Southern Association of Disabilities (SAD). The...

Ana: A Journey of Resilience and Resistance in Istanbul’s Alevi Community

Ana is a film about Sevim Yalıncakoğlu, a 43-year-old accountant who leads a congregation of Alevi people in Okmeydanı, an Alevi ghetto in Istanbul. Despite the state’s efforts to assimilate Alevi people into Islam, Sevim resists and seeks to return Alevi...

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