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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Opening the Kartarpur Corridor is a symbol of peace and respect between religions and deserves applause, says MRG
Minority Rights Group International (MRG), in solidarity with like-minded organisations* in India and Pakistan, welcomes the decision by India and…
The Turkish minority in Greece must be recognized and free to enjoy their rights, says new report
Greek authorities must take immediate steps to recognize the Turkish minority in Western Thrace and remove all barriers to the…
Beyond the veil – women in Iran continue to face discrimination in all areas of society, says new report
The human rights environment for women in Iran continues to be characterized by inequality and exclusion in all areas of…
MRG joins 124 NGOs condemning mass-disenfranchisement in Assam
On 31 August 2019, the Indian state of Assam published the final version of the Assam National Register of Citizens…
Lives of indigenous people living in the burning Amazon must be top priority at G7 summit, says MRG
As the world responds with outrage and calls for action to address the record number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon…
Mauritania: Authorities must stop using arbitrary arrests to crackdown on anti-slavery and anti-discrimination activists
On 3 July 2019, Ahmedou Ould Wediaa, a prominent anti-slavery activist, journalist and member of the opposition party (Tawassoul) in…
Climate change further reinforces inequalities and disproportionately affects minorities and indigenous peoples, according to MRG’s annual trends report
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) launches today the 2019 edition of its annual ‘Minority and Indigenous Trends’. This year’s report…
Hungarian Development Journalism Award 2019
András Földes, a journalist at Index.hu is awarded this year’s Development Journalism Award 2019, an award founded by Minority Rights…
Two years on, Kenya has yet to implement judgment in Ogiek case – MRG Statement
MRG regrets that two years on, the government of Kenya has yet to implement the African Court on Human and…
