MRG is the leading international human rights organization working to secure rights for ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous people around the world.

We work with minority and indigenous communities and campaign for recognition of their rights in the following ways:

Advocacy and lobbying governments and the United Nations alongside and on behalf of minorities and indigenous peoples
We publish authoritative publications that are widely valued by academics and the media
We produce documentary films on a range of issues and countries – from Afro-Colombian miners to religious minorities in Iraq
Our pioneering legal cases work advances the protection of minorities under international law.
We deliver projects in many countries around the world (see below)

Our work, and the evaluation of our efforts, offers overwhelming evidence that the inclusion of minority communities leads to stronger, more cohesive societies.

We believe it is clear that exclusion can result in instability, conflict, and in the most extreme cases, genocide. We have worked with over 150 partners across 60 countries for more than 50 years to promote peaceful coexistence and sustainable social change.

Our current programmes

Equality for Roma through Enhanced Legal Access (ERELA): Increasing Roma access to justice in Bulgaria and Croatia

Roma Equality through Increased Legal Access (REILA): Increasing the access to justice of the Roma in Hungary and Serbia

Supporting Human Rights Defenders in the area of land-related rights, indigenous peoples, in the context of inter alia ‘land grabbing’ and climate change

Strengthening the capacity of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Media Houses to challenge discrimination against Historically Marginalised People (HMPs) and promote their human rights in Rwanda

Deepening engagement: Achieving rights for Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Africa

From Disparity to Dignity: Realizing Indigenous & Minority Rights in Development

To contribute to the elimination of persistent slavery practices and of historical discrimination against people emerging from slavery and their descendants

Ethnic Minority Defenders: Amplifying the voices of indigenous human rights defenders to advocate for the rights to health and education

Protecting the rights of religious minorities

SIDA Disability Project

Supporting Religious Pluralism and Respect for Freedom of Religions or Belief across South Asia

Iraq and Pakistan: promoting religious equality for inclusive development

Tackling Multiple Forms of Discrimination in Tunisia

Iran and Iraq: Strengthening human rights defenders organisations working with vulnerable civilians

Media, Minorities and Migration

Mauritania: Creating an environment to help eradicate of slavery

Mauritania: Judicial workshops on the application of anti-slavery laws on behalf of Minority Rights Group International and SOS-Esclaves

From Action to Equal Rights: civil society facility and media programme in North Macedonia

Ukraine: Local authorities and civil society organizations together for an inclusive socio-economic development

Strengthening Human Rights Advocacy for Freedom of Religion and Belief in the Middle East and North Africa

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See our past programmes

Activity map

Welcome to MRG Activity Map that you can interact with below to discover what we do. Simply click on a pin to see which activities (symbols key below) have occurred / are occurring in each country. You can also use the Filter dropdown to select a particular activity and the map will update automatically.