50 years of Minority Rights Group
50 years of Minority Rights Group
Introduction
The end of hate and the dawn of a sustainable future – an existential fight for humanity
By J. Castellino, MRG’s Executive Director
David Astor remembered: ‘MRG could not have dreamt up a more perfect champion’
By Shaun Johnson
Reaching the most marginalised: An intersectional approach to minority rights
By Nicole Girard
Sri Lanka: Using arts and poetry to confront the legacy of conflict for minority women
By Nicole Girard
United Kingdom: The Voices project – a unique platform for refugee children to share their stories
By Rachel Warner
Kenya: To identify discrimination, we first need to get the data – health inequalities among Somali women in Mandera County
By Claire Thomas
Ensuring accessible education for all
By Claire Thomas
Addressing health inequalities
By Claire Thomas
Making voices heard at the international level
By Neil Clarke
Making minorities visible: The role of MRG’s research and publications
By Peter Grant
Mauritania: ‘I saw that the system was unjust – it strengthened my resolve to combat injustice’
By Chris Chapman
Iraq: ‘We need real and effective political and economic participation – it should not be décor’
By Chris Chapman
Challenging colonial legacies: Minorities and indigenous peoples’ struggle for inclusion in Africa
By Hamimu Masudi
Capacity-building for minority and indigenous leadership
By Chris Chapman
Challenging hate: the struggle for the rights of Roma
By Neil Clarke
Managing and preventing conflict: A minority rights-based approach
By Chris Chapman
Kenya : ‘The Ogiek journey in the corridors of justice, from Kenya to Banjul then Arusha, was never a bed of roses, it had ups and downs, but thanks to MRG’s support throughout, the litigation process was a success’
By Lucy Claridge
Dominican Republic: Using film to tell the story of Dominicans of Haitian descent
By Sofia Olins
Iraq and Syria: Documenting human rights violations in conflict – the Ceasefire online reporting tool
By Miriam Puttick
Litigating indigenous land rights: A model for conservation
By Lucy Claridge
Protecting and promoting the rights of religious minorities: An evolving approach
By Silvia Quattrini
Adapting to new crises: Meeting the challenge of Covid-19
By Rasha Al Saba
The power of innovation to create lasting change
By Claire Thomas
Top photo: A Rohingya woman living in a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh / Ramazan Nacar
