Protecting the rights of minorities in Africa: A guide for human rights activists and civil society organizations
118pp – ISBN 978-1-904584-69-8
By Ibrahima Kane
Publications
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Advocacy statements
- MRG concerned about the situation of black and other marginalized people with disabilities in Brazil
- UPR of Uganda: MRG urges the government to implement affirmative action for indigenous communities
- NGOs call on UN Secretary-General to hold transparent, merit-based, consultative process to pick next UN High-Commissioner
- Recommendations to African states on indigenous and minority issues
- MRG and partner worried about the state of minority and Roma rights in Ukraine
- Joshua Castellino: Raising voices against racism
- MRG appelle la RDC à assurer la protection des droits des peuples Batwa
- UPR of Thailand: MRG & partners urge the government to withdraw emergency laws affecting minorities
- UPR of Hungary: MRG and Idetartozunk Egyesület call on the government to secure the rights of Roma
- MRG calls on states to increase their support to the UN Forum on Minority Issues
Documentary films
- Les femmes sub-sahariennes en Tunisie, à l’intersection des discriminations
- Sub-Saharan women in Tunisia, at the intersection of discriminations
- Minority Testimonies of Statelessness
- Say my Name – Using street theatre to address racism and discrimination
- Nuevo documental de MRG y Hollman Morris: El Oro para Suarez – Mineros afrocolombianos defendiendo sus raíces
Events
- Land Body Ecologies: Understanding the Traumas of Fortress Conservation
- Why Tajikistan’s indigenous Pamiri need our attention
- Access to education and health for indigenous peoples in Ethiopia
- La situation des minorités et autres groupes minorisés en Tunisie, entre discrimination et reconnaissance
- Minorities and minoritized groups in Tunisia, between discrimination and recognition of diversity
- EVENT – Inclusive, economic, social, cultural health and education policies for indigenous and minority peoples in Africa
- EVENT: On the edge of society – Discrimination against Roma in Croatia and Bulgaria (BLG/ENG)
- EVENT: On the edge of society – Discrimination against Roma in Croatia and Bulgaria (CRO/ENG)
- EVENT: History of Tyranny – The ongoing persecution of Hazaras in Afghanistan
- EVENT: The protection of human rights of ethnic minorities and Conflict Prevention using Early Warning Mechanism
Key legal cases
News and blogs
- No biodiversity action without human rights
- The devastating impact of the recent earthquakes on Turkey’s minorities
- Magical Moments: Claire Thomas reporting from Somalia
- No Data IS Data: what existing but untapped disaggregated data tells us about inequalities in vaccination rates in the Global South
- Is the world paying enough attention to indigenous mental health?
- Kick off in Qatar: Who is being overshadowed?
- Climate-linked lake rise frustrates indigenous Endorois health volunteers
- Empowering Kenya’s indigenous Sengwer to advocate for better healthcare and education
- Kenyan government should respect pro-indigenous rights rulings
- Language Matters: Representation of Gypsies and Travellers in British media
News from our projects
- Minorities in Turkey face numerous challenges in securing their rights to education in minority languages
- Early warning mechanisms key to calming ethnic tensions
- Why journalists seeking out minority and indigenous voices is ever so important
- Accurate data key to amplifying indigenous voices
- ‘Network for Peace’ project improves lives of minority communities
- La langue amazighe : entre le risque de disparition et l’espoir de victoire
- The Amazigh language: between the risk of extinction and the hope of victory
- Minority Rights Group Europe Launches two new projects in Turkey
- Why budgeting processes are crucial for minorities and indigenous peoples in Kenya
- MRG Executive Director Leads New Online Course – ‘Human Rights, Human Wrongs’
Opinion
Press releases
- UN Committee makes historic recommendations to Brazilian Government on intersectional discrimination between disability and race
- Deutsche und US-finanzierte Parkwächter:innen ermorden und vergewaltigen Mitglieder einer indigenen Gemeinschaft im Nationalpark der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, wie eine Untersuchung zeigt
- German and US funded park guards murder and rape indigenous community members living in DRC national park, investigation reveals
- Un rapport d’enquête révèle que des gardes du parc national de PNKB, financés par l’Allemagne et les États-Unis, ont violé et assassiné des membres de la communauté autochtone batwa
- Minority and indigenous peoples’ rights defenders urge African states to address marginalisation grievances
- Heath and education: Indigenous communities want action from the Government of Uganda ahead of upcoming UN review
- Roma in Croatia and Bulgaria face discrimination with little recourse to legal remedies – new report
- MRG condemns widespread attacks against Hindu minority in Bangladesh
- Kenya’s minority and indigenous communities missing out on education and healthcare access
- States break silence to condemn Egypt’s abuses at UN rights body
Statements
- Escalation of racism in Tunisia must be stopped
- L’escalade du racisme en Tunisie doit être stoppée
يجب وضع حد لتفشي ظاهرة العنصرية في تونس
- Atteintes aux droits de l’homme dans le PNKB : les conclusions soi-disant « indépendantes » de l’enquête de l’ICCN ne peuvent être prises au pied de la lettre
- Human Rights Abuses in PNKB: So-called ‘independent’ findings of ICCN Investigation cannot be taken at face value
- Military crackdown in Tajikistan: another step backwards for Pamiri minority rights and towards potential conflict
حمزة نصري: فصل جديد في ترهيب المدافعين والمدافعات عن حقوق الإنسان
- Hamza Nasri: Un nouveau chapitre dans l’intimidation des défenseurs des droits humains
- Hamza Nasri: A new chapter in the intimidation of human rights defenders
- Joint Letter to South Korea’s National Assembly Calling For the Immediate Passage of a Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Law
Programmes
- Improving access for Roma communities to employment opportunities in the hospitality industry
- Promoting Roma Equality in Slovenia and Slovakia (PRESS)
- Inclusive Peacebuilding in Thailand’s Southern Border Province
- Furthest Behind First (FBF)
- Diversity: Impact on Vaccine Equality (DIVE)
- Rwanda: Strengthening the capacity of the civil society and the media to challenge discrimination against Historically Marginalised Peoples (HMPs)
- Freedom, rights and justice: Combatting descent-based slavery in Mauritania
- Land Body Ecologies – The impacts of environmental change on mental health (LBE)
- Enhancing quality and universal access to indigenous peoples’ reproductive healthcare (EQUIP)
- Fighting against all forms of discrimination in Tunisia (All 4 All)
Publications
- No Data IS Data: What existing but untapped disaggregated data tells us about inequalities in vaccination rates in the Global South
- Protests, discrimination and the future of minorities in Iran
- Minority exclusion in Somalia: shortcomings of aid agency feedback mechanisms
- Fortress Conservation and International Accountability for Human Rights Violations against Batwa in Kahuzi-Biega National Park
- To Purge the Forest by Force: Organized violence against Batwa in Kahuzi-Biega National Park
- Diversity: Impact on Vaccine Equity (DIVE)
- Diversity Impact on Vaccine Equity in Kenya
- Diversity: Impact on Vaccine Equity (DIVE)
- Diversity Impact on Vaccine Equity in Kenya
- Access to education and health among minorities and indigenous peoples in Ethiopia
