Roma Poverty and the Roma National Strategies: The Cases of Albania, Greece and Serbia
This study examines the impact of the Roma national strategies aimed at reducing Roma poverty in South-East Europe.
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Advocacy statements
- MRG concerned about the situation of black and other marginalized people with disabilities in Brazil
- Brazil: MRG denounces the situation faced by black and other marginalized persons with disabilities
- India: The UN Human Rights Council must act for minority and indigenous rights
- MRG and partners gravely concerned by the situation facing religious and ethnic minorities in India
- MRG and partner worried about the state of minority and Roma rights in Ukraine
- 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
- MRG reacts to the report of the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues on conflict prevention and minority rights
- MRG expresses grave concern over recent reports of extreme hate speech against minorities in India
- MRG reacts to the report of the UN Freedom of Religion or Belief expert on religious minorities in conflict
Documentary films
- Filming persecution in secret: James Dann on the making of Section 298
- EVENT: Section 298 – Documentary screening and panel discussion
- Where We Belong – a film offering a rare glimpse into the everyday life of post-ISIS rural Iraq
- Minority Testimonies of Statelessness
- Our Lives in Transit – documentary sheds light on harsh realities faced by ‘legal ghosts’ in Dominican Republic
- Esclaves et discriminées : l’émancipation des femmes Haratines de Mauritanie
- Shaheedo Tum Kahan Ho – a film about Pakistan’s Hazara
- Suárez Gold – Afro-Colombian miners defending their heritage
- Nuevo documental de MRG y Hollman Morris: El Oro para Suarez – Mineros afrocolombianos defendiendo sus raíces
- A Journey to Imja Lake: Climate change in the land of the Sherpa
Events
- Why Tajikistan’s indigenous Pamiri need our attention
- 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: 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
- Gwendolyn Albert: Stanislav Tomáš and the plight of European Roma
- Event: Access to Education and Health among Minority and Indigenous Communities in Kenya
- Discrimination at school: Paterson Joseph and Sanabil Shahzad
- Human Rights in Papua, Indonesia: Right to Life and Right to Health
News and blogs
- Is the world paying enough attention to indigenous mental health?
- Kick off in Qatar: Who is being overshadowed?
- A model for peace in northern Kenya
- They have never caused any war
- Interdiction du « Burkini » à Grenoble
- ‘Burkini’ ban in Grenoble
- Climate-linked lake rise frustrates indigenous Endorois health volunteers
- From exclusion to violence: The case of religious minorities in Pakistan
- Muslims in India deserve more than hopeless possibilities
- Empowering Kenya’s indigenous Sengwer to advocate for better healthcare and education
News from our projects
- Minorities in Turkey face numerous challenges in securing their rights to education in minority languages
- Accurate data key to amplifying indigenous voices
- 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
- Call for local advocacy projects: promoting accountability and inclusive citizenship of religious minorities across South Asia
- Virtual Advice Centers: A tool to safeguard Roma rights in Macedonia
- Macedonia: Institutional discrimination and police brutality against Roma
- Iraq’s Sabean Mandeans in the spotlight
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Video stories on everyday challenges faced by Roma communities
Press releases
- Where to turn? Discrimination and barriers to justice are a reality for Roma in Hungary and Serbia
مجتمعات المناطق الحدودية في مصر معزولة عن الرعاية الصحية المناسبة، وفقا لتقرير موجز جديد
- Egypt’s border communities cut off from adequate healthcare, new briefing shows
- 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
- Les autorités françaises arrêtent Roger Lumbala, ancien chef de milice, pour crimes contre l’humanité en RDC
- French authorities arrest Roger Lumbala, former militia leader, for crimes against humanity in the DRC
- Historic court decision removing a key legacy of slavery in Tunisia warmly welcomed by MRG
- Global technology report warns of a bleak tech future for minorities and indigenous peoples
Statements
- Military crackdown in Tajikistan: another step backwards for Pamiri minority rights and towards potential conflict
- MRG condemns killing of Priyantha Kumara, minority Christian in Pakistan
- By turning down bill against forced conversion, Pakistan fails to address human rights violations
- Joint Letter to demand justice for Stanislav Tomáš
- Communiqué contre le racisme et la xénophobie
- بيان للتنديد بخطاب العنصريّة وكره الأجانب
- Statement against racism and xenophobia
- MRG stands in solidarity with Palestinians and denounces all violence against civilians
- MRG concerned about anti-slavery linked arrests in Mauritania
- MRG préoccupé par les récentes arrestations liées à la lutte contre l’esclavage en Mauritanie
Law and legal cases
- Botswana: Tribal recognition and equality for the Wayeyi
- Chagos Islands: The Right of Return for the Chagossians
- Russia: Roma housing rights
Programmes
- Mecanismos internacionais de direitos humanos como forma de destacar discriminação interseccional de gênero, de deficiência e racial
- Highlighting intersectional racial, disability and gender discrimination using international human rights mechanisms
- 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)
- Freedom, rights and justice: Combatting descent-based slavery in Mauritania
- Fighting against all forms of discrimination in Tunisia (All 4 All)
- Iran and Iraq: Strengthening human rights defenders organisations working with vulnerable civilians
- Strengthening Capacity of Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities and Ensure an Effective Advocacy for them in Turkey
Publications
- Protests, discrimination and the future of minorities in Iran
- Equality and justice on the sidelines: Comparative report on discrimination against Roma and their access to justice in Slovakia and Slovenia
- Building trust in equality: Enhancing access to justice for Roma in Hungary and Serbia
- Ending slavery in Mauritania: The impact of legal advocacy and strategic litigation from 2010 to 2020
- Health services for Egyptian Border Communities during the Covid-19 pandemic
- The application of the 2015 anti-slavery law in Mauritania
- Impact of Covid-19 on the rights of minorities and ‘minoritized’ populations: consultation with civil society
- Discrimination against Roma in Croatia and Bulgaria: A comparative report
- Access to Education and Health among Minority and Indigenous Communities in Kenya
- Online hatred pushing minorities to the periphery: An analysis of Pakistani social media feeds
