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21 February 2024
The Malparara Way: Reflections from South Australia on Mother Language Day
Many of the world's endangered languages belong to minority and indigenous communities.
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5 September 2023
Roy v. Australia: MRG welcomes win for Wunna Nyiyaparli land rights
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) applauds the Human Rights Committee’s (the Committee) decision of 10 July 2023, condemning…
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22 June 2016
Joint Statement on Human Rights in West Papua
Oral Statement of the 32nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Agenda Item 4: General Debate – Human Rights situations that…
Sofa Talks
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14 December 2023
Ways of raising awareness – A Sofa Talk with Elahe Zivardar
Join us on 14 December and hear from an inspiring woman about how it is possible to raise awareness and document injustice, even from…
Minority stories
Flagship publications
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20 June 2023
Minority and Indigenous Trends 2023 – Focus on water
The past year saw some of the worst cyclones recorded in the Pacific, some of the costliest and worst ever recorded floods in Australia,…
Reports and briefings
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9 April 2013
Fiji: The challenges and opportunities of diversity
Fiji has experienced four military coups and a military mutiny since 1987, mainly as a result of tension between the majority indigenous…
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6 November 2001
Economic Development, Democracy and Ethnic Conflict in the Fiji Islands
This study discusses a complex situation whereby a numerically dominant indigenous community asserts that it is vulnerable and demands a…
Events
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13 October 2023 • 9:00 am – 2:00 pm AEDT
Water Justice in Australia and The Pacific
In partnership with Minority Rights Group International, Western Sydney University are delighted to host the Australian launch of Focus on…
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14 December 2023 • 6:00 – 7:00 pm CET
Ways of raising awareness – Elahe Zivardar
An award-winning Iranian artist, architectural designer, journalist and documentary filmmaker, Elahe Zivardar lives in Arizona, United…
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We work with ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and indigenous peoples to secure their rights and promote understanding between communities.
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