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Reparations at last: Land justice for Kenya’s Ogiek

2 February 20232 February 2023

Minority exclusion in Somalia: shortcomings of aid agency feedback mechanisms

25 October 20221 November 2022

Implement Endorois Decision 276/03: Report on the impact of non-implementation of the African Commission’s Endorois decision

16 May 202215 December 2022

Diversity: Impact on Vaccine Equity (DIVE)

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Improving polio coverage through minority IDP inclusion in Somalia - Duration: August 2022 – August 2023 Countries: Somalia Community: Awer, Bajuni, Bandadiri, Bantu, Eyle, Gabooye, Tumaal, Yibi What is this programme about? This programme aims… …

Somalia Marginalized and Minority Fellows Programme: Visibility, Experience, Trust, Action (VETA) - Duration: 30 September 2021 – 30 March 2023 Country:  Somalia Communities: Bantu, Occupational Groups, Benadiri, Eyle and Rahanweyne What is this programme about? This programme aims… …

Ogiek peoples celebrating their victory in Mau Forest, Kenya.

Furthest Behind First (FBF) - Duration: 1 October 2021 - 30 September 2024 Countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe Community: Turkana, Endorois, Ogiek, Awer, Batwa, Benet, Maasai, Hadzabe,… …

Land Body Ecologies – The impacts of environmental change on mental health (LBE) - Duration: 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2023 Country: Finland (Arctic North), India, Kenya, Uganda, and United Kingdom Communities: Ogiek (Kenya), tribal communities in the buffer… …

Networks for Peace: Preventing and resolving conflicts through early warning mechanisms in Africa - Location: Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda Duration: October 2019 – October 2022 Communities: Rendile, Samburu, Borana, Gabra, Turkana, Mbororo, Basongora, Bakonzo, Batuku What is this programme about?… …

Supporting Human Rights Defenders in the area of land-related rights, indigenous peoples - Duration: January 2019 – June 2022 Countries: Kenya, DRC, Uganda, Cameroon Communities: Various What is this programme about? This project aims to guarantee the protection… …

From Disparity to Dignity: Realizing Indigenous & Minority Rights in Development - Duration: January 2019 – March 2022 Countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Peru, Colombia Communities: Various What is this programme about? This project will support ethnic, religious… …

Ethnic Minority Defenders: Amplifying the voices of indigenous human rights defenders to advocate for the rights to health and education - Duration: May 2020 – April 2023 Country: Kenya Communities: Ogiek Mau, Ogiek Elgon, Sengwer, Endorois, Awer What is this programme about? This project aims at… …

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Magical Moments: Claire Thomas reporting from Somalia (31 March 2023)
Ugandan Constitution must include all ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples (23 March 2023)
MRG welcomes outcomes of the recent African Commission mission to Tanzania (13 March 2023)
Beyond just conservation: a history of Maasai dispossession (23 February 2023)
We are still saying that we should not be left out: Manase Ntutu on fighting for the rights of indigenous persons with disabilities (17 January 2023)
Minority exclusion in Somalia: shortcomings of aid agency feedback mechanisms (25 October 2022)
A model for peace in northern Kenya (11 October 2022)
MRG calls for accountability for human rights violations in Somalia (6 October 2022)
Climate-linked lake rise frustrates indigenous Endorois health volunteers (6 September 2022)
Indigenous Ogiek health volunteers want clean water access (1 September 2022)
One step closer: indigenous peoples’ rights in the DRC (2 August 2022)
Telling indigenous stories with nuance (27 July 2022)
Empowering Kenya’s indigenous Sengwer to advocate for better healthcare and education (18 July 2022)
UPR of Uganda: MRG urges the government to implement affirmative action for indigenous communities (5 July 2022)
Ogiek win another landmark victory in African Court (23 June 2022)
Indigenous Ogiek in Kenya eagerly anticipate reparations judgement (22 June 2022)
Recommendations to African states on indigenous and minority issues (28 April 2022)
Kenyan government should respect pro-indigenous rights rulings (31 March 2022)
Access to education and health for indigenous peoples in Ethiopia (20 January 2022)
Tribute: Elizabeth Ibrahim and Zephyrin Kalimba ran the good race (18 January 2022)
Early warning mechanisms key to calming ethnic tensions (7 December 2021)
Why journalists seeking out minority and indigenous voices is ever so important (29 November 2021)
Heath and education: Indigenous communities want action from the Government of Uganda ahead of upcoming UN review (25 October 2021)
MRG and partners call on Somalia to tackle exclusion of minorities (6 October 2021)
MRG & partners call on Somalia to pay particular attention to minority clan communities (1 October 2021)
Accurate data key to amplifying indigenous voices (30 September 2021)
Boot camp re-energises Kenya’s indigenous activists (23 September 2021)
Indigenous paralegals and the fight for climate justice (17 September 2021)
MRG welcomes Uganda court verdict on Batwa compensation (3 September 2021)
‘Network for Peace’ project improves lives of minority communities (25 August 2021)
EVENT: Leave no one behind: An intentional call for a new social contract for indigenous peoples (4 August 2021)
EVENT: Understanding access to education and health services for Batwa and persons with disabilities in Uganda (28 July 2021)
UPR of Uganda: Joint contributions from MRG and its partners (15 July 2021)
Politicking in the Midst of Pandemic Could be Recipe for Election Disaster (5 June 2021)
How the Ugandan Constitution perpetuates discrimination against ethnic minorities (2 June 2021)
Kenya’s minority and indigenous communities missing out on education and healthcare access (6 May 2021)
Event: Access to Education and Health among Minority and Indigenous Communities in Kenya (28 April 2021)
Status of peace and justice for indigenous peoples of East Africa: our recommendations (25 April 2021)
Indigenous peoples must be at the forefront when it comes to redressing violations of their rights (20 April 2021)
Why budgeting processes are crucial for minorities and indigenous peoples in Kenya (19 February 2021)
Quiet returns: Reporting from the places where migrants come back (14 January 2021)
UPDATE: One step forward for the Ogiek as Kenyan court issues conservatory orders, stopping government’s titling process in Eastern Mau (18 December 2020)
Tell President Kenyatta of Kenya to stop illegal handouts of Ogiek lands (10 December 2020)
Building back better: toward a minority, indigenous and disability-inclusive post-Covid-19 world (3 December 2020)
Kenya: Light at the end of the Tunnel in Marsabit (29 October 2020)
MRG’s long standing friend and ally, Epiphanie Kanziza appointed as Senator in Rwanda (27 October 2020)
Sofa Talk: Paterson Joseph and Nyiraminani (16 October 2020)
HRC45 – MRG and OPDP (Kenya) engage in a UN panel discussion on the protection of indigenous peoples’ rights defenders (23 September 2020)
‘Five decades down the line, we shall not relent…’ (27 August 2020)
Ultra Poverty, Multiple Discrimination: The experience of Historically Marginalised People with disabilities in Rwanda during Covid-19 (19 August 2020)
Beating Anger into Empathy: the Need of the Hour in Ethiopia (19 August 2020)
Kenyan communities report illegal evictions during COVID-19 – CLAN press release (23 July 2020)
Recent violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region shows hallmark signs of ethnic cleansing, says MRG (22 July 2020)
Kenya Flouts African Court Judgment, Continues to Evict Ogiek in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic (17 July 2020)
The contrasting experiences of Indigenous groups during COVID-19 (14 July 2020)
UPR of Rwanda – Joint submission from MRG, AIMPO, FPDO and WOPU (9 July 2020)
Tell it with song: Music to raise awareness on COVID-19 (29 June 2020)
Defending our Future: Overcoming the Challenges of Returning the Ogiek Home (27 May 2020)
Life on $1 a day in Kibera, Africa’s largest slum – photo report (21 May 2020)
I am indigenous, a woman and living with a disability. COVID-19 highlights the intersectional discrimination I face daily. (21 May 2020)
A Portrait of Power and Resistance Among One of Africa’s Last Hunter-Gatherer Populations (8 May 2020)
Leaving no one behind: Sustainable Development Goals and persons with disabilities in Uganda (18 December 2019)
Indigenous Communities in Uganda Mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (16 August 2019)
Two years on, Kenya has yet to implement judgment in Ogiek case – MRG Statement (5 June 2019)
‘Kwibuka’ – to remember. MRG joins in commemorating the Rwandan genocide (11 April 2019)
HRC38 – SR on racism: MRG’s statement on racial and ethnic discrimination as a root cause of statelessness (2 July 2018)
Ogiek justice: now! (8 June 2018)
May 2018 Minority Voices Podcast: An interview with Daniel Kobei, of Kenya’s Ogiek Peoples’ Development Programme (21 May 2018)
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – MRG’s Submission regarding criminalisation and attacks on indigenous peoples defending their rights (16 March 2018)
Kenyan government Task Force to implement African Court’s Ogiek judgment deeply flawed, MRG and OPDP say (13 November 2017)
HRC36 – EMRIP: MRG’s statement on the lack of implementation of the Ogiek ruling by Kenya (20 September 2017)
Historically Marginalised People from Nyagatare District advocate for their childrens’ education in Rwanda (6 June 2017)
Kenya’s 2017 Election: what are political parties saying about marginalized communities? (30 May 2017)
African Court releases unanimous decision of judges on Ogiek land case – full judgment coming soon (30 May 2017)
Huge victory for Kenya’s Ogiek as African Court sets major precedent for indigenous peoples’ land rights (26 May 2017)
African Court to deliver landmark judgment on Ogiek community land rights case against Kenyan government (22 May 2017)
Indigenous women and children heavily affected by ongoing conflict in Baringo County, Kenya, says MRG (9 May 2017)
Preventing evictions from the Mau Forest of Kenya (25 April 2017)
Strengthening the voice of marginalized minorities in East and Central Africa (24 April 2017)
African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights v Kenya (the ‘Ogiek case’) (14 November 2016)
Kenya: Protecting the Endorois’ right to land (13 November 2016)
Tanzania: Protecting Maasai right to land (11 November 2016)
The agony of silence: Ethiopia’s recent human rights violations against Amhara and Oromo peoples (28 September 2016)
MRG calls on Uganda government to investigate cause of escalating violence in Rwenzori region (4 April 2016)
MRG condemns violence against Kenya’s Ogiek, calls for full investigation (24 March 2016)
‘Life at the Margins’ – new story pack on multiple forms of discrimination faced by minorities and indigenous peoples (8 March 2016)
Minority Voices Podcast – February 2016 (4 February 2016)
MRG deeply disappointed by Arusha Court land rights judgment against Loliondo Maasai (28 October 2015)
Somalia: MRG and IIDA reacts to the report of the UN Independent Expert (30 September 2015)
Sustainable Development Goals welcome, but pledge that ‘no one will be left behind’ must now be honoured by all governments, MRG (23 September 2015)
Say my Name – Using street theatre to address racism and discrimination (3 July 2015)
Encourage dialogue to resolve tensions between pastoralists and cultivators, MRG urges the Ugandan government (17 March 2015)
Stop the illegal eviction of the Sengwer community, MRG urges Kenyan government (4 March 2015)
A closer focus on Endorois women reveals strength and resilience in the face of hardship (25 February 2015)
MRG warns that community land rights are under threat in Uvinje, Tanzania (18 February 2015)
A real Kenyan ‘safari’ (29 January 2015)
Looma Ooyaan – No One Cries for Them: The Predicament Facing Somalia’s Minority Women (29 January 2015)
“Land grabbing” in Africa: An emerging legal framework highlights a lack of accountability for the UK’s role in the violation of land rights (20 January 2015)
MRG condemns killing of Batwa in Uganda (8 December 2014)
African Court to hear Ogiek community land rights case against the Kenyan government (26 November 2014)
Eviction of Indigenous Benet in Uganda risks conflict (6 November 2014)
Kenyan Task Force formed to implement the 2010 Endorois ruling (29 September 2014)
“The Endorois decision” – Four years on, the Endorois still await action by the Government of Kenya (23 September 2014)
To calm ethnic tensions in Rwenzori region, government has to address specific needs of ethnic minorities – Minority Rights Group (9 July 2014)
MRG welcomes UNESCO World Heritage Committee Resolution on Lake Bogoria in Kenya (19 June 2014)
African countries dominate global ranking of communities facing greatest risk of mass killings (28 April 2014)
As Rwanda mourns, the government must do more to address specific needs of vulnerable Batwa community, international rights group says (7 April 2014)
Back to naivety. Confessions of a journalist after visiting Uganda (26 March 2014)
Rights group urges Kenyan government to stop parcelling Endorois community land without consultation (20 February 2014)
MRG deeply concerned about attacks on Ogiek activists in Kenya and calls for immediate investigation of incidents of harassment (3 February 2014)
South Sudan: Situation worsens in Boma, thousands of lives at risk says MRG (18 June 2013)
The ICC at 10 Years: Crises of Cooperation, Capacity and Legitimacy (10 June 2013)
Tanzania: Fate of over 66,000 Maasai hangs in the balance as government declares community land ‘Game Controlled Area’ (9 April 2013)
African Court issues historic ruling protecting rights of Kenya’s Ogiek Community (20 March 2013)
Women in Somalia: the heroes of a generation (12 March 2013)
Lessons learned in community spirit – a Moldovan visits Kenya (5 March 2013)
International rights group urges Kenyan government to ensure peaceful and fair elections (28 February 2013)
‘Don’t be vague, go to The Hague’ (14 February 2013)
Alternative State of Nature: at the crossroads of economic growth and indigenous-sensitive development (5 December 2012)
MRG condemns spate of attacks on Kenyans and calls on the government to exercise restraint to avoid escalation of violence (20 November 2012)
MRG condemns ethnic and religious attacks in Kenya and calls on the government to address the root causes of conflicts to avoid escalation of violence (12 September 2012)
South Sudan: Recognition of all minorities key to freedom, justice and equality (19 July 2012)
Scramble for natural resources in East and Horn of Africa threatens minorities and indigenous peoples and fuels conflict – new global report (28 June 2012)
Part 1: How to Skin a Porcupine (2 May 2012)
Kenya at 50: Unrealized rights of minorities and indigenous peoples – Report (8 March 2012)
Two years on from African Commission’s ruling, Kenya continues to drag its feet in recognising indigenous peoples’ ownership of wildlife park, MRG urges government to act (1 February 2012)
MRG welcomes ICC ruling and calls for robust protection of minorities in Kenya (30 January 2012)
A journey of firsts for Endorois women (17 January 2012)
Urgent measures needed to protect all ethnic groups after recent South Sudan attacks, MRG (5 January 2012)
Together in the same pot (29 December 2011)
Nubians in Kenya have right to nationality. Time to implement the African Union decision (19 October 2011)
An indisputable impact (18 October 2011)
Evidence of ethnic killings in South Kordofan, Sudan. Khartoum must cease violations immediately says MRG (12 August 2011)
MRG expresses serious concern on humanitarian and human rights situation in South Kordofan, Sudan (22 June 2011)
Ethnic tensions could increase violence in Southern Sudan – MRG (15 June 2011)
Afghanistan most significant riser in global Peoples under Threat 2011 survey (12 May 2011)
We are enemies of ourselves (4 May 2011)
MRG condemns targeted attacks on Ogiek activists (3 March 2011)
Ugandans decide: Issues dominate the presidential campaign (17 February 2011)
Minorities must be included in nation-building in newly independent South Sudan, says MRG (8 February 2011)
Part 2 – Maasai women speak up of abuse and violence (28 January 2011)
Part 1 – Training, interviewing, community visits and clubbing – all in a week’s work (19 January 2011)
Somalia’s ethnic and religious minorities forgotten victims of civil war – new MRG report (23 November 2010)
Landmark ruling provides major victory to Kenya’s indigenous Endorois (26 August 2010)
A ray of hope for minorities in Kenya referendum vote (19 August 2010)
High rates of violence against women from Africa’s indigenous Batwa community – new research (13 May 2010)
Sudan and Russia are major risers in ‘Peoples under Threat’ 2010 rankings (27 April 2010)
Many obstacles for Sudan’s smaller communities ahead of key elections (9 April 2010)
Illegal eviction of Ogiek indigenous community from ancestral home in Mau Forest, Kenya (28 October 2009)
Kampala returns to normalcy after days of ethnic tension (15 September 2009)
Small steps towards peace in Jonglei state (20 August 2009)
Evicted Kenyan indigenous community demands share of tourism revenue on World Responsible Tourism Day (14 November 2008)
Indigenous peoples’ fears of displacement laid to rest (4 September 2008)
Kenya six months on: A new beginning or business as usual? (28 August 2008)
MRG launches new online ‘Trouble in Paradise’ campaign calling for tourism industry to respect indigenous rights in Kenya (12 August 2008)
MRG-sponsored film wins place in Human Rights Watch Film Festival (12 June 2008)
The Ogiek: forgotten victims of Kenya’s election violence (3 June 2008)
Climate change: “a challenge but an opportunity” for the Karamajong people of North-Eastern Uganda (18 March 2008)
Minority voices from Kenya (14 February 2008)
MRG concerned over Kenyan violence says minorities and indigenous groups could be seriously affected (4 January 2008)
Somalia tops list of countries where minorities most under threat (20 March 2007)
Somalia tops list of countries where minorities most under threat (20 March 2007)
African States are the most dangerous in the world for minorities, but South Africa comes top in a global list of best ethnic political representation – new report (20 March 2007)
UK Ambassador says Sudanese President must face international justice if no improvement in Darfur (23 November 2006)
UN could have averted Darfur catastrophe – new MRG report (16 October 2006)
UN troops essential but long term peace needs minority involvement (25 August 2006)
MRG begins letter-writing campaign for women in Darfur suffering rape (1 August 2006)
Kenya delivers constitutional betrayal of minority and indigenous peoples (6 September 2005)
Kenya: risk of conflict increasing (13 April 2005)
Genocide commemoration must be through action as well as words (20 January 2005)
Commission to consider Kenya pastoralist case following urgent appeal to state (8 November 2004)
Darfur: No extension without verification states rights group (23 August 2004)
Letter to UK Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Jack Straw, MP: UN Security Council resolution on the situation in Darfur, Sudan (8 July 2004)
Spotlight falls on Sudan as African Commission calls on state for answers (26 May 2004)
Violence in Darfur may further destabilize the rest of Sudan (11 May 2004)
Darfur crisis tests global pledge to prevent genocide (15 April 2004)
Kenyan constitutional review in crisis claim minority and indigenous groups (9 April 2004)
UN Special Representative on Genocide needed to prevent another Rwanda (2 April 2004)
Karayu pastoralists of Ethiopia call for government to ensure cultural survival (15 March 2004)
Ogiek killings highlight precarious position of Kenyan hunter-gatherer community (15 March 2004)
Rights, representation and constitutional reform demanded by Kenya’s Muslims (15 March 2004)
Death of Professor Katama Mkangi (10 March 2004)
Rights groups call for urgent investigation of Ethiopian Anwak massacre claims (13 January 2004)
The Situation of Somali Bravanese Refugees in Kenya (26 July 2001)

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