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12 March 2025
Chagos: Britain’s Last African Colony where human rights do not exist
What hope is there of Chagossians being given back any of the land from which they were forced?
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24 September 2024
Determined to liberate myself: An interview with Sylvia Kokunda
Our voices, when raised together as a community, can address the injustices we face.
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24 May 2024
Protecting Ancestral Lands: MRG’s Plea for Sengwer and Ogiek Rights at ACHPR
This statement highlights the forced evictions faced by these communities and calls for respect for their ancestral land rights.
Sofa Talks
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16 October 2020
Sofa Talk: Paterson Joseph and Nyiraminani
Ahead of MRG’s BBC Radio 4 appeal, actor Paterson Joseph spoke with Nyiraminani, a member of a Historically Marginalized community in…
Reports and briefings
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13 November 2023
Language barriers in polio vaccine campaigns in Somalia
In this collaborative report, CLEAR GLOBAL, HISA, JVDC, MCAN and Minority Rights Group International explore the comprehension of polio…
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2 February 2023
Reparations at last: Land justice for Kenya’s Ogiek
Since time immemorial, indigenous communities in Kenya have been victims of land rights abuses. With the advent of colonization, these…
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25 October 2022
Minority exclusion in Somalia: shortcomings of aid agency feedback mechanisms
Most aid agencies operating in Somalia have established complaints and feedback mechanisms (CFMs) in an effort to address longstanding…
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,…
Strategy documents
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31 December 2004
Annual Review 2004 – Against genocide
2004 marked the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda in which up to one million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were massacred in the…
Technical guidance
Partner publications
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12 May 2023
Rapid Assessment Survey Report: Barriers to Participation of PWDs in Kenya’s 2022 General Elections
Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) comprise about 2 per cent of Kenya’s population per the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Over…
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16 May 2022
Implement Endorois Decision 276/03: Report on the impact of non-implementation of the African Commission’s Endorois decision
This report presents findings on the impact of the non-implementation of the recommendations of the African Commission on Human and…
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1 April 2022
Diversity Impact on Vaccine Equity in Kenya
The impact of Covid-19 has become complex and dynamic in different levels. With more opportunities for a few and more challenges for the…
Digital reports
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20 June 2023
Somalia: The impact of poor sanitation and improper waste disposal on the health of minority IDPs in Baidoa
Most of the families or households living in the IDP camps in Baidoa have long been faced with inadequate sanitation services.
Events
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Video on demand 11 February 2025 • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm EAT
Amplifying voices and building alliances for reparatory justice
This event will consist of panel sessions aimed specifically to inform, engage and publicise the case for reparations.
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Video on demand 16 October 2020 • 12:00 – 12:30 pm BST
Historically Marginalized People in Rwanda – Nyiraminani
Ahead of MRG’s BBC Radio 4 appeal, actor Paterson Joseph spoke with Nyiraminani, a member of a Historically Marginalized community in…
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Video on demand 16 June 2023 • 11:30 am – 12:45 pm EDT
COSP Side Event: Reaching Indigenous and Minority Persons with Disabilities
This side event takes place under the sub-theme of ‘Reaching the under-represented groups of persons with disabilities’ and aims to…
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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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