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- Joint letter urging the US and UK governments to take urgent and coordinated action to address the escalating atrocities in Sudan. (29 August 2023)
- Submission to the CRPD committee on the rights of persons with disability in Kenya (24 July 2023)
- Six years on: Celebration mixed with concern for the Ogiek of Mau (26 May 2023)
- Oral Statement by MRG on Human Rights Situation of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Africa at 75th Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (9 May 2023)
- 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)
All publications
- Ethiopia: The GERD dam, the Gumuz community and the escalation of conflict in Metekel (2023)
- Kenya: Eviction, flooding and disability in Baringo County (2023)
- Somalia: The impact of poor sanitation and improper waste disposal on the health of minority IDPs in Baidoa (2023)
- Madagascar: Tiomena, the red sandstorm and its impact on Tandroy people (2023)
- Reparations at last: Land justice for Kenya’s Ogiek (2023)
- Minority exclusion in Somalia: shortcomings of aid agency feedback mechanisms (2022)
- Uganda: The impact of mining on pastoralist livelihoods in Karamoja (2022)
- Implement Endorois Decision 276/03: Report on the impact of non-implementation of the African Commission’s Endorois decision (2022)
- Diversity: Impact on Vaccine Equity (DIVE) (2022)
- Diversity Impact on Vaccine Equity in Kenya (2022)
- Diversity: Impact on Vaccine Equity (DIVE) (2022)
- Diversity Impact on Vaccine Equity in Kenya (2022)
- Access to education and health among minorities and indigenous peoples in Ethiopia (2022)
- Assessment of Batwa and persons with disabilities’ access to education and health services in Uganda (2021)
- Minority inclusion learning review of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland – Programmes in the Horn of Africa (2021)
- Minority and Indigenous Trends 2021 – Rwanda and Uganda: For Batwa communities, poor health outcomes are a symptom of protracted discrimination (2021)
- Minority and Indigenous Trends 2021 – Sudan: As the refugee and IDP crisis escalates, COVID-19 is bringing new woes (2021)
- A Survey Report on how the marginalized communities in IDP sites in Mogadishu and Kismayo perceive their exclusion (2021)
- Access to Education and Health among Minority and Indigenous Communities in Kenya (2021)
- Peace or into pieces: Conflict Analysis and Mapping for Isiolo and Marsabit Counties, Kenya (2021)
- Kenya: After decades of displacement, the Ogiek community secure a landmark ruling (2020)
- Kenya: To identify discrimination, we first need to get the data – health inequalities among Somali women in Mandera County, Kenya (2020)
- Tanzania: For people with albinism, hate speech and discrimination have moved online (2020)
- Kenya: For Turkana pastoralists struggling with drought, mobile finance offers a lifeline (2020)
- State of health and education among minority and indigenous peoples in Kenya (2020)
- Networks for peace: A case of the Basongora and Batuku Minority Communities in Rwenzori Sub-region in Uganda (2020)
- Defending our Future: Overcoming the Challenges of Returning the Ogiek Home (2020)
- Baseline study on sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR) in Mandera County, Kenya (2020)
- Kenya: ‘There has been no life for us since we were moved out of the forest.’ (2019)
- Kenya: ‘The impact of climate change is worsening the situation of child marriage among the Maasai.’ (2019)
- Kenya: For Turkana pastoralists, oil offers no easy solutions to poverty and drought (2019)
- Thailand: As violence in the south continues, emigration from the region increases (2018)
- South Sudan: Displaced again by conflict, the Shilluk community faces an uncertain future (2018)
- Uganda: Decades of displacement for Batwa, uprooted in the name of conservation (2018)
- Victory for Kenya’s Ogiek as African Court sets major precedent for indigenous peoples’ land rights (2017)
- Looma Ooyaan – No one cries for them: the situation facing Somalia’s minority women (2015)
- Taking diversity seriously: minorities and political participation in Kenya (2013)
- Challenges at the Intersection of Gender and Ethnic Identity in Kenya (2012)
- Kenya at 50: Unrealized Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples (2012)
- No Redress: Somalia’s Forgotten Minorities (2010)
- Landmark ruling provides major victory to Kenya’s indigenous Endorois (2010)
- Resolving conflicts using traditional mechanisms in the Karamoja and Teso regions of Uganda (2009)
- Briefing: The case of South Sudan (2008)
- African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Ten years on and still no justice (2008)
- Kenya six months on: A new beginning or business as usual? (2008)
- Kenya: Minorities, Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Diversity (2005)
- Annual Review 2004 – Against genocide (2004)
- Kenya’s Castaways: The Ogiek and National Development Processes (2003)
- Batwa land rights in Rwanda (2003)
- Uganda: The Marginalization of Minorities (2001)
- Voices From Somalia (2001)
- The Batwa Pygmies of the Great Lakes Region (2000)
- Ethiopia: A New Start? (2000)
- Access to Land and Resource Management in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa (1997)
- Voices From Uganda (1995)
- Voices From Sudan (1995)
- Voices from Eritrea / Voices from Somalia / Voices from Kurdistan (1991)
- Voices From Eritrea (1991)
- Uganda (1990)
- The Southern Sudan (1990)
- The Falashas: The Forgotten Jews of Ethiopia (1985)
- Diego Garcia: A Contrast to the Falklands (1985)
- Eritrea and Tigray (1983)
- Arab Women (1983)
- Jehovah’s Witnesses in Central Africa (1976)
- Eritrea and the Southern Sudan: Aspects of some wider African problems (1971)
- The Asian minorities of East and Central Africa (up to 1971) (1971)
- Uganda and Sudan (1970)
Our past programmes
- Somalia Marginalized and Minority Fellows Programme: Visibility, Experience, Trust, Action (VETA) (2023)
- Diversity: Impact on Vaccine Equality (DIVE) (2021)
- Rwanda: Strengthening the capacity of the civil society and the media to challenge discrimination against Historically Marginalised Peoples (HMPs) (2021)
- Enhancing quality and universal access to indigenous peoples’ reproductive healthcare (EQUIP) (2021)
- Networks for Peace: Preventing and resolving conflicts through early warning mechanisms in Africa (2021)
- Empowering indigenous land rights defenders to prevent climate change (2020)
- Deepening engagement: Achieving rights for Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Africa (2020)
- From Disparity to Dignity: Realizing Indigenous & Minority Rights in Development (2020)
- Ethnic Minority Defenders: Amplifying the voices of indigenous human rights defenders to advocate for the rights to health and education (2020)
- Disability/minority intersectional discrimination project (SIDA disability) (2019)
- Ireland Aid 3 (IA3) : Faire respecter les droits des minorités et des peuples indigènes dans le programme d’Afrique Centrale et de l’Est (2018)
- Ireland Aid 3 (IA3): Realising the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples in East and Central African Programme (2018)
- Haki za Ardhi za Jamii asili Tanzania na Kenya – Athari za mikakati ya kufungua madai mahakamani na uhalali wa kuwawezesha kisheria (2017)
- Indigenous peoples’ land rights in Tanzania and Kenya: the impact of strategic litigation and legal empowerment (2017)
- Les droits fonciers des peuples autochtones de la Tanzanie et du Kenya : l’impact des activités de renforcement des capacités juridiques et de litige stratégique (2017)
- Iraq and Somalia: Securing protection and promoting fundamental freedoms of vulnerable minorities (2016)
- Street Theatre (2016)
- Somalia: Overcoming multiple discrimination against minority women (2016)
- East Africa: Preventing inter-community conflicts (2016)
- Promoting the Rights of the Batwa Pygmies (2015)
- Strengthening the capacity of African minorities and indigenous peoples to advocate for the implementation of African regional and international standards (2015)
- Pastoralist Programme 2009 (2015)
- Gender-Based Discrimination / Violence Against Women (VAW) evaluation in Batwa communities of Burundi, DRC, Rwanda and Uganda, 2007- 2010 (2015)
- Overview evaluation of MRG’s work in Africa 2009 – 2011 (2015)
- Kenya Good Governance Programme (2013)
- Endorois Welfare Council legal and capacity-building project evaluation (2011)
- Enhancing Batwa Leadership in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda (2010)
- Conflict Prevention Programme (2008)
- Legal Cases programme (2007)
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Advocacy statements
- Joint letter urging the US and UK governments to take urgent and coordinated action to address the escalating atrocities in Sudan.
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- MRG calls for accountability for human rights violations in Somalia
- UPR of Uganda: MRG urges the government to implement affirmative action for indigenous communities
- Recommendations to African states on indigenous and minority issues
- MRG and partners call on Somalia to tackle exclusion of minorities
- MRG & partners call on Somalia to pay particular attention to minority clan communities
- UPR of Uganda: Joint contributions from MRG and its partners
- Status of peace and justice for indigenous peoples of East Africa: our recommendations
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Documentary films
- We are still saying that we should not be left out: Manase Ntutu on fighting for the rights of indigenous persons with disabilities
- Say my Name – Using street theatre to address racism and discrimination
Events
- Access to education and health for indigenous peoples in Ethiopia
- EVENT: Leave no one behind: An intentional call for a new social contract for indigenous peoples
- EVENT: Understanding access to education and health services for Batwa and persons with disabilities in Uganda
- Event: Access to Education and Health among Minority and Indigenous Communities in Kenya
- Sofa Talk: Paterson Joseph and Nyiraminani
Key legal cases
- African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights v Kenya (the ‘Ogiek case’)
- Kenya: Protecting the Endorois’ right to land
- Tanzania: Protecting Maasai right to land
News and blogs
- Six years on: Celebration mixed with concern for the Ogiek of Mau
- Magical Moments: Claire Thomas reporting from Somalia
- Beyond just conservation: a history of Maasai dispossession
- A model for peace in northern Kenya
- Climate-linked lake rise frustrates indigenous Endorois health volunteers
- Indigenous Ogiek health volunteers want clean water access
- One step closer: indigenous peoples’ rights in the DRC
- Telling indigenous stories with nuance
- Empowering Kenya’s indigenous Sengwer to advocate for better healthcare and education
- Kenyan government should respect pro-indigenous rights rulings
News from our projects
- Minority exclusion in Somalia: shortcomings of aid agency feedback mechanisms
- 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
- Why budgeting processes are crucial for minorities and indigenous peoples in Kenya
- Historically Marginalised People from Nyagatare District advocate for their childrens’ education in Rwanda
- Preventing evictions from the Mau Forest of Kenya
- Strengthening the voice of marginalized minorities in East and Central Africa
Opinion
Press releases
- Ogiek win another landmark victory in African Court
- Indigenous Ogiek in Kenya eagerly anticipate reparations judgement
- Heath and education: Indigenous communities want action from the Government of Uganda ahead of upcoming UN review
- Kenya’s minority and indigenous communities missing out on education and healthcare access
- Kenyan communities report illegal evictions during COVID-19 – CLAN press release
- Kenya Flouts African Court Judgment, Continues to Evict Ogiek in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic
- Two years on, Kenya has yet to implement judgment in Ogiek case – MRG Statement
- ‘Kwibuka’ – to remember. MRG joins in commemorating the Rwandan genocide
- Kenyan government Task Force to implement African Court’s Ogiek judgment deeply flawed, MRG and OPDP say
- African Court releases unanimous decision of judges on Ogiek land case – full judgment coming soon
Statements
- Oral Statement by MRG on Human Rights Situation of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Africa at 75th Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- Ugandan Constitution must include all ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples
- MRG welcomes outcomes of the recent African Commission mission to Tanzania
- MRG welcomes Uganda court verdict on Batwa compensation
- Tell President Kenyatta of Kenya to stop illegal handouts of Ogiek lands
- Recent violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region shows hallmark signs of ethnic cleansing, says MRG
What we do
- Research project on anti-discrimination laws in the Middle East and North Africa
- Barnaamishky Saahibithy ly takoorow I haang lyky tiry bathingzhy: muugishithy, kibridy, kalsoonithy walgobidky (VETA)
- Barnaamijka Saaxiibada la haybsooco iyo kuwa laga tirada badan yahay: Muuqashada, Khibrada, Kalsoonida, Waxqabadka (VETA)
- Realizing Rights for All: tackling the structural drivers of economic, social and cultural rights deprivations facing marginalized groups
- Improving polio coverage through minority IDP inclusion in Somalia
- Somalia Marginalized and Minority Fellows Programme: Visibility, Experience, Trust, Action (VETA)
- 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)
- Land Body Ecologies – The impacts of environmental change on mental health (LBE)
Publications
- Kenya: Eviction, flooding and disability in Baringo County
- Somalia: The impact of poor sanitation and improper waste disposal on the health of minority IDPs in Baidoa
- Madagascar: Tiomena, the red sandstorm and its impact on Tandroy people
- Ethiopia: The GERD dam, the Gumuz community and the escalation of conflict in Metekel
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