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Minorities and indigenous peoples are among the most marginalized in terms of access to social and economic rights, and this is especially…
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The State of Cultural Citizenship for Egyptian Minorities
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Ending slavery in Mauritania: The impact of legal advocacy and strategic litigation from 2010 to 2020
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Minority and Indigenous Trends 2023 – Focus on water
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21 June 2024
Anti-Discrimination Laws in Middle East and North Africa: Egypt, Iran, Türkiye, and Tunisia
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Events
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Video on demand 14 October 2022 • 1:00 – 3:00 pm CEST
Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in North Africa: Progress and challenges in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
Ahead of the 4th cycle of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which will review the human rights situation…
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8 June 2017 • 3:00 – 4:30 pm CEST
Mauritania’s Left Behind: Exclusion and Extreme Poverty
Human Rights Council, 35th session Expanding on the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ country report on…
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