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11 November 2024
Strengthening Moroccan Civil Society
These diverse participants share a common commitment: advocating for human rights, minority protections, and a more inclusive civic space…
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18 October 2024
Advocating for Migrant Communities in Morocco
CCSM is working to promote the social and political rights of minoritized migrants.
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19 June 2024
Joint NGO letter on the EU’s macro-financial assistance to Egypt and human rights
MRG joined other organizations in calling on the European Union to ensure that macro-financial assistance to Egypt remains conditional to…
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28 June 2023
Understanding barriers to health care for minorities and indigenous peoples in Egypt, Iraq and Tunisia
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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2 March 2023
The State of Cultural Citizenship for Egyptian Minorities
This report argues for the need to reframe the concept of citizenship, as expressed by the Egyptian Constitution and state institutions….
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15 September 2022
Ending slavery in Mauritania: The impact of legal advocacy and strategic litigation from 2010 to 2020
This report provides an assessment of the activities undertaken by Minority Rights Group (MRG), Anti-Slavery International (ASI) and…
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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,…
Partner publications
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21 June 2024
Anti-Discrimination Laws in Middle East and North Africa: Egypt, Iran, Türkiye, and Tunisia
This report explains the impact of anti-discrimination laws on minorities and indigenous peoples in the MENA region.
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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