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16 April 2024
MRG and partners in Brazil submit a report on women and girls with disabilities and women caregivers from Black and indigenous communities
This alternative report highlights the issues faced by Brazilian Black and indigenous women and girls with disabilities and family…
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11 March 2024
A call for intersectional inclusion in disability rights
Focusing on intersectionality and cross-movement collaboration is crucial to addressing global issues such as climate change.
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8 March 2024
MRG and partners in Brazil submit a report on Black and indigenous children with disabilities
This alternative report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) highlights the issues faced by Brazilian Black and indigenous…
Sofa Talks
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15 May 2023
Afro-Colombian Day and Life – A Sofa Talk with Angelica Ricaurte Villalobos
Join us right before Afro-Colombian Day (21 May) and hear from an inspiring human rights activist what it means to advocate for social…
Minority stories
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,…
Reports and briefings
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30 March 2023
The situation of black people with disabilities in Brazil
This report considers the situation of black people with disabilities in Brazil. In particular, the authors focus on the historical…
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11 February 2003
Indigenous Peoples and Poverty: The Cases of Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua
This paper addresses some of the most pressing issues for indigenous peoples in Latin America. It looks at the poverty situation of…
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8 July 2000
The Afro-Paraguayan Community of Cambacua
Cambacuá is an Afro-Paraguayan community of 300 families (c. 2,000 individuals) located some 15 km to the east of the Paraguayan capital…
Events
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Video on demand 17 September 2023 • 3:15 – 4:45 pm EDT
Invisible no Longer: Data Solutions to LNOB Dilemmas
When? Sunday 17 September 2023, 3.15 – 4.45 pm. Where? Conference Room 7, UN Secretariat, New York, USA. In-person event. International…
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15 May 2023 • 3:00 – 4:00 pm BST
Afro-Colombian Day and Life – Angelica Ricaurte Villalobos
Angelica Ricaurte is an Afro-Colombian human rights lawyer (Universidad de Cartagena) and activist with over 10 years of professional…
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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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