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24 September 2024
Bangladesh: MRG condemns renewed violence and hate speech against indigenous peoples
Minority Rights Group is deeply concerned over recent reports of attacks against the indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts…
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9 August 2024
Sign languages are minority languages!
In order to truly ‘Leave No One Behind’ our social movements must forge ties and build solidarities that centre those experiencing…
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9 July 2024
Bangladesh: Protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights in Chittagong Hill Tracts
A worrying review process could undermine the rights of the country's Adivasi indigenous peoples in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region.
Reports and briefings
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28 January 2025
Exploring the status of persons with disabilities among minority and indigenous communities in Bangladesh
This resource is an excellent point of reference for those seeking to advance the rights and wellbeing of people with disabilities…
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4 April 2022
Diversity: Impact on Vaccine Equity (DIVE)
In partnership with Bytes for All, Grand Synergy Development Initiative and Verité Research, for this final report, Minority Rights Group…
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10 March 2022
Diversity: Impact on Vaccine Equity (DIVE)
Minority Rights Group International worked in partnership with Grand Synergy Development Initiative (GSDI), Bytes for All (B4A) and Verité…
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,…
Guides and toolkits
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20 May 2022
The Hate Speech Crisis: Ways to start fixing it – A toolkit for civil society organizations and activists
The world is seeing an explosion of hate speech. One analysis records a 400-fold increase in the use of hate terms online in Pakistan…
Partner publications
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16 February 2023
South Asia State of Minorities Report 2022 – Weakening Human Rights Commitments and Its Impact on Minorities
The condition of minorities in South Asia, home to a fifth of humankind, is grim, to say the least. Religious, ethnic and linguistic…
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30 September 2022
Disinformation used in political electioneering in Punjab by-elections
In March 2022 opposition parties in Pakistan initiated a no-confidence motion in the then ruling Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf…
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29 September 2022
Hatefull Places: Punjab, the epicentre of hate speech in Pakistan – A geospatial analysis of Twitter conversations
This report used a social media listening tool to detect common hate speech terms targeting different sects and religions in Pakistan. One…
Events
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3 September 2022 • 3:00 – 5:00 pm PKT
An Overview of Online Hate Speech in Pakistan
In July 2022, the by-elections in Punjab, Pakistan displayed a high level of disinformation being used in political electioneering. During…
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Video on demand 17 October 2022 • 1:00 – 3:00 pm CEST
Securing justice for violations against religious minorities in India
Ahead of India’s fourth Universal Period Review (UPR) cycle, this event addresses the deteriorating situation facing the country’s…
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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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