Flagship publications
Discover global reports on emerging trends and cross-cutting issues affecting minorities and indigenous peoples.
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,…
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15 June 2022
Minority and Indigenous Trends 2022 – Focus on Work
Work is central to a whole host of other rights, providing the basis for a safe, healthy and dignified existence. For members of…
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30 June 2021
Minority and Indigenous Trends 2021 – Focus on Covid-19
It was clear, even in the early days of the pandemic, that minorities, indigenous peoples and other marginalized communities were at…
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15 October 2020
Minority and Indigenous Trends 2020 – Focus on technology
Technology increasingly permeates every aspect of our lives, from the use of big data to information and communication technologies (ICTs)…
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26 June 2019
Minority and Indigenous Trends 2019 – Focus on climate justice
Climate change poses a profound environmental challenge that will leave no country or community untouched. Its social impact, if…
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12 September 2018
Minority and Indigenous Trends 2018 – Focus on migration and displacement
Conflict, urbanization, climate change, globalization and a host of other factors are contributing to the current era of mass migration and…
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12 July 2016
State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016
The unique cultures of minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide – spanning a wide variety of customs and practices – are under…
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2 July 2015
State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2015
In a context of rapid growth, an increasing proportion of minorities and indigenous peoples are now living in urban areas. But while they…
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3 July 2014
State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2014
Across the world, minorities and indigenous peoples are disproportionately exposed to hatred. From intimidation and verbal abuse to…
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24 September 2013
State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013
State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013 presents a global picture of the health inequalities experienced by…
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28 June 2012
State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2012
Natural resource development projects such as logging and dams, oil and mineral extraction and large-scale agriculture have been successful…
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6 July 2011
State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2011
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1 July 2010
State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2010
A decade into the new century sees religious minorities confronting serious violations of their rights around the globe. Following the…
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16 July 2009
State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2009
Education for all is a goal that has been reaffirmed by states the world over many times in the last decade. It is meant to be achieved by…
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11 March 2008
State of the World’s Minorities 2008
In 2008, Minority Rights Group will mark 40 years of working with minority and indigenous communities around the world. Progress has been…
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4 March 2007
State of the World’s Minorities 2007
In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which proclaimed that ‘all human beings…
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22 December 2005
State of the World’s Minorities 2006
In the era of globalization, societies are becoming more diverse. Every country around the globe exhibits some ethnic, religious or…