Resources
For over 50 years, MRG has not only documented the challenges faced by ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide, but also suggested solutions to those challenges.
Reports and briefings
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24 October 2024
Justice served: The Batwa of Kahuzi-Biega and the failure of fortress conservation
The story of the Batwa of Kahuzi-Biega is an archetypical example of the ‘fortress conservation’ model.
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2 October 2024
The Situation of Minorities in Tajikistan
This report is the first comprehensive survey by Minority Rights Group of the situation facing minorities in Tajikistan, following the…
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29 April 2024
Unveiling Discrimination: Minorities in Türkiye
This report argues that discrimination against minorities in Türkiye is a structural problem grounded on Turkish nationalism.
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…
Films
Guides and toolkits
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30 April 2023
Towards an anti-discrimination law: strategies and opportunities in Iran
Faced with the unyielding political terrain in Iran, a space to protest, advocate and rethink the country’s trajectory has been willed…
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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…
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13 July 2020
Covering Migration: Tools and resources for quality migration coverage
Current coverage of the global south by media in the EU and global north is too often defined by negative stereotypes and…
Strategy documents
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1 August 2024
Annual Report & Audited Accounts 2023
To all who share our journey — partners, donors, staff and allies — we are deeply grateful for your work, the risks you take, the…
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28 June 2023
Annual Report & Audited Accounts 2022
We are pleased to present our Annual Report and Audited Accounts 2022. This year marks the second full year of our most recent four-year…
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5 December 2022
Annual Report & Audited Accounts 2021
We are pleased to present our Audited Accounts and Annual Report for 2021. This year marks the first full year of our most recent four-year…
Technical guidance
Partner publications
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8 July 2024
Iran: Upholding Human Rights & Dignity of the Kurdish Kulbar Community
The Kurdish community engaged in kulbari confronts significant obstacles in accessing human rights protections and living with dignity.
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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.
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12 April 2024
The Abkhaz in Turkey: Navigating identity, unity and belonging
Abkhazs residing in Turkey share a profound historical connection with their homeland, Abkhazia. This report explores the multifaceted…
Digital reports
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20 June 2023
India: River embankment governance and the situation of Lodha people in the Sunderbans
Denial of a right to self-identification as indigenous has led to a violation of the basic rights of local tribal communities.
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20 June 2023
Finland: Fishing restrictions may lead to the disappearance of an ancestral way of life
Deatnu is one of the world’s most important spawning rivers for Atlantic salmon.
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20 June 2023
Vanuatu: Water, music and cultural rights
Is it not clear that our world is in peril? The threat we face in Vanuatu is not only climate change.