Guides and toolkits

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…

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…

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…

3 February 2020

Campaign Toolkit – Countering cyberhate against Roma

With far-right groups becoming increasingly prominent and xenophobic discourse on the rise, in recent years there has been a resurgence of…

21 April 2016

Guidance: Exhausting domestic remedies under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights

It is a principle of international law that the protection of human rights should be carried out by national governments.  Domestic…

20 April 2016

Minority Rights Advocacy in the EU: A guide to NGOs in Eastern Partnership Countries

Over recent years, the European Union (EU) has become the most influential player in the Eastern Partnership countries (EaP). It is both a…

9 March 2016

Minority Rights in the Russian Federation – Legal Framework Review

Russia is relatively ethnically diverse state, with a number of minorities, migrant communities and indigenous peoples within its…

9 March 2016

Monitoring toolkit CD ROM – A methodology guide for Russian non-governmental organizations on monitoring and documentation activities

Russia is a country with remarkable levels of diversity including around

26 November 2012

Know your rights: A community guide to the UN Declaration on Minorities

The year 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic,…

12 September 2011

Integration of the human-rights-based approach into development policies: A guide for the new EU Member States

This guide

1 May 2010

Minority Voices web training manual for minority and indigenous activists, journalists and campaigners in Africa

This training manual is part of the Minority Voices programme run by Minority Rights Group (MRG). This is an EU-funded project designed to…

18 November 2009

Human rights-based approaches to development education: A toolkit for activists in new EU member states

This toolkit is the product of a two-year project undertaken by Minority Rights Group International (MRG) with the aim of raising public…

4 December 2008

Protecting the rights of minorities in Africa: A guide for human rights activists and civil society organizations

Unlike the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred…

4 December 2006

The Problem of Turkey’s Displaced Persons: An Action Plan for Their Return and Compensation

Millions of people are estimated to have been affected by forced migration or displacement in Turkey in the east and southeast, during the…

7 July 2006

Minority Rights Advocacy in the European Union: A Guide for NGOs in South-East Europe

In recent years, the European Union (EU) has become the most prominent political and development actor in South-East Europe (SEE). The…

7 April 2006

Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: Opportunities for NGOs and Minorities

This is a guide to how the FCNM and the Council of Europe work and how minorities can use them to protect and promote their rights. It…

8 August 2005

PRSPs, Minorities and Indigenous Peoples – An Issues Paper

Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS) are part of the response to poverty worldwide. Although often among the poorest and most marginalized…

7 April 2005

Participation in Economic Life: An Advocacy Guide for Minorities in South-East Europe

A thorough overview of the rights and mechanisms relevant to minorities for participation in economic life in South East Europe. It…

7 March 2005

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A Guide for Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

This is a guide for minority rights activists and those they work with. It provides an overview of ESC rights and how these can be applied…

7 June 2004

Minority Rights: A Guide to United Nations Procedures and Institutions

This guide explains the mechanisms, procedures and institutions of the United Nations. It shows how minorities and minority-based…