Anti-Discrimination Laws in Middle East and North Africa: Egypt, Iran, Türkiye, and Tunisia
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This report was authored by four postgraduate students of the Human Rights Clinic of the University of Essex, Saad Ahmad, Eleni Karampi, Lucy Ridout, Kotono Takeshita, under the supervision of Dr. Antonio Coco.
The report results from a collaboration between the Human Rights Centre Clinic (HRC) at the University of Essex and Minority Rights Group (MRG). Its aims were twofold: to provide an understanding of the impact of anti-discrimination laws on minorities and indigenous peoples in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and to inform future MRG approaches to research, training and advocacy in the region.
This report aims to contribute to understanding the impact of anti-discrimination laws on minorities and indigenous peoples in the MENA region. It reviews and analyzes anti-discrimination laws, with a focus on different minorities and indigenous peoples, in the following four countries: Egypt, Iran, Türkiye and Tunisia.
The report is the result of desk-based research and of a legal review aimed at identifying existing anti-discrimination legislation and policies with an impact on minorities and indigenous peoples in the selected countries, when possible, using an intersectional approach. To complement the research, a total of 14 interviews with experts and/or representatives of minorities and indigenous peoples from the four countries were conducted online and in person.
HRC was the programme lead and main investigator, while MRG took an advisory role.
This content is part of a collaboration between MRG and the Human Rights Centre Clinic of the University of Essex. Its content reflects the views of the author(s).
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