Indigenous paralegals and the fight for climate justice
By Eunice Nsikak Olembo, Africa Legal Officer at Minority Rights Group For indigenous communities, climate justice is not simply about…
MRG welcomes Uganda court verdict on Batwa compensation
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) welcomes the recent decision of Uganda’s constitutional court, directing a lower court to determine appropriate…
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EVENT: Understanding access to education and health services for Batwa and persons with disabilities in Uganda
With the financial support the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Minority Rights Group International (MRG) and partners are implementing…
Marginalized and violated: Minority and indigenous women are ignored victims of gender-based violence
By Hamimu Masudi, Media Officer at Minority Rights Group Africa When Faith Loyce Nangiro graduated with a Bachelor’s of Medicine…
EPU – La RDC doit passer des engagements aux actes pour garantir les droits traditionnels des peuples autochtones
Human Rights Council – 42ndSession Geneva, Friday 20thSeptember 2019 EPU de la République démocratique du Congo –item 6 Merci…
MRG, Environnement Ressources Naturelles et Développment, and Rainforest Foundation Norway strongly condemn killing of a Batwa man and park guard in DRC national park and demand a prompt investigation
On 23 April 2019, Matabishi Teso Nabukonjo, an indigenous Batwa man was shot dead in the outskirts of the Kahuzi…
‘Kwibuka’ – to remember. MRG joins in commemorating the Rwandan genocide
This week marks the start of the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. Minority Rights Group International (MRG) joins the Rwandan…
UPR of the DRC – MRG and ERND’s submission
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) and Environnement Ressources Naturelles et Développement (ERND Institute) have submitted a written contribution ahead of the third Universal…
Back to naivety. Confessions of a journalist after visiting Uganda
Paulina Pacula is journalist from Poland. She recently travelled with MRG to Uganda under the Minority Realities Programme. Here she…
Spotlight on minorities
Claire Thomas, MRG’s Deputy Director, visits Rwanda as part of her work with our Street Theatre programme. If a tin…
