Six years on: Celebration mixed with concern for the Ogiek of Mau
By Samuel Ade Ndasi, African Union Advocacy and Litigation Officer at Minority Rights Group International The Ogiek indigenous people of…
A model for peace in northern Kenya
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group Nearly sixty years on from independence, northern Kenya is distinct…
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EVENT: Minorities subjected to contemporary forms of slavery: Addressing a global concern
The UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery will present his thematic report on contemporary forms of slavery affecting…
Climate-linked lake rise frustrates indigenous Endorois health volunteers
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group The gradual rise of the lakes in Kenya’s Rift Valley,…
Indigenous Ogiek health volunteers want clean water access
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group Kenya’s Mau Complex is well known for being one of…
One step closer: indigenous peoples’ rights in the DRC
By Eunice Nsikak Olembo, Africa Legal Officer at Minority Rights Group After nine years of tenacious advocacy by indigenous rights…
Empowering Kenya’s indigenous Sengwer to advocate for better healthcare and education
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer and Geoffrey Kerosi, East Africa Health and Education Projects Coordinator at Minority Rights Group…
Ogiek win another landmark victory in African Court
MRG welcomes the pathbreaking judgment of the African Court of Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) in the matter concerning the…
Indigenous Ogiek in Kenya eagerly anticipate reparations judgement
The quest for justice for the Ogiek people continues. On Thursday 23 June 2022, the African Court on Human and…
Kenyan government should respect pro-indigenous rights rulings
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group 2010 was a monumental year for the land rights of…
