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…
Boot camp re-energises Kenya’s indigenous activists
By Billy Rwothungeyo, Africa Media Officer at Minority Rights Group Elias Kimaiyo has seen it all. On the frontline fighting…
Kenya’s minority and indigenous communities missing out on education and healthcare access
Kenya’s Endorois and Turkana minority and indigenous communities are struggling to access quality education and healthcare services, despite increased government…
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Event: Access to Education and Health among Minority and Indigenous Communities in Kenya
With financial support from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Finland, Minority Rights Group International (MRGI) and partners are implementing a project…
Why budgeting processes are crucial for minorities and indigenous peoples in Kenya
By Geoffrey Kerosi, East Africa Health Education Projects Coordinator at Minority Rights Group International Public budgets are known around the…
UPDATE: One step forward for the Ogiek as Kenyan court issues conservatory orders, stopping government’s titling process in Eastern Mau
One week ago, many were watching news from Kenya, waiting to hear whether the government had handed out plots of…
Two years on, Kenya has yet to implement judgment in Ogiek case – MRG Statement
MRG regrets that two years on, the government of Kenya has yet to implement the African Court on Human and…
Are campaigners putting planetary concerns before people?
Indigenous communities are protectors of forest, yet they are being forced out by groups including environmental campaigners. India has a…
Huge victory for Kenya’s Ogiek as African Court sets major precedent for indigenous peoples’ land rights
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) wholeheartedly applauds an historic judgment from the African Court of Human and Peoples Rights in…
The ICC at 10 Years: Crises of Cooperation, Capacity and Legitimacy
Chelsea Purvis and Awaz Raoof, lawyers who are currently assisting MRG’s Legal Cases Team, report back from a panel discussion…