Minority Rights Group
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We work to secure the human rights of religious, ethnic and linguistic minorities & indigenous peoples worldwide. RT and shares ≠ endorsement.
London, UK
Joined February 2010
As the Egyptian government continues to violate the rights of members of the Baháʼí community, a group of United Nations experts has issued an unprecedented statement condemning these abuses and calling for immediate action. Read it here ⤵️
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GENEVA—17 July 2025—Eleven United Nations Special Rapporteurs, along with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, issued a joint and unprecedented allegation letter to the Egyptian government in
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💡 Did you miss our event on "Respecting & Mainstreaming the Rights of Indigenous Persons with Disabilities in Climate and Health" ?. Watch now to learn how Indigenous voices can shape inclusive climate resilience and health justice. Watch ⤵️
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#WhyMRGsWorkMatters 🌐 MRG addressed critical gaps in ethical journalism by training journalists in conflict-sensitive reporting, covering climate impacts in Ghana, civil war legacies in Sierra Leone & minority marginalization in Senegal. More ➡️
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On Srebrenica Memorial Day, we remember where hate and exclusion lead. In Bosnia, Roma and other minorities live as second-class citizens. Our new article asks: how can a country heal if not all its people are seen? .
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As long as young people like Almir in Bosnia and Herzegovina can write poems about being invisible but cannot even dream of holding the highest offices, this country will not join the European Union....
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🌐 MRG and partners succesfully lobbied for a census supplement in Brazil collecting data disaggregated by race for people with disabilities. Learn more about this and other reasons #WhyMRGsWorkMatters ➡️
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#WhyMRGsWorkMatters 🌐 Following years of legal work by MRG and our partner ERND, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights ruled that DRC had violated the #indigenous Batwa's rights in violenting evicting them from their home. More ➡️
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Bosnia and Herzegovina 📢 MRG urges action in Sejdić/Finci case. It is essential that minority communities be consulted and fully participate in the measures put in place to reform the Constitution and electoral system. More ➡️
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BREAKING 📢 The United Nations is calling for the UK Government to stop the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill because it will ‘deepen the signs of regression’ in disabled people’s human rights. More from our friends at Disabled People Against Cuts ➡️
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💡 Did you miss our event on "Respecting & Mainstreaming the Rights of Indigenous Persons with Disabilities in Climate and Health" ?. Watch now to learn how Indigenous voices can shape inclusive climate resilience and health justice. Watch ⤵️
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Indigenous persons with disabilities face several layers of vulnerability, but they are also knowledge holders.
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#WhyMRGsWorkMatters 🌐 We trained Malay Muslims in Southern Thailand on land rights laws when their govt wanted to designate their home as a national park, which would have criminalized many aspects of their way of life. More ➡️
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#WhyMRGsWorkMatters 🌐 After MRG’s advocacy the UN’s post-distribution aid diversion action plan for Somalia now references minorities in half its actions, and representation of minorities among several national-level aid actors has increased. More ➡️
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🌐 Takhmina of the Tajik organization 'Women and Society in the 21st century,' shows off the new bylaws of her organization, which now include working with minorities in the mission statement. Discover more stories about #WhyMRGsWorkMatters ➡️
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❛❛ Indigenous struggles, disability rights, and gender justice are not separate struggles—they are deeply interconnected & must be addressed together. ❜❜ . 🌐 Our longterm partner & now council member, Christine Kandie, gave this statement to the 59th Session of the @UN_HRC.
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Back in June we attended the No Hate Speech Week organised by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. 🙌 . 🗣️ We presented digital counter-narrative campaigns created as part of our programmes countering illegal online hate speech against Roma in Eastern Europe.
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JUST OUT 📢 In the final year of our 2021–2024 strategy period, we are pleased to report that we have met or exceeded all but one of the targets set. Read our latest annual report for snapshots of our impact and insight into our strategy ⤵️
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In this final year of our 2021–2024 strategy period, we are pleased to report that we have met or exceeded all but one of the targets set.
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#EGYPT OPPORTUNITIES 🌐 currently at MRG:. 🔹 Call for Participants: Online Training Course for Egyptian Diaspora activists ➡️ . 🔹 Egypt Project Assistant ➡️
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วันนี้แล้ว 📢 เวทีออนไลน์เพื่อให้ข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมและตอบข้อซักถามเกี่ยวกับทุนเพื่อส่งเสริมสิทธิของผู้พิการในจังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้ของประเทศไทย. วันที่: 1 กรกฎาคม 2568.เวลา: 14:00–15:00 น. (ตามเวลาประเทศไทย).เข้าร่วมผ่าน Microsoft Teams ➡️
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พรุ่งนี้แล้ว 📢 เวทีออนไลน์เพื่อให้ข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมและตอบข้อซักถามเกี่ยวกับทุนเพื่อส่งเสริมสิทธิของผู้พิการในจังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้ของประเทศไทย. วันที่: 1 กรกฎาคม 2568.เวลา: 14:00–15:00 น. (ตามเวลาประเทศไทย).เข้าร่วมผ่าน Microsoft Teams ➡️
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🗓️ We're holding an online information session about our grants for organizations working on disability in Thailand. Share this post with someone who might be interested!. 1 July. 14:00 – 15:00 (Bangkok time). Join via Microsoft Teams ➡️
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อย่าลืม 📢 เวทีออนไลน์เพื่อให้ข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมและตอบข้อซักถามเกี่ยวกับทุนเพื่อส่งเสริมสิทธิของผู้พิการในจังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้ของประเทศไทย. วันที่: 1 กรกฎาคม 2568.เวลา: 14:00–15:00 น. (ตามเวลาประเทศไทย).เข้าร่วมผ่าน Microsoft Teams ➡️
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