Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh
MRG's Media Intern, Lovemore Luwizhu, interviews Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, a Palestinian Christian who firmly believes in civic engagement to effect positive change in society. Read more...
France's decision to expel Roma is discriminatory, says MRG
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) condemns France's deportation of 79 EU Roma citizens on 19 August as discriminatory and calls on the French authorities to immediately suspend these strong measures.
The recent order of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and to expel EU citizens of Roma origin breaches the right to free movement within the European Union and criminalizes Roma people on account of their ethnicity, says the London-based human rights NGO.
Since Mr. Sarkozy's crack-down on Roma on 28 July, French police have demolished 51 informal camps out of an estimated 300. Immigration Minister Eric Besson announced last week that the deportation of the affected 700 Roma residents will be completed by the end of September. Read more...
Meet Minority Rights Activists
Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh
Blog
A ray of hope for minorities in Kenya referendum vote
Mohamed Matovu, MRG's Africa Regional Information Officer, examines the Kenyan vote for change and looks at how it will change the lives of the country's marginalised communities. Read more...
Report
Religious intolerance now driving persecution of minorities across the world – new report
Religious intolerance has now joined racism in many parts of the world as the leading cause of the persecution of minorities, a new global report from Minority Rights Group International reveals.
State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2010 reports that the rise of religious nationalism, the economic marginalization of religious minorities and the abuse of counter-terrorism laws have all led to a growing pattern of persecution against religious minorities globally.
On every continent, religious minorities are facing attack, detention, torture and the repression of their fundamental freedoms.
Read the full global press release, the Asia press release in English or the Europe press release.
Read and download State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.