EMBARGO: 00.01 (GMT +1) 24 May 2012
Syria, Libya, Egypt and Yemen are among the most significant risers in this year's internationally acclaimed global ranking Peoples Under Threat, which lists countries where communities are most at threat of mass killing, MRG says.
According to authoritative indicators factored into the Peoples Under Threat analysis, states in the Middle East and North Africa have risen notably in the table, with minorities at particular risk. As political space opens up, ethnic or sectarian grievances have been exacerbated and minorities scapegoated, the international human rights organisation says.
Read the global press release and the Africa press release.
Listen to an interview with MRG Executive Director Mark Lattimer on the 2012 Peoples under Threat rankings.
MRG said that it was deeply concerned about the attack on a mosque by Buddhist mobs in Dambulla, in north Central Sri Lanka, and the subsequent decision by the country's government to relocate the mosque. Read more...