On the second anniversary of a landmark ruling by the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR), Minority Rights Group International condemns the Kenyan government’s lack of commitment to ensuring justice for the Endorois people and urges the authorities to immediately restore ownership to the community of their ancestral lands around the Lake Bogoria National Reserve. Read more...
Behold the Dragon! Might it symbolise hope for China’s minorities?
Daniel Openshaw, MRG’s Research Intern, ponders on what the year of the Dragon might bring for China’s ethnic minorities and indigineous peoples. Read more...
A journey of firsts for Endorois women
Giulia di Mattia, MRG’s Programme Assistant, reports back from a trip to the African Commission in The Gambia with a group of indigenous women from Kenya. Read more...
The Boma Development Initiative in South Sudan, in partnership with MRG, has produced a new report discussing climate change and inter-community conflict over natural resources in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Download the report here.
You can also download a new report from the Center for Conflict Resolution, MRG's partner in Uganda, on preventing conflict in Karamoja, Uganda.
One of the highlights of MRG’s year is the UN Forum on Minority Issues, held last November in Geneva, and hosted by the Rita Izsák, UN Independent Expert on minority issues.
The Forum is an opportunity not only for MRG staff to contribute to the crucial ongoing debates around minority rights but also for many of our partners from around the world to share their stories, recommendations and ideas with the UN family. MRG documented some of our partner’s interventions at the Forum, visit the Minority Voices newsroom to find out more, or click on the links below:
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