Minority rights a concern as Israel marks its 60th anniversary

As 60th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the state of Israel takes place this week the country’s minority rights record remains a major concern. Palestinian citizens of Israel continue to face state and societal discrimination and minority rights are often compromised on national security grounds. More...

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Country in focus

BURMA

As a massive international relief effort gets underway to help hundreds of thousands of Burmese affected by the recent cyclone, MRG calls on the UN and international aid agencies to make sure that ethnic minorities are not left out of the process. More...

For more details on ethnic communities in Burma see see the country entry.
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MON

The Mon ethnic community speak a Monic language from the Mon-Khmer group of Austro-Asiatic languages, though many also use the Burmese language and are literate only in Burmese. The vast majority of Mon are Theravada Buddhists, with some elements of animist practices. 

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