State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2009In a unique collaboration with UNICEF, Minority Rights Group International reports on what minority and indigenous children around the world face in their struggle to learn. Download, purchase or read the full report... |
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Country in focusSri Lanka After six months of being held in detention camps, 130,000 Tamil internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been granted a basic human right – freedom of movement. Read more... |
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About the DirectoryThe World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples is the internet's leading information resource on minorities around the globe. It is produced by Minority Rights Group International. This website has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the Minority Rights Group and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. Find out more about this Directory.
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Minority in focusOgiekOgiek comprise about two dozen ethno-linguistic groups, totalling about 40,000 people, living in or near the highland forests of central Kenya. Traditionally hunter-gatherers and still dependent on forest resources, most are primarily involved in agriculture and/or pastoralism. Read more... From the MRG news pageOver 15,000 Ogiek families are facing forced eviction from their ancestral home, the Mau Forest Complex in Kenya. Read more... From the archivesWatch a film about the Ogiek, produced in 2003 by MRG and CEMIRIDE to coincide with the MRG publication Kenya's Castaway's: The Ogiek and National Development Processes.
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