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'''Minority Rights Group International''' ('''MRG''') is an [[international human rights]] organisation founded with the objective of working to secure rights for [[ethnic group|ethnic]], national, religious and [[linguistic minorities]] and [[indigenous peoples]] around the world. Their headquarters are in [[London]], with offices in [[Budapest]] and [[Kampala]]. MRG has an international governing Council that meets twice a year. MRG has [[consultative status]] with the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]] (ECOSOC) and observer status with the [[African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights]].
'''Minority Rights Group International''' ('''MRG''') is an [[international human rights]] organisation, headquartered in [[London]], with offices in [[Budapest]] and [[Kampala]]. The organisation's mission statement is to secure rights for [[ethnic group|ethnic]], national, religious, [[linguistic minorities]], and [[indigenous peoples]] around the world. MRG has an international Governing Council that meets twice a year. MRG has [[consultative status]] with the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]] (ECOSOC) and observer status with the [[African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights]].


The organisation was set up in 1969 by a group of activists and academics "who feel a special concern that the rights of minorities to preserve and develop their cultural integrity are being infringed in many countries ... the MRG has been established to protect the rights of minorities to co-exist with majorities, by objective study and consistent international public exposure of violations of [[fundamental rights]] as defined by the [[UN Charter]]".<ref>Founding statement of aims, Minority Rights Group</ref> Its first director was [[David Astor]], editor and proprietor of [[The Observer|''The Observer'']] newspaper at the time.
The organisation was set up in 1969 by a group of activists and academics in order "to protect the rights of minorities to co-exist with majorities, by objective study and consistent international public exposure of violations of [[fundamental rights]] as defined by the [[UN Charter]]".<ref>Founding statement of aims, Minority Rights Group</ref>
Its first director was [[David Astor]], editor and proprietor of ''[[The Observer]]'' newspaper at the time.


==See also==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.minorityrights.org/ Minority Rights Group International] - Official website
*[http://www.minorityrights.org/ Minority Rights Group International] - Official website
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*[https://minorityrights.org/directory/ Online Directory of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples]
*[http://peoplesunderthreat.org/ Peoples Under Threat]
*[https://coveringmigration.com/ Covering Migration]


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Latest revision as of 21:25, 28 February 2024

Minority Rights Group International
Founded1969
TypeNon-governmental organisation
FocusMinority rights
Indigenous rights
Location
Area served
Worldwide
WebsiteWebsite

Minority Rights Group International (MRG) is an international human rights organisation, headquartered in London, with offices in Budapest and Kampala. The organisation's mission statement is to secure rights for ethnic, national, religious, linguistic minorities, and indigenous peoples around the world. MRG has an international Governing Council that meets twice a year. MRG has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and observer status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

The organisation was set up in 1969 by a group of activists and academics in order "to protect the rights of minorities to co-exist with majorities, by objective study and consistent international public exposure of violations of fundamental rights as defined by the UN Charter".[1]

Its first director was David Astor, editor and proprietor of The Observer newspaper at the time.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Founding statement of aims, Minority Rights Group
  • Barzilai, Gad. Communities and Law: Politics and Cultures of Legal Identities (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2003). ISBN 978-0-472-03079-8

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