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'''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 |
'''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]]. |
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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> |
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> |
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| Founded | 1969 |
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| Type | Non-governmental organisation |
| Focus | Minority rights Indigenous rights |
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Area served | Worldwide |
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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.
See also[edit]
- Genocide
- Global Human Rights Defence
- Minority group
- Minority rights
- List of human rights organisations
References[edit]
- ^ 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
External links[edit]
- Minority Rights Group International - Official website
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