Minority Rights Group

09/28/2007 The UN Human Rights Council today agreed to establish a new Forum on Minorities Issues - a "breakthrough move" welcomed by minority rights activists.

08/15/2007 A campaign has been launched to stop the dismantling of the UN's expert group on minorities, who form about 20 percent of the global population and who include some of the world's most marginalised and impoverished communities.

06/26/2007 Minority rights have been marginalized in international conflict prevention even though disregard for minority issues lies at the heart of many conflicts, including Chechnya, Darfur, Kashmir, Kosovo and Sri Lanka, says a new report.