The Minority Rights Declaration at 20
Violations of the rights of national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities or related tensions were at the core of 55 per cent of violent conflicts between 2007 and 2009, according to a survey. More:http://bit.ly/IyunUN
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Minorities face attack as revolutions sour in Middle East and North Africa, says new global Peoples Under Threat survey
Syria, Libya, Egypt and Yemen are among the most significant risers in this year’s internationally acclaimed global ranking Peoples Under Threat, which lists countries where communities are most at threat of mass killing, MRG says.
According to authoritative indicators factored into the Peoples Under Threat analysis, states in the Middle East and North Africa have risen notably in the table, with minorities at particular risk. As political space opens up, ethnic or sectarian grievances have been exacerbated and minorities scapegoated.
Read the global press release and the Africa press release.
Listen to an interview with MRG Executive Director Mark Lattimer on the 2012 Peoples under Threat rankings.
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