Post author: Claire Thomas

With more than 15 years’ experience with Minority Rights Group Claire oversees four key areas which she considers critical to MRG’s success. These are Programme Design, Fundraising, Human Resources and Monitoring. Claire has a special interest in cultural programmes, advocacy strategies and techniques, gender, intersectional discrimination as well as the Sustainable Development Goals/Agenda 2030.

Event July 5, 2022
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Hate speech and freedom of religion or belief

Join CREID partners, Minority Rights Group, for the launch of a pioneering toolkit which highlights the dangers of hate speech against those of a faith…

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Publication Evidence Review: Religious Marginality and Covid-19 Vaccination – Access & Hesitancy

Religious minority affiliation or status can play a very important role in influencing people’s access to vaccines as well as their willingness to undergo vaccination.…

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Podcast
Incite! What is causing the rapid spread of hate speech against religious minorities and how can this be countered?

In the first of a new podcast series focusing on identifying and challenging online hate speech which targets religious minorities, Emily Buchanan speaks to Claire…

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Event September 30, 2021 #Incite! Identifying and challenging online hate speech

Webinar sharing pioneering research from Iraq and Pakistan on hate speech targeting religious minorities and approaches to countering this. Watch again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KG-fdhCL7k Around the world…

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Analysis “We just want our daughter back”: Saneha’s parents speak out

Saneha Kinza Iqbal is a 16-year-old Christian girl who was abducted last month by a Muslim man nearly twice her age in Pakistan. Below is…

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Analysis
Saneha’s story: Why I care, and why you should too

She was on her way to Church. Saneha Kinza Iqbal, a 16-year-old girl, was abducted last month in Pakistan by a man helped by two…

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Analysis
Our response to COVID-19 is only as strong as our weakest link

By Claire Thomas, Deputy Director of Minority Rights Group, and Aila Gill, CREID Program Coordinator From the US to the UK, many are outraged over the continued…

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Analysis
COVID-19 emergency relief must reach everyone, including minorities and indigenous peoples

It is our moral obligation to ensure everyone receives aid according to needs and regardless of their status. Claire Thomas, Minority Rights Group Time and…

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