Iraqi minorities are among the most endangered in the world

(from juan cole...)

Iraqi minorities are among the more endangered in the world according to Minority Rights Group International.

According to a study by the London-based Minority Rights Group International (MRG), minority groups in Iraq and Sudan were most at risk, while ethnic groups in Somalia, Afghanistan and Myanmar also made the top five of minorities under threat.

The UN-backed State of the World's Minorities report by the non-governmental organisation, flagged up the threats to minorities in Ethiopia, Nigeria and the Ivory Coast during 2005, as well as more reported conflicts in the Darfur region of Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Burundi and Angola.

Other countries included in the top 15 of states where minorities were most threatened included Indonesia (ten), Russia (14), and the Philippines (15).

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