This MIRI conversation highlights the daily experiences of Afro-Colombian and indigenous populations living amidst armed conflict in the Colombian Pacific region. The insights shared in this discussion are derived from field research conducted by Dr Santander in 2024 in the cities of Quibdó, Buenave

To commemorate the UN Human Rights Day, the Minority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) is organizing a conversation about the importance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the global protection of human rights with Rebecca A. Shoot the Executive Director of Citizens for Global Solutions.

This MIRI discussion's primary goals are to provide more information about the Catalonia referendum for independence and the events that followed for the people of Catalonia and to draw attention to prospective developments in the future.

A conversation on the rising insurgencies in West Africa, their reasons and the consequences of the insurgents' threat to peace and security with our Senior Research Associates Dr Nnaoma Hyacinth Iwu.

Conversation with Dr Octavian Ticu (The Institute of History, Academy of Science of the Republic of Moldova) and Ecaterina Sheikh (Member of the Moldovan Diaspora in the US) and on the recent critical developments in Moldova.

Minority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) is organizing a panel of experts on the topic of Institutionalization and Mainstreaming Human Rights to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Talk by Mitchell A. Orenstein on the topic Transformation of Europe after Russian aggression into Ukraine within the MIRI Seminar on Current Affairs. Mitchell A. Orenstein is a Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.