Minority Rights Group
Lauren Avery is a Doctoral Student at the University of York and serves as the Minority/Disability Intersectional Discrimination Project Officer at Minority Rights Group International. With a background in research support and development, Lauren has held positions at the University of York, where responsibilities included managing research activities and grant applications, and at the University of Leeds, overseeing projects related to the humanities. Previous experience includes an internship at the United Nations ESCAP focusing on transport policy in the Asia Pacific, consulting for the Royal Thai Embassy, and working in communications and development for the Christian Care Foundation for Children With Disabilities. Lauren holds a PhD in International/Global Studies from the University of York, alongside multiple Master's degrees in Thai Studies and East Asian Development. Educational roots trace back to Liverpool John Moores University, where a BA Hons in Graphic Arts was attained.
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Minority Rights Group
Minority Rights Group International campaigns worldwide with almost 300 partners in 60 countries to ensure that disadvantaged minorities and indigenous peoples, often the poorest of the poor, can make their voices heard. We understand how discrimination based on age, class, gender and disability can have a multiple impact on disadvantaged minorities, and our campaigns target governments and communities to eradicate such attitudes. Through training and education, legal cases, publications and cultural programmes we support indigenous people and minorities as they strive to maintain their rights – to the land they live on, the languages they speak, to equal opportunities in education and employment, and to full participation in public life.