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Minority Rights Group

Non-trading company

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 66

  1. Alice Margaret Francis Astor 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Pratima Gurung 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Victoria Elizabeth Hoskins 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Willy Munyoki Mutunga 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Apaa Essilfie Kojo Joe Frans 2015-2023 Director View profile
  6. Keshavarz, Mahdis, Principal 2015-2023 Director View profile
  7. Dr Albert Kwokwo Barume 2015-2020 Director View profile
  8. Thomas Robert Langhorne Astor 2015-2021 Director View profile
  9. Francoise Jane Hampson 2014-2020 Director View profile
  10. Meena Varma 2013-2022 Director View profile
  11. Gay J. Mcdougall 2012-2020 Director View profile
  12. Michelo Hansungule 2012-2017 Director View profile
  13. Rodolfo Stavenhagen 2011-2016 Director View profile
  14. Professor Yakin Erturk 2010-2011 Director View profile
  15. Professor Hurst Hannum 2009-2015 Director View profile
  16. Arjan Buteijn 2009-2018 Director View profile
  17. Dr Melakou Tegegn 2009-2017 Director View profile
  18. William Edgar Foyle Samuel 2009-2015 Director View profile
  19. Adewale Adebola Adeniji 2008-2014 Director View profile
  20. Mehr Kahn Williams 2008-2010 Director View profile
  21. Annemarie Mynsberger 2007-2009 Director View profile
  22. Professor Lydia Motlhankaabasadi Saleshando 2006-2012 Director View profile
  23. Professor Mukesh Kapila 2006-2014 Director View profile
  24. Stella Tamang 2006-2012 Director View profile
  25. Reem Mazzawi 2006-2011 Director View profile
  26. Professor Christopher Kevin Boyle 2005-2010 Director View profile
  27. Steven Howard Burkeman 2005-2009 Director View profile
  28. Lekha Klouda 2004-2012 Director View profile
  29. Miriam Elinore Hooker 2003-2009 Director View profile
  30. Frederick John Packer 2003-2009 Director View profile
  31. Asma Jahangir 2002-2005 Director View profile
  32. Chibli Mallat 2002-2004 Director View profile
  33. Dr Chaloka Beyani 2002-2009 Director View profile
  34. Klara Orgovanova 2001-2006 Director View profile
  35. Willem Jacobs 2000-2007 Director View profile
  36. Paul Divakar Namala 2000-2006 Director View profile
  37. Dr Radhika Coomaraswamy 2000-2004 Director View profile
  38. Maja Dhun Daruwala 1999-2005 Director View profile
  39. Edward Mortimer 1999-2007 Director View profile
  40. Yash Pal Ghai Ghai 1999-2002 Director View profile
  41. Kalina Bozeva 1997-2003 Director View profile
  42. Martin Charles Pick 1996-2005 Director View profile
  43. Dr Gudmundur Alfredsson 1996-2002 Director View profile
  44. Eva Annette Kristina Hedlund Thulin 1996-2004 Director View profile
  45. Professor Patrick Thornberry 1995-2002 Director View profile
  46. Dr Neelan Tiruchelvam 1994-1999 Director View profile
  47. Dr Saad Eddin Mohamed Ibrahim 1994-2000 Director View profile
  48. Johannes Smulders 1994-2000 Director View profile
  49. Jennie Hatfield-Lyon 1992-1994 Director View profile
  50. Fonval, Francoise, Doctor 1992-1998 Director View profile
  51. Krag, Helen Liesl, Phd 1992-1998 Director View profile
  52. Professor Terence Osborn Ranger 1991 Director View profile
  53. Shirin Akiner 1996 Director View profile
  54. Ben Hooberman 1997 Director View profile
  55. Philip Rudge 1997 Director View profile
  56. Richard Kershaw 1994 Director View profile
  57. Philip Grimshaw Baker 1998 Director View profile
  58. Hugo Laurence Joseph Brunner 1994 Director View profile
  59. Kate Phillips 1997 Director View profile
  60. Sir John Adam Thomson 1999 Director View profile
  61. Dr Priscilla Mary Elworthy 1994 Director View profile
  62. Dr Claire Palley 1994 Director View profile
  63. Efua Dorkenoo 1995 Director View profile
  64. Professor Joshua Castellino 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  65. Mark Lattimer 2001-2018 Secretary View profile
  66. Alan David John Phillips 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
11/02/1981
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
Minority Rights Group
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

10 directors on the board

4.2y median 3.5y
average tenure
8.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Property 1Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01544957
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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