Archive for the ‘Migrants’ Category
Par Nicolas J. Beger, directeur du Bureau des institutions européennes, Amnesty International
La chaleur qui règne sur la petite île de Lampedusa, à la limite la plus méridionale de l’Italie, est torride. Quelles chances de survie mon propre petit garçon de trois aurait-il eu dans cette chaleur [...]
By Dr. Nicolas J. Beger, Director, European Institutions Office, Amnesty International
The heat in Lampedusa, a small island at Italy’s most southern frontier, is scorching. What chance would my own 3-year-old son have had to survive in this heat if he was stranded on the shore, on [...]
(Valletta) – Malta’s policy of mandatory detention for migrants arriving by sea results in prolonged detention of unaccompanied children and other abuses of migrants’ rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Maltese government should end the blanket detention policy and ensure that children are not detained pending age determination.
Par Fernando Vasco Chironda, coordonnateur de campagne, section italienne d’Amnesty International
Le site de Tor de’ Cenci, aux abords de la capitale italienne, n’est pas le genre d’endroit où l’on aimerait que ses enfants grandissent, et les habitants sont les premiers à le reconnaître.
Un tas de détritus vous accueille à l’entrée et les maisons sont un [...]
(Athens) – The Greek authorities are failing to tackle a rising wave of xenophobic violence that has left migrants afraid to walk the streets.
(New York) – Thailand’s government should scrap the labor minister’s proposed regulation to deport migrant workers who become pregnant, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposal discriminates against women workers and would not advance the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s stated aim of reducing human trafficking.
(Washington, DC) – The Supreme Court decision on June 25, 2012, barring the mandatory sentencing of juvenile offenders to life without parole recognizes children’s capacity for change. It also recognizes their distinct status from adults under international human rights and constitutional law.
(Washington, DC) – The Obama administration’s decision to end the deportation of certain young unauthorized immigrants recognizes the special consideration due immigrants who have lived in the United States since childhood, Human Rights Watch said today.
(Washington, DC) – Alabama Governor Robert Bentley should call for the full repeal of the state’s immigrant law, Human Rights Watch said today. The law violates the right to equal protection under the law, and attempts to amend it do not address its basic flaws, Human Rights Watch said.