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China: Account for Forcibly Returned Uighurs

September 2nd, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

China should account for Chinese citizens of Uighur ethnicity who were forcibly returned from three Asian countries on August 6 and August 8, 2011.

(Washington, DC) – China should account for Chinese citizens of Uighur ethnicity who were forcibly returned from three Asian countries on August 6 and August 8, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Chinese government.

Posted in Asia, Asylum Seekers, Cambodia, China and Tibet, forced return, Forcible Repatriation, Malaysia, Pakistan, Press release, refuee returns, Refugees, Reparations, Thailand, Uighurs repatriated | Comments Closed

EU: Summit Misses Opportunity on Migration

June 24th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

The European Council summit that concluded on June 24, 2011, made no significant progress in addressing serious deficiencies in EU asylum and migration policies.

(Brussels) – The European Council summit that concluded on June 24, 2011, made no significant progress in addressing serious deficiencies in EU asylum and migration policies, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Europe/Central Asia, European Union Foreign Policy, Greece, Human Rights in the European Union, Italy, Migrants, Press release, Refugees | Comments Closed

ILO: New Landmark Treaty to Protect Domestic Workers

June 16th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

The adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on June 16, 2011, of a new, groundbreaking treaty to extend key labor protections to domestic workers will protect millions of people who have been without guarantees of their basic rights. Governments, trade unions, and employers’ organizations that make up the ILO overwhelmingly voted to adopt the ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, which establishes the first global standards for the estimated 50 to 100 million domestic workers worldwide, the vast majority of whom are women and girls.

(Geneva) – The adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on June 16, 2011, of a new, groundbreaking treaty to extend key labor protections to domestic workers will protect millions of people who have been without guarantees of their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Children, Labor, Middle East/N. Africa, Migrants, Migrants, Forced Labor, Press release, Refugees, United Nations, Women & Girls, Women's Rights | Comments Closed

Kazakhstan: Forced Returns to Uzbekistan Illegal

June 10th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

The Kazakh government has violated international law by forcibly returning at least 28 Uzbeks to Uzbekistan, putting their lives and well-being at risk.

(Astana) – The Kazakh government has violated international law by forcibly returning at least 28 Uzbeks to Uzbekistan, putting their lives and well-being at risk, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Asylum Seekers, Europe/Central Asia, Forced Expulsions, Kazakhstan, Press release, Refugees, Religious Freedom, Torture, Uzbekistan | Comments Closed

السوريون الفارون من بلدة تلكلخ يحكون عن هجمات

June 7th, 2011 | Author: S Maraqa

إعداد الباحثة في منظمة العفو الدولية: سيلينا ناصر في وادي خالد شمالي لبنان
جميع من فرّوا من بلدة تلكلخ الواقعة غربي سورية بحثاً عن ملجأ في القرى على الجانب اللبناني من الحدود خائفون. لم يعطِني أيُّ شخص تحدثتُ إليه اسمَه الحقيقي، وأنا بدوري لم أسأل عن ذلك. وفي نهاية كل مقابلة يقول كل واحد منهم:” لا […]

Posted in Mena Unrest, Refugees, Syria | Comments Closed

Kazakhstan: Don’t Extradite Uzbeks to Torture

June 7th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

Kazakh authorities should not extradite 32 detainees to Uzbekistan, where they face a real risk of torture.

June 9 Update – A June 7 letter to Kazakhstan’s prosecutor general and June 7 press release urging respect for the principle of non refoulement contained errors in the listing of individuals previously returned by Kazakh authorities to Uzbekistan. The press release below has been corrected.

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Posted in Asylum Seekers, Europe/Central Asia, Extradition, Kazakhstan, Press release, Refugees, Torture, Uzbekistan | Comments Closed

Australia: End Threat of Tawdry Refugee Trade

May 27th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(New York) – Australia risks reneging on its international legal obligations if it forcibly transfers 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Posted in Asia, Asylum Seekers, Australia, Malaysia, Migrants, Press release, Refugees | Comments Closed

Israel: Investigate Killings During Border Protests

May 20th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

Israel should conduct prompt, thorough, and independent criminal investigations into the killings of protesters by military forces on May 15, 2011. Fourteen people were killed during demonstrations in southern Lebanon, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank during the annual Palestinian commemoration of "Nakba Day." A fifteenth protester died of his wounds on May 16.

Posted in Free Expression, Freedom of Association, Israel, Israel and the Occupied Territories, Middle East/N. Africa, Nakhba, Peace and Justice, Police Brutality, Press release, Refugees | Comments Closed

Liberia: Protect Refugees Against Sexual Abuse

April 21st, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

Dozens of Ivorian refugee women and girls recently arrived in eastern Liberia say they have had to engage in sex to get adequate food, shelter, or money, Human Rights Watch said today. The Liberian government, the police, and United Nations agencies should take urgent measures to protect and assist vulnerable women and girls, including rapidly building protected shelter and helping them get sufficient and appropriate food, Human Rights Watch said.

(Geneva) – Dozens of Ivorian refugee women and girls recently arrived in eastern Liberia say they have had to engage in sex to get adequate food, shelter, or money, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Africa, Asylum Seekers, Children's Rights, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Migrants, Press release, Refugee and Internally Displaced Women, Refugees, Refugees and Migrants, Sexual Violence, survival sex, Violence Against Children, Women & Girls, Women's Rights | Comments Closed

Western Sahara: France against Human Rights

December 22nd, 2010 | Author: Human Rights Watch

Posted in Commentary, France, Maroc, Middle East/N. Africa, Morocco, Morocco/Western Sahara, Refugees, United Nations, Western Sahara | Comments Closed

Kosovo: Europe Returning Roma to Face Hardship

October 28th, 2010 | Author: Human Rights Watch

Roma and related minority groups deported from Western Europe to Kosovo face discrimination and severe deprivation amounting to human rights abuse.

(Pristina) – Roma and related minority groups deported from Western Europe to Kosovo face discrimination and severe deprivation amounting to human rights abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Posted in ESC Rights, Europe/Central Asia, Internally Displaced People, Kosovo, Press release, Racism and Discrimination, Refugees | Comments Closed

Greece: Asylum Reform Delay Unacceptable

September 20th, 2010 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(Brussels) – The Greek government’s failure to follow through on its promise to reform the country’s broken asylum system creates an urgent need for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the European Commission to intervene, Human Rights Watch said today.

A presidential decree that would introduce emergency reforms, which had already been postponed until September 1, 2010, has been pushed back again for several months following the recent government reshuffle. Full-scale reform of the system is now unlikely before the end of 2011, at the earliest.

(Brussels) – The Greek government’s failure to follow through on its promise to reform the country’s broken asylum system creates an urgent need for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the European Commission to intervene, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Asylum Seekers, Children's Rights, Domestic Policy, Europe/Central Asia, Greece, Human Rights in the European Union, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Migrants, Policy Developments, Press release, Refugees, Refugees and Migrants | Comments Closed