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    Refugees and Migrants:
Impact of the September 11 Attacks


The Afghan Refugee Crisis


Afghanistan Unsafe for Refugee Returns
U.N. Refugee Agency Sending "Misleading" Message
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) should reverse its newly-announced policy of promoting voluntary repatriation to Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today.
July 23, 2002

Afghan Refugees Mistreated in Exile, but Afraid to Go Home
With repatriation from Pakistan and Iran slated to begin this week, many Afghan refugees are afraid to return to Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
February 26, 2002

Pakistan: Refugees Not Moving Voluntarily
Testimony from the New Jalozai camp and in Kotkai camp in Bajaur Agency.
December 5, 2001

Humanity Denied: Systematic Violations of Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Summary and background of the report
October 29, 2001

Pakistan: Camps Over Border Would Endanger Refugees
October 27, 2001

HRW Letter to General Pervez Musharraf
October 26, 2001

Afghanistan: Refugee Crisis
Global Backlash Against Refugees and Migrants
October 17, 2001

No Safe Refuge
Backgrounder on the Impact of the September 11 Attacks on Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants in the Afghanistan Region and Worldwide
October 17, 2001

Safe Refuge Must Be Provided For Afghan Refugees
September 21, 2001


The Backlash against Refugees and Migrants Worldwide

The Aftermath of September 11 - The Tightening of Immigration Policies
Statement by Human Rights Watch on the Occasion of the Euro-Mediterranean Civil Forum, April 13, 2002

Australia: Next Government Must Improve Refugee Protection
November 18, 2001

Human Rights Watch Criticizes U.S. Anti-Terrorism Legislation
October 22, 2001

European Union: Security Proposals Threaten Human Rights
Rights group urges respect for rights, accountability
November 6, 2001

Human Rights Watch Commentary on the Draft Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism
October 17, 2001


Before September 11

Pakistan: Call to Protect Afghan Refugees
May 1, 2001

Refugee Crisis in Afghanistan
Pakistan, Tajikistan Must Reopen Borders to Fleeing Afghans
November 11, 2000



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