Commentaries about Women & Girls
  • Nov 25, 2009

    Simone Troller of Human Rights Watch describes the plight of migrant and refugee children in Greece and how Greek authorities are doing the dirty work for other members of the European Union – giving them the opportunity to get rid of migrants, including potential refugees.

  • Jul 20, 2009

    As a feminist and as an American working on immigration policy, I have a clear line in the sand when it comes to the treatment of women who immigrate to this country: “defending our borders” should not be at the expense of defending our values. But when I interviewed women in immigration detention facilities all over the country last year and heard their stories of neglect and abuse, it became clear to me that this line has been crossed.

  • Oct 13, 2008

    An alarming number of girls working as domestics in Indonesia, some as young as 11, face physical and sexual abuse as well as gross labor exploitation.