Migrants

Within but Without

Katherine Wiltenburg Todrys and Joseph J. Amon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:28:13 -0800

Abstract

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Lebanon: Deadly Month for Domestic Workers

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:22:51 -0800

(Beirut) - The Lebanese government should investigate the deaths of eight migrant domestic workers during October 2009, as well as the reasons for the disproportionately high death rate among this group of workers, Human Rights Watch said today. An estimated 200,000 domestic workers, primarily from Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Ethiopia, work in Lebanon.

Bahrain: Migrant Workers Denied Pay, Right to Travel

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:43:47 -0800

(New York) - Bahrain's Labor Ministry should hold employers who withhold wages and passports from migrant employees accountable, Human Rights Watch said today. Both practices are illegal under Bahraini law, but authorities do little to enforce compliance.

No Refuge

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:09:00 -0800

No Refuge

Migrants in Greece

Introduction

Secret Expulsions at the Border

Caught at Sea

No Refuge

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:09:00 -0800

Lost in Transit

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:45:00 -0700

In this 60-page report, Human Rights Watch concludes that France's system of detaining and deporting unaccompanied migrant children who arrive in Paris by air puts them at serious risk.

Greece: Escalating Risks for Migrants, Unaccompanied Children

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:52:00 -0700

The European Union should press the newly elected Greek government to end the abusive detention and summary expulsions of migrants, including unaccompanied children, and to reform the country's broken asylum system, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

No Refuge: Migrants in Greece

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:37:51 -0700

In a large-scale crackdown between June and August 2009, the Greek authorities arrested hundreds of migrants across the country, evicting them from run-down dwellings in Athens, bulldozing a makeshift camp in Patras, and detaining new arrivals on the islands.

Compassion has to work too for boat people in distress

Bill Frelick — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:37:22 -0700

Washington - The return of one man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing to Libya, where he got a hero's welcome, has caused an international outcry while the return of hundreds of boat migrants to Libya, where they face certain detention and probable brutal mistreatment, causes nary a peep.

Returned to Risk

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:40:00 -0700

Returned to Risk

Deportation of HIV-Positive Migrants

Summary

Introduction

International Law