Refugees and Migrants

France: Inadequate Plan for Migrant Children at Airport

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:52:00 -0800

(Paris) -The French Immigration Minister's proposals to address the needs of unaccompanied migrant children held at transit zones, especially airports, falls short of bringing France into compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Human Rights Watch said today. The treaty, to which France and most other nations are parties, was adopted 20 years ago today.

Letter to French Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Solidary development

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:01 -0800

Dear Minister Besson,

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.

Lost in Transit

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

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Kenya: Stop Recruitment of Somalis in Refugee Camps

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:41:49 -0700

(Nairobi) - The Kenyan government should immediately stop the recruitment of Somalis in refugee camps to fight for an armed force in Somalia, Human Rights Watch said today. Kenyan authorities have directly supported the drive, which has recruited hundreds of Somali men and boys in the sprawling Dadaab refugee camps as well as Kenyan citizens from nearby towns.

Greece: Unsafe and Unwelcoming Shores

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:52:00 -0700

Between August and September 2009, Human Rights Watch interviewed 16 migrants who had been arrested on Samos, Symi, and Chios Islands, and the port towns of Patras and Igoumenitsa.

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.

Greece: Create Open Centers for Migrant Children

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:23:00 -0700

(Geneva) – An estimated 150 unaccompanied migrant children being held in a detention center on Lesvos Island were on a hunger strike for four days to protest their living conditions, Human Rights Watch said today. The protest, reported by local sources, follows recent police sweeps of migrant living quarters in Greek cities. The children ended their strike on Friday, August 21.

Letter to Greek Minister of Interior and Public Order Regarding Migration Policies in Greece

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:37:36 -0700

Dear Mr. Pavlopoulos,

Greece: Halt Crackdown, Arrests of Migrants

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:09:34 -0700

Greek authorities are arresting large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers in the country's cities and islands and moving many of them to the north, raising fears of illegal expulsions to Turkey, Human Rights Watch said today.