Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens

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,

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.

US: Send a Bad Law Away, Not People

Alison Parker, deputy director of the US Program — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:52:40 -0700

Every day the U.S. government is forced to grapple with the consequences of harsh and sweeping immigration laws passed by Congress 13 years ago. Under the 1996 laws, detention and deportation are mandatory for thousands of immigrants convicted of nonviolent crimes, and judges are powerless to intervene, even in the most deserving cases.

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.

US: Act on Immigration Detention Reform

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:23:52 -0700

(New York) - Plans to reform immigration detention management and oversight, announced today by the US government, should quickly be translated into actual policy change and accountability, Human Rights Watch said today. The plans focus on centralizing control of facilities used to hold detained immigrants.

Yemen: Get Aid to Trapped Civilians

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:21:47 -0700

(New York) -Yemeni authorities should allow aid agencies to help up to 150,000 civilians trapped by fierce fighting in northern Yemen, Human Rights Watch said today. A visit to Yemen on October 7 and 8, 2009, by John Holmes, the United Nations' emergency relief coordinator, can play an important role in bringing the appalling humanitarian consequences of this conflict to the world's attention, H

Italy/Libya: Migrants Describe Forced Returns, Abuse

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:45:00 -0700

(Rome) - Italy intercepts African boat migrants and asylum seekers, fails to screen them for refugee status or other vulnerabilities, and forcibly returns them to Libya, where many are detained in inhuman and degrading conditions and abused, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued today.

Egypt: Stop Killing Migrants in Sinai

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:39:40 -0700

(New York) - Egyptian authorities should bring an immediate end to the unlawful killings of migrants and asylum seekers near Egypt's Sinai border with Israel, Human Rights Watch said today. According to news reports, Egyptian border guards shot and killed four migrants on September 9, 2009, bringing to at least 12 the number killed since May as they tried to cross into Israel.

Greece's Refugee Problem

Bill Frelick — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:37:43 -0700

WASHINGTON - The Greek government has come up with a novel solution to a growing backlog of asylum appeals: Abolish appeals.

No backlog. No Problem.

Holding the Line

Meghan Rhoad — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:36:40 -0700

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.