Commentary
Friends of Syria must speak up for refugee rights
Published in
Middle East Eye
Bill Frelick
Bill Frelick, director of Human Rights Watch's refugee program, monitors, investigates, and documents human rights abuses against refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons, and advocates for the rights and humanitarian needs of all categories of forcibly displaced persons around the world.
Before joining Human Rights Watch, Frelick directed Amnesty International USA's refugee program and the US Committee for Refugees (USCR), which he served for 18 years. He was the editor of USCR's annual World Refugee Survey and monthly Refugee Reports. Frelick has traveled to refugee sites throughout the world and is widely published. He taught in the Middle East from 1979-1983 and was co-coordinator of the Asian Center of Clergy and Laity Concerned from 1976-1979. Frelick has a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.A. from Columbia University.
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“Bangladesh Is Not My Country”
The Plight of Rohingya Refugees from Myanmar
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“Our Homes Are Not for Strangers”
Mass Evictions of Syrian Refugees by Lebanese Municipalities
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“I Have No Idea Why They Sent Us Back”
Jordanian Deportations and Expulsions of Syrian Refugees
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Greece: Refugee “Hotspots” Unsafe, Unsanitary
Women, Children Fearful, Unprotected; Lack Basic Shelter
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Closed Doors
Mexico’s Failure to Protect Central American Refugee and Migrant Children
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Containment Plan
Bulgaria’s Pushbacks and Detention of Syrian and Other Asylum Seekers and Migrants
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"At Least Let Them Work"
The Denial of Work Authorization and Assistance for Asylum Seekers in the United States
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Ad Hoc and Inadequate
Thailand’s Treatment of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
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The EU’s Dirty Hands
Frontex Involvement in Ill-Treatment of Migrant Detainees in Greece
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Buffeted in the Borderland
The Treatment of Asylum Seekers and Migrants in Ukraine
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Jailing Refugees
Arbitrary Detention of Refugees in the US Who Fail to Adjust to Permanent Resident Status
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Pushed Back, Pushed Around
Italy's Forced Return of Boat Migrants and Asylum Seekers, Libya's Mistreatment of Migrants and Asylum Seekers
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Stuck in a Revolving Door
Iraqis and Other Asylum Seekers and Migrants at the Greece/Turkey Entrance to the European Union
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"The Silent Treatment"
Fleeing Iraq, Surviving in Jordan
