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April 11, 2019 News Release

Greece in Denial About Police Detention of Lone Kids

Athens Fails to Act on European Court Ruling Against Detaining Migrant Kids

Unaccompanied children line up for an evening meal at a detention facility run by the Greek police.
March 28, 2019 Dispatches

French Highest Court Finds “Bone Tests” Flawed, but Constitutional

Controversial tests to determine age of unaccompanied migrant children should go

Unaccompanied teens queue outside the Paris evaluation facility (Dispositif d’evaluation des mineurs isolés étrangers, DEMIE) to seek formal recognition as unaccompanied migrant children, October 3, 2018.
March 26, 2019 Dispatches

What Italy’s Interior Minister Should Have Said About Rescue at Sea

Italy Should Live Up to its Responsibilities by Responding Humanely to Rescued Migrants

A demonstrator holds a banner reading "Stop fascism and racism: stop playing with migrants' life" during an anti-racism rally in Macerata, Italy, February 10, 2018.
March 25, 2019 Dispatches

South Africa Launches Plan to Combat Xenophobia and Racism

Crucial Step in South Africa’s Path to Justice and Equality

A South African flag waves above Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
March 22, 2019 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Congress Regarding Decreasing Immigration Enforcement Funding in FY 2020 Budget

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March 21, 2019 Commentary

It’s a Booming Business: Trafficking Myanmar ‘Brides’ to China

“Then the Chinese man said, ‘If you do not marry a man, the money we spent on you to bring you here…was 3000 Yuan and as you have already stayed here for 10 days, 4000 Yuan [US$637] is needed to give me back now. Right now, count the money to give me.
March 20, 2019 Dispatches

US Supreme Court Strikes Blow Against Liberty

Ruling Expands Mandatory Detention for Immigrants

A man holds a flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as the Trump v. Hawaii case regarding travel restrictions in the U.S. remained pending, in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2018.
March 20, 2019 Dispatches

Harmony in Australia Means Stop Racist Dog-Whistling

Long History of Politicians Stoking Fears Over Refugees

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March 14, 2019 Letter

NGOs calling on European leaders to end the humanitarian and human rights crisis at Europe’s borders

March 13, 2019 Dispatches

France Gifts Boats to Abusive Libyan Coast Guard

French Assistance Could Lead to Gross Rights Violations

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March 8, 2019 News Release

US: Offer Venezuelans in US Temporary Protection

Classic Case for Short-Term Non-Return Policy

A group Venezuelan “caminantes” (“walkers”) carry their belongings after leaving the border city of Cucuta, Colombia on July 29, 2018. Every day, hundreds of Venezuelans begin the journey on foot towards other cities in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, lookin
March 6, 2019 Letter

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Letter to Minister Carmen Daniela Dan

Action Plan For A Fair And Predictable Rescue System in the Mediterranean Sea

February 6, 2019 Dispatches

Accommodating Asylum-Seekers and Migrants with Disabilities

Mexico Should Prioritize Protection, Assistance

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February 1, 2019 Dispatches

ICE Force-feeding Immigrant Detainees on Hunger Strike

Force-feeding is Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading

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February 1, 2019 Letter

Open NGO letter to EU member states’ Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs requesting timely disembarkation arrangements for rescued survivors in the Mediterranean

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