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February 20, 2026 Dispatches

Abuses in Cameroon After US Deports Third-Country Nationals

US and Cameroon Partner in Rights Violations; Cameroon Not Safe for Deportees

Cars drive through an intersection near a monument in Yaoundé, Cameroon, September12, 2025.
February 20, 2026 Dispatches

Anniversary of Fatal Italy Shipwreck Comes Amid New Tragedies

EU Should Renounce Deadly Border Polices, Prioritize Saving Lives

Relatives of a person who went missing after a migrant boat sank on February 26 on the beach near where the shipwreck took place off the coast of Steccato di Cutro, near Crotone, in Calabria in southern Italy. March 7, 2023.
February 19, 2026 Dispatches

Sweden Deporting Young People

Forced Out as They ‘Age Out,’ as Families Remain

Exterior of the Swedish Migration Agency's offices in Stockholm
February 16, 2026 Statement

Grave Violations of Migrants’ Rights Require Robust Independent Monitoring

HRC Intersessional Panel Discussion on the Human Rights of Migrants – Strengthening Human Rights Monitoring and Complaint Mechanisms in the Context of Migration

February 13, 2026 Dispatches

Italy’s Harsh Immigration Bill Puts Lives at Risk

Legislation Would Fast-Track Deportations, Endanger Humanitarian Work

The Italian Navy ship Libra in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Albania, April 11, 2025.
February 10, 2026 Dispatches

European Parliament Tries to Bury the Right to Seek Asylum

New Measures Are Part of Sweeping Changes to EU Asylum Policy

Members of the European Parliament, Strasbourg, France, January 21, 2026.
January 21, 2026 Commentary

Israel is Illegally Forcing Out Thousands of West Bank Palestinians

January 20, 2026 Commentary

Dirty (Baker’s) Dozen: 13 Harmful Trump 2.0 Administration Immigration, Citizenship, and Refugee Policies, as of January 20, 2026

A group of migrants wait after learning that their appointments to apply for asylum in the US have been canceled, Tijuana, Mexico, January 20, 2025.
January 20, 2026 Feature

Sliding Towards Authoritarianism?

Demonstrators march during the "No Kings" national demonstration against US President Donald Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles, California, June 14, 2025.
December 19, 2025 Submission

Human Rights Watch’s Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

“Externalization of Migration Governance: New Trends and Specific Aspects”

December 18, 2025 News Release

US: Masked Federal Agents Undermine Rule of Law

Increases Aura of Lawlessness, Terror in Abusive Immigration Arrests

Masked US federal agents outside the immigration court in Manhattan's 26 Federal Plaza, New York City, October 31, 2025.
December 14, 2025 News Release

Qatar: Failure to Pay Contractors Harms Migrant Workers

Impunity for Government Clients, Influential Companies

Migrant workers in Qatar, October 7, 2022.
December 12, 2025 Dispatches

European States Double Down on Cruel Immigration Policies

Ministers Endorse Rights-Violating Deportation Measures

Migrants entering a detention center for processing at the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania, January 28, 2025.
December 11, 2025 Dispatches

Humanitarians’ Baseless Trial in Greece

No Evidence of Crimes But Risk of Prison for Saving Lives

Protesters hold placards in solidarity with humanitarians who were still detained in Greece, November 18, 2021.
December 8, 2025 News Release

US: Close Fort Bliss Immigration Detention Site

Allegations of Inhumane Conditions, Sexual Abuse, Deportation Threats

Protesters opposing mass deportations

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