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April 7, 2026 Statement

Pope Leo XIV Should Raise Human Rights Issues During His Visit to Algeria

Joint Letter

The new Pope Leo XIV on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.
March 31, 2026 News Release

Gulf Countries: Conflict, Hardships Leave Migrants in Limbo

Temporary Measures Needed to Protect Workers’ Rights

Foreign workers watch a plume of black smoke following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone in the United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026.
March 25, 2026 Report

UN: Western Sahara Peoples’ Self-Determination at Risk

New Negotiations Framework Threatens to Undercut Rights

Displaced Sahrawis gather at the refugee camp of Dakhla, which lies some 170km to the southeast of the Algerian city of Tindouf, on January 14, 2023.
March 24, 2026 Statement

ILO: Don’t Let Saudis Dismiss Workers’ Rights Complaint

International Labor Body Should Urgently Address Abuse of Migrant Workers

Migrant workers at a construction site near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2, 2024.
March 23, 2026 Commentary

Israel’s Displacement of Civilians in Lebanon is a Possible War Crime

The Israeli Tactics of Mass Expulsion of Lebanese Civilians Risk Violating International Law

March 11, 2026 Dispatches

Australia’s Cynical and Cruel Bill to Suspend Temporary Visas

Proposed Law Would Deny Entry to People from Countries in Conflict

Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke (right) addresses the chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026.
March 10, 2026 Commentary

EU, Thailand Must Address Migrant Worker Rights in Trade Talks

In its rush to diversify trading partners amid growing global uncertainty, the EU should not sacrifice the potential of trade negotiations to improve rights and address abusive practices.

A man sits inside his apartment.
March 6, 2026 Commentary

Immigrant Women in ICE Detention Deserve Protection

People participate in an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rally outside of the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center on September 2, 2025, in New York City, US.
March 6, 2026 Commentary

As Women’s Rights Are Dismantled, So is Democracy

Protesters hold placards at a demonstration calling for women's rights in Afghanistan
March 1, 2026 News Release

Australia: Offshore Detention Cruel, Costly

Abusive Processing Regime Costs Millions Per Person Each Year

Illustration of a man hugging his family outside of a detention center
February 24, 2026 News Release

Israel: Aid Groups Barred From Gaza, West Bank

Rescind Registration Requirements, Fulfill Promise of Unfettered Access

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid wait in Egypt at the Rafah crossing to enter Gaza on January 27, 2026.
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

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