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July 28, 2026 News Release

Saudi Arabia: New Executions of Ethiopian Migrants

At Least 17 Executed for Non-Lethal Drug-Related Offenses in 2026

Ethiopian migrants seeking asylum or a better life in Gulf States, walk along a highway to Saadah province to cross into Saudi Arabia, on August 23, 2023 on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen.
July 17, 2026 Statement

EU Should End Abusive Migration Cooperation with Libyan Authorities

July 16, 2026 Witness

Account of Abuse and Rape in Tunisia, the Story of a Cameroonian Migrant Woman

A Tunisian National Guard operation against migrants seeking to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea in Sfax, Tunisia, June 8, 2023.
July 2, 2026 News Release

Libya: Anti-Migrant Rhetoric Fuels Abuses

End Arbitrary Arrests, Collective Expulsions

Security personnel stand guard as protesters gather outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), demanding the organization leave the country and calling for an end to migrant settlement and the deportation of migrants and refugees, in Tripoli, Libya, June 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.
June 23, 2026 News Release

Gulf States: Migrant Workers’ Heat Protections Fall Short

Exposure to Extreme Temperatures, Health Risks, Death

Construction workers in Doha, Qatar.
June 11, 2026 Dispatches

EU Asylum Pact Threatens Rights of People with Disabilities

National Implementation Should Address Shortcomings

Ali, a 22-year-old Afghan asylum seeker with a disability, living in Moria camp, on the beach in Lesbos, Greece. He told Human Rights Watch he can’t access showers in the camp and sometimes tries to wash himself in the sea.
June 11, 2026 News Release

Gulf States: Repression of Migrant Workers During Conflict

Phone Searches, Arrests Exacerbate Existing Restrictions on Trade Unions, Expression

Workers sit on a wall against the backdrop of the city skyline, Dubai, UAE, March 11, 2026.
June 3, 2026 Dispatches

New Jersey Hunger Strikers Allege Abysmal Detention Conditions

End Abuses of Detained Immigrants

The silhouettes of detainees being held at Delaney Hall during a protest on May 30, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey.
June 2, 2026 News Release

Bahrain: Migrant Workers, Harmed by Conflict, Get No Aid

Include Them in Conflict Emergency Response

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April 23, 2026 Commentary

What Would an Expanded, More Inclusive Refugee Definition Look Like?

How the US or Canada Could Expand Refugee Protection and Serve as a Model For Others

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 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 1, 2026 News Release

Australia: Offshore Detention Cruel, Costly

Abusive Processing Regime Costs Millions Per Person Each Year

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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.

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