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November 21, 2018 News Release

Libya: Migrants Forced off Ship at Libya Port

Misrata Security Forces Use Force After Rescued People Refuse to Land

November 21, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: Deportation Threat for Sudan Refugees

Held in Prolonged Arbitrary Detention

People wave a Lebanese national flag during a protest in Central Beirut December 11, 2006.

November 15, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: Halt Rohingya Repatriation Plan

Conditions Unsafe Until Myanmar Ensures Rights, Security

November 14, 2018 Dispatches

Rohingya Refugees Terrified of Being Forced Back to Myanmar

“They Will Kill Us If We Go Back”

November 8, 2018 News Release

US: Proposed Asylum Regulation Violates Law

A US border patrol agent walks along the border fence separating Mexico from the United States near Calexico, California, U.S. February 8, 2017.

November 5, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Don’t Deport Pakistani Asylum Seekers

Christians, Ahmadis Face Grave Risks in Pakistan

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures during a news conference after a weekly cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, January 9, 2018.

November 5, 2018 Report

Greece: Rescuers at Sea Face Baseless Accusations

Prosecution Seeks to Criminalize Saving Lives

October 30, 2018 Commentary

If other countries can balance human rights and border security, so can the United States

A soldier walking in Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City, January 10, 2016

October 15, 2018 Dispatches

The Netherlands Should Protect Venezuelan Refugees

Fate of Asylum Seekers in Curaçao Continues to Cause Concern

Colombian police officers stand in front of people queueing to try to cross into Colombia from Venezuela through the Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta, Colombia. January 24, 2018.

September 26, 2018 Dispatches

New Low for Italian Migration Policies

Preventing Rescue at Sea, Punishing Survivors on Land

A wooden boat carrying 29 people, mainly Syrians, just before their rescue and transfer to the Aquarius. October 10, 2017

September 24, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees with Disabilities

Video Shows Need to Improve Infrastructure, Provide Services

September 20, 2018 Dispatches

Misery Deepens for Trapped Asylum Seekers in Greece

EU should stop backing policy that confines people to Aegean islands

September 18, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: Domestic Commissions on Rohingya All Failures

UN Rights Council Should Create Body to Collect Evidence for Future Trials

201711Asia_Burma_ShotMohammed Taher, 50, a Rohingya refugee holds his son Mohammed Shoaib, 7, outside a medical center at Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on November 5, 2017. His son was shot in the chest before crossing the border f

September 17, 2018 Commentary

About the Mediterranean, Start with Saving Lives

Migrants are seen onboard the charity ship Lifeline at Boiler Wharf in Senglea, in Valletta's Grand Harbour, Malta June 27, 2018.

September 3, 2018 News Release

Venezuela: Refugee Crisis Requires Concerted Regional Response

Governments Should Collaborate to Protect Rights of Fleeing Venezuelans

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