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EU: Mediterranean Deaths Warrant Crisis Response
(Milan) - The European Union (EU) should act immediately to prevent further deaths at sea, Human Rights Watch said. As many as 700 migrants and asylum seekers are feared dead in a single shipwreck in the Mediterranean north of Libya on April 19, 2015,…
Lebanon: At Least 45 Local Curfews Imposed on Syrian Refugees
Some Appear to Be Retaliation for August Clashes, Executions
(Beirut) — Lebanese municipalities have increasingly imposed curfews on Syrian refugees. The curfews restrict refugees’ movements and contribute to a climate of discriminatory and retaliatory practices against them. Human Rights Watch has identified at…
Syria: Agencies Should Send Aid Where Most Needed
Opposition Areas Lack Food, Medical Assistance
(New York) – Insufficient levels of humanitarian assistance are reaching opposition-controlled areas in northern Syria, despite their proximity to the Turkish border and dire medical, food, and other humanitarian needs. Human Rights Watch visited Raqqa…
Italy: Summary Returns to Greece Violate Rights
Unaccompanied Children, Asylum Seekers Should Not Be Turned Away
(Rome) – Italy is summarily returning unaccompanied migrant children and adult asylum seekers to Greece, where they face a dysfunctional asylum system and abusive detention conditions, Human Rights Watch said in a report published today. Stowaways on…