Refugees and Migrants
All too often, the thousands of unaccompanied children arriving in foreign lands without parents or caregivers find themselves trapped in their status as migrants, with officials giving little consideration to their vulnerabilities and needs as children. They may be denied access to adequate medical services and education, abused and mistreated by police, guards, and other detainees, and unable to seek asylum. They may languish in jail-like detention facilities, in conditions that are often degrading and inhumane, and many children are held in cells with adults who are strangers. Children held in detention, particularly for long periods with no release in sight, suffer lasting consequences, physically and mentally. Detention can create new traumas or exacerbate previous ones.
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AfricaThis submission is based on Human Rights Watch research on human rights issues impacting older women, including domestic violence, abuse, and neglect in residential institutions for older people, abuses during armed conflict, and health disparities.
News
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Human Rights Watch Letter in Support of the California VISION Act
HRW Strongly Supports CA AB 937, the Voiding Inequality and Seeking Inclusion for Our Immigrant Neighbors (VISION) Act
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No, It’s Not the Same Old Thing at the Border
US Should Continue to Move Toward a More Humane Policy
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Saudi Arabia Repatriates Hundreds of Detained Ethiopians
Thousands of Migrants to be Freed After Being Held in Abysmal Conditions
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Malaysia: Investigate Return of 1,086 Myanmar Nationals
Action Puts Lives at Risk, Defies Court Order
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US: Take New Approach at Mexico Border
Video Shows Family Separated under Trump Policy Have Reason to Hope
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Malaysia: Planned Forced Return of 1,200 to Myanmar
Returned Nationals Would Face Oppressive Military Rule
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Coalition Letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
Regarding Use of Expedited Removal Process for Asylum Seekers at the Border
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Amicus Brief in the GEO Group, Inc. v. Gavin Newsom, et al.
Brief of Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Human Rights Watch & Freedom For Immigrants as Amici Curiae in Support Of Defendants-Appellees
