Human Rights / Migrant Rights General

UN official denounces mistreatment of migrants and urges respect for their rights

Date: 26/07/2010 - 09:25

Migrants continue to endure multiple forms of discrimination, exploitation and other violations of human rights, a senior United Nations official has said, calling for their protection and social inclusion in communities where they live.

AI Report: Invisible Victims: Migrants on the Move in Mexico

Date: 29/04/2010 - 10:09

The Mexican authorities must act to halt the continuing abuse of migrants who are preyed on by criminal gangs while public officials turn a blind eye or even play an active part in kidnappings, rapes and murders, Amnesty International said in a new report released on Tuesday.

Invisible Victims: Migrants on the Move in Mexico, documents the alarming levels of abuse faced by the tens of thousands of Central American irregular migrants that every year attempt to reach the US by crossing Mexico.

Who's Rights? International Monitoring of Compliance with Human Rights of Migrants in the Netherlands

Date: 18/02/2010 - 11:52
What viewpoints have international human rights organisations adopted since 2000 on a number of aspects relating to the treatment of migrants in the Netherlands? How have politicians and the press responded to these viewpoints? And have any steps been taken as a result of international criticism? Three circumstances serve to illustrate the importance of these questions. Government policy on immigrants has undergone continuous change since 2002, and successive governments have been exploring limits ever since that year.

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Date: 08/01/2010 - 15:58
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2009 a Bad Year for Migrants

Date: 17/12/2009 - 19:48

Many governments' policies toward migrants worldwide expose them to human rights abuses including labor exploitation, inadequate access to health care, and prolonged detention in poor, overcrowded conditions, Human Rights Watch said today in advance of International Migrants Day, on December 18, 2009.

Full statement available here

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