Goodbye from December 18 and Radio1812

Date: 22/04/2013 - 09:08

Dear colleagues and friends,

Two years ago we announced that because of a difficult funding situation, we were closing down our office in Brussels and putting some activities of our organization on hold.

Despite these difficult decisions we did manage to pull off two further successful editions of the annual Radio1812 event and even introduced some new elements such as the Odysseia audio magazine. This would not have been possible without the continued - although very limited - financial support and the contributions from the team of volunteers.

5 immigration stories to watch in 2013 and beyond

Date: 06/01/2013 - 14:18

Last year delivered some milestones in U.S. immigration history - including a historic demographic shift, fueled by immigration, as the children of nonwhite parents became the majority of babies born in this country.

Visualizing Human Rights for Migrant Workers in Lebanon

Date: 28/12/2012 - 12:19

Five decades after the development of thekefala [sponsorship] system, Lebanon’s 200,000 migrant domestic workers continue to be denied their inalienable rights, including freedom of movement, just conditions of work, the right to marry and to found a family, the right to legal recognition, and freedom from inhuman or degrading treatment.

Asylum-seekers and migrants in Greece hounded by police operations and right-wing extremists

Date: 21/12/2012 - 10:33

Greece is seriously failing to respect the rights of asylum-seekers and migrants, Amnesty International warned in a briefing published today. 

Every year, tens of thousands of irregular migrants and asylum-seekers from the Middle East, Asia and Africa cross the Greek land and sea border with Turkey in search of shelter, refuge or just a better life within the European Union (EU). Few of them find it in Greece.

Indonesia's Migrant Workers Still Lacking Govt Protection

Date: 19/12/2012 - 07:58

Migrant Care reported that 2012 remained a gloomy year for Indonesian migrant workers as many of them were still prone to discrimination, violence, harassment and death sentences. 

Anis Hidayah, executive director of Migrant Care, said on Tuesday that the number of Indonesian migrant workers facing death sentences stood at 420. 

Stranded at the Border: Migrants and Refugees Trapped in a No Man’s Land

Date: 18/12/2012 - 17:42

On the occasion of the International Migrants Day, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) calls on the international community to act out on the dramatic situation of migrants and refugees stranded at the border between Algeria and Morocco.[i] The EMHRN takes this opportunity to draw attention to the deteriorating living conditions forthis mixed population, while expressing deep concern about continu

Labour Exploitation, Main Reason for Human Trafficking, Says IOM Report

Date: 06/01/2013 - 12:39

Half of the human trafficking cases brought before IOM for assistance in 2011 involved victims of labour exploitation according to IOM’s  first  report on counter trafficking and assistance to vulnerable migrants.

The report which looked into human trafficking trends in 2011, by way of assistance, collected   information from more than 150 IOM Missions.  

Migrants In Morocco Stuck At A Dead End

Date: 06/01/2013 - 14:53

They arrive breathless and defeated, drenched by sweat intermingled with the rainand covered with mud. They have run up Gourougou Mountain and some now limp. It was another unsuccessful attempt to get over the fence separating them from Melilla, an autonomous Spanish city on the northwestern coast of Morocco. Now it's back to the small clutch of trees which serves as "home" for the time being.

Supporting women workers towards a safer migration journey

Date: 19/12/2012 - 08:01

“I could not eat the remaining food that had been eaten by all of the family from the same big plate, so I survived on bread and black tea for 15 days,” recalls Maya Gurung, a Nepalese migrant worker, describing her first job as a domestic worker in Kuwait.

Maya never wanted to leave home. She was happily working at a daycare centre in her village in Chundevi, Kathmandu, Nepal when she found herself forced to seek higher-paid employment abroad, to pay-off her husband’s debts. She recalls the anguish of having to leave behind her 17-month-old daughter, 5-year-old son, and husband.

IMD Statement from KISA in Cyprus

Date: 18/12/2012 - 17:50

The escalation of the economic crisis during the past year has brought migrants third country nationals to a very difficult position since the shrinkage of the economy along with the demagoguery of the presidential candidates and their support groups have produced a very dangerous climate. Moreover, in view of the economic crisis, there is an attempt to violate the legal framework for human rights and the right to equal treatment as it is regulated by the European acquis.

The EU’s hidden ageing population: Improving policies for older ethnic minorities and migrants

Date: 18/12/2012 - 17:34

Europe has long been a destination for many migrants and for the first time, Europe’s ageing population includes significant numbers of ethnic minority people and migrants from a diversity of backgrounds. These numbers will continue to grow within the EU in line with projected demographic trends towards an ageing population, as migration is increasingly needed to sustain EU Member States’ welfare schemes, and mobility will further increase between EU Member States and third countries.

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