Refugees
Migrants on Greek Islands ‘on Edge of Catastrophe:’ Council of Europe
"What we see in practice is telling me that human rights are not respected. This is an unacceptable situation."
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‘It’s The Jungle’: Bosnian Migrant Camp In Crisis
The location "is absolutely inappropriate and inadequate for accommodating human beings", said the U.N.'s Special Rapporteur on the human rights...
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Forced Relocation of Refugees in Bosnia Can Spark Humanitarian Emergency
A humanitarian emergency may be unfolding in Bosnia after more than 1,000 refugees were forced to move to the notorious...
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Turkey Assault in NE Syria Displaces 300,000: Monitor
Dozens of civilians - mostly on the Kurdish side - have been killed since the start of the offensive, which...
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Europe Must Brace for New Refugee Wave: Greek PM
Europe must be ready for a new refugee influx, Greece's Prime Minister said Wednesday, as a Turkish offensive in Syria...
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Burkina Violence Forces 267,000 to Flee in Last 3 Months: UNHCR
Violence in Burkina Faso has caused more than a quarter of a million people to flee their homes over the...
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Turkey’s Syria Offensive Could Cause ‘Impending Humanitarian Disaster:” NGOs
In a separate statement, the Save The Children charity warned of "an impending humanitarian disaster."
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Smugglers Profit on Host Countries’ Hostility Toward Refugees in Southeast Asia
Refugees are facing an increase in violence and persecution especially when having to leave the country they initially sought asylum...
Read moreUN, Local Officials Urge Migrant Transfers After Deadly Fire in Greek Camp
The UN and the mayor of Lesbos on Monday called for the transfer of migrants from an overcrowded Greek refugee...
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Thousands Scramble to Flee Unrest in Indonesia’s Papua
The incidents come against a backdrop of a long history of reported rights abuses in the region.
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1,500 Flee Homes in South Africa Amid Xenophobic Violence: UN
At least 1,500 foreign nationals have been forced to flee their homes in South Africa amid a surge in deadly...
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UN Calls for End to Migrant Child Detention Worldwide
Effects of detention on migrant children include nightmares, insomnia, depression and anxiety.
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Italy Arrests ‘Torturers’ After Migrants Denounce Libya Camp Horrors
Their accusers described a catalog of abuse including the systematic rape of women and the murder of some migrants
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600,000 Rohingya Still in Myanmar at ‘Serious Risk of Genocide:’ UN
"Myanmar continues to harbor genocidal intent and the Rohingya remain under serious risk of genocide," the investigators said in their...
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Italy Pushing for Automatic EU Migrant Sharing System
Should the deal take off, Rome would agree to reopen its ports to vessels which save migrants at sea, reversing...
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Inside Lampedusa, the Front Line of Europe’s Migration Crisis
The "closed ports" policies of the prior Italian government culminated in a humanitarian and political crisis. With a new government...
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Bangladesh Cuts Mobile Internet Access in Rohingya Camps
Bangladesh cut access to 3G and 4G internet in Rohingya camps Tuesday, in a further clampdown on communications among the...
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EU Migration Proposal Sparks Outrage for Use of Far-Right Rhetoric
An EU Commission proposal to brand its powerful migration portfolio as "protecting the European way of life" sparked outrage from...
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Morocco Cracks Down on Migrants as Spain and EU Pay Out
While Madrid praises its cooperation with Rabat, human rights groups accuse Morocco of forcibly preventing migrants form boarding boats to...
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MSF Condemns EU Policy Causing ‘Unacceptable’ Conditions for Migrants on Greek Islands
MFS’s pediatric mental health teams working on Lesbos said that in the months of July and August, of the 73...
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