Bill Frelick
@BillFrelick
Refugee and Migrant Rights Division Director at Human Rights Watch
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https://donate.hrw.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1908&ea.campaign.id=64226 06-03-2012 14:33:35
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Important The New Humanitarian: Mass deportations of Sudanese refugees from #Egypt --'All former detainees said they were denied access to lawyers & UNHCR [UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency]... Refugees described facilities w/rodent infestations, overflowing sewage, & a lack of food & water.' Read more:
🚨2day is a dark day in the UK
The Gov's cruel, costly & unlawful Rwanda Bill passed
Rishi Sunak has shamefully thrown the rule of law, int'l obligations & ppls lives under a bus, all to score political points
New from Emilie McDonnell & I Human Rights Watch ⬇️
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The Australian government should withdraw a proposed law that would allow the authorities to seek prison terms for asylum seekers for exercising their right not to be sent to a country where they fear being persecuted. @annabelhennessy @HRW Daniela Gavshon
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“Qatar, #Bangladesh & #Nepal [should] go beyond exchanging diplomatic pleasantries...and seize this moment to publicly commit to concrete, enforceable protections that address the serious abuses that migrant workers in #Qatar ...face.' Michael Page Human Rights Watch
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Double standards have a human cost. 'The state department believes us on everything else–they cite us in their annual human rights reports. But when we submit evidence on Israel, they say we haven’t seen any violations of international law.' Sarah H Yager
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