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June 1, 2022

At a Crossroads: Human rights in Iraq Eight Years after the US-Led Invasion

Almost eight years after US-led forces invaded Iraq, the country’s transition to a functioning and sustainable democracy built on rule …

Follow the money: Tactics, dependencies and shifting relations in migration financing on the Ethiopia – South Africa migration corridor
June 1, 2022

Follow the money: Tactics, dependencies and shifting relations in migration financing on the Ethiopia – South Africa migration corridor

The high cost of irregular migration between Ethiopia and South Africa is prohibitive for many low-income but aspiring migrants. The …

June 1, 2022

Forced Labor in Brazil Re-Visited: On-site investigations document that practice continues

On a recent mission to Brazil, an Americas Watch researcher entered two fazendas (large estates) in the state of Mato …

June 1, 2022

Forced Labour in the 21st Century

It is not widely known that, even as we enter the 21st century, millions of people around the world are …

Forced labour, migration and trafficking
June 1, 2022

Forced labour, migration and trafficking

In December 2000 the United Nations adopted, together with the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, its so-called “Palermo Protocols” …

June 1, 2022

Forced Migration Review: People trafficking: upholding rights and understanding vulnerabilities

This issue debates the impact of human trafficking on women, children and men whose human rights have been violated by …

May 31, 2022

A One Way Ticket to Labour Exploitation

Summary Transit visas are the starting point for the labour abuse of migrant workers working in the UK fishing industry. …

Episode 148: Male Victims of Sex Trafficking
May 31, 2022

Episode 148: Male Victims of Sex Trafficking

In this episode we dive deeper into learning more about male victims of sex trafficking with Ena Lucia Mariaca who …

For protection or profit? Free trade, human smuggling and international border management
May 31, 2022

For protection or profit? Free trade, human smuggling and international border management

For the past two decades, policy officials and human-rights groups in both Europe and the US have participated in a …

May 31, 2022

Freedom Denied: Forced Labor in California

California is hardly a stranger to the issue of forced labor—especially because forced labor flourishes in states with large immigrants …