Resources

August 15, 2017

Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences

The Special Rapporteur conducted an official mission to Mauritania from 24 October to 4 November 2009. The main objective of …

August 15, 2017

Exploited Labour Two Years On: The ‘Rosarno Law’ Fails to Protect Migrants Exploited in the Agricultural Sector in Italy

Since Amnesty International published its first report on labour exploitation of agricultural migrant workers in the agricultural sector, the Italian …

August 15, 2017

Middle East- EU Migration: Scenarios

EXCERPT FROM INTRODUCTION: “Although large-scale displacement within Iraq and Syria continued in 2016, movement through and from the Middle East …

August 15, 2017

Exploited Labour: Migrant Workers in Italy’s Agricultural Sector

The agricultural sector in Italy is heavily reliant on migrant workers. This report focuses on the violation of labour rights …

August 15, 2017

Application de la législation anti-esclavage en Mauritanie: l’incapacité permanente du système judiciaire à prévenir, protéger et punir

Ce rapport examinera les approches légales actuelles visant à éradiquer l’esclavage dans le système judiciaire mauritanien, plus précisément l’efficacité d’une …

August 15, 2017

“We wanted workers but we got humans instead” Labour Exploitation of Agricultural Migrant Workers in Italy

This report focuses on foreign national migrant workers from sub-Saharan Africa, north Africa and Asia, employed in low-skilled jobs, mostly …

August 15, 2017

Still Far From Freedom: The Struggle of Mauritania’s Haratine Women

This report draws on extensive research and first-hand testimony from Haratine women. Besides highlighting the everyday reality of abuse and …

August 15, 2017

Open letter from Biram Dah Abeid

This is an open letter from Biram Dah Abeid, an important Mauritanian human rights activist who – as the child …

August 15, 2017

Identifying Victims of Human Trafficking at Hotspots by Focusing on People Smuggled to Europe

Research has shown that smuggling of migrants is associated with human trafficking. Hence, victims of human trafficking amongst smuggled migrants …

August 15, 2017

Encore loin de la liberté: la lutte des femmes Haratines en Mauritanie

Ce rapport de Minority Rights Group International s’appuie sur la recherche et de nombreux témoignages directs des femmes Haratines. En …