Refugee Rights
Human Rights Watch’s Refugee Rights Program defends the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people worldwide. We respond to emergencies as well as chronic situations, focusing especially on documenting government efforts to block access to asylum, to deprive asylum seekers of rights to fair hearings of their refugee claims, and to the forcible return of people to places where their lives or freedom would be threatened. We conduct on-the-ground investigations to speak with uprooted people and document abuses against them. We take our findings directly to policy-makers and the media as we advocate for governments to improve access to asylum, to stop forced returns, and to ensure that all migrants are treated with dignity and regard for their basic human rights.
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Qatar: Wage Abuse Action Shortchanges Workers
Workers Still Owed Wages for Months After Informing Government of Abuse
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Tanzania: Burundian Refugees ‘Disappeared,’ Tortured
Halt Forced Returns; Investigate Police, Intelligence Services
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On Day One, US President Biden Reverses Odious Travel Ban
Important Step Toward a Rights-Respecting Immigration System
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Interview: Hard-Won Victories for Refugees in Greece
How Ten Years of Advocacy and Incremental Changes Add Up
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Lebanon: Dire Conditions for Syrian Refugees in Border Town
Two Winters Since Homes Dismantled, Many Refugees in Arsal Unprotected
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Rohingya Arrested in Myanmar Just for Traveling
Oppressed Ethnic Group Denied Right to Freedom of Movement
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Qatar: Wage Abuse Action Shortchanges Workers
Workers Still Owed Wages for Months After Informing Government of Abuse
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US: Protect Cameroonians From Deportation
Alleged Abuse by Immigration Officials Warrants Immediate Investigation
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Saudi Arabia: Migrants Held in Inhuman, Degrading Conditions
Detained Migrants Allege Torture, Killing in Detention, Fears of Covid-19
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The Trump Administration’s Final Insult and Injury to Refugees
New Rule Creates Barriers to Asylum in the US
