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class="panel-region-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-4 pane-taxonomy-news-listing"> <h2 class="pane-title">Migrants</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_4 view-taxonomy-news-listings view-dom-id-6"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/13/greece-strengthen-proposal-hate-crime-units">Greece: Strengthen Proposal for Hate Crime Units</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 13, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">New police units to address racist violence need a strong mandate, proper staff, and clear guidelines, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Greek minister for public order and citizen protection, Nikos Dendias.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/13/greece-letter-greek-minister-public-order-specialized-hate-crime-units">Greece: Letter to Greek Minister of Public Order on Specialized Hate Crime Units</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 13, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">We write to provide our support for your initiative to create special police units to address racist violence. We take this opportunity to share our observations on the draft decree and to recommend the crucial steps we believe are necessary to ensure these units are effective in curbing the alarming phenomenon of xenophobic violence in Greece.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/01/greece-take-tougher-line-xenophobic-violence">Greece to Take Tougher Line on Xenophobic Violence</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 1, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">After Human Rights Watch issued a report on violence against migrants in Greece, the country announced plans to establish a new police unit to deal with racial violence. The justice minister also promised stiffer sentences for hate crimes. Both were key recommendations from our report.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/17/eu-peacemaker-should-welcome-those-fleeing-war">EU, as peacemaker, should welcome those fleeing war</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 16, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Human Rights Watch gives its view of the award of the Nobel peace prize to the European Union.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/11/its-time-governments-finally-put-end-child-marriage">It's time for governments to finally put an end to child marriage</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 11, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>The first UN International Day of the Girl, designed to promote education for young women everywhere, is the perfect opportunity to finally stamp out child marriage, writes Gauri van Gulik from Human Rights Watch.</p></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/10/lebanon-investigate-and-punish-army-attacks-migrants">Lebanon: Investigate and Punish Army Attacks on Migrants</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 10, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Lebanon’s judiciary should investigate and prosecute any army and intelligence officials responsible for the beating and serious abuse of at least 72 male migrant workers on the evening of October 7 in the Beirut neighborhood of Geitawi, Human Rights Watch said today. According to victims and other witnesses, those beaten include at least 45 Syrian, 20 Egyptians, and 7 Sudanese migrant workers.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/05/irans-islamicisation-programme-universities-threatens-civil-society">Iran's 'Islamicisation' programme at universities threatens civil society</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Oct 5, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/30/bahrain-abuse-migrant-workers-despite-reforms">Bahrain: Abuse of Migrant Workers Despite Reforms</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Sep 30, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Hundreds of thousands of mostly South Asian migrant workers in Bahrain face exploitation and abuse despite government reforms intended to protect them, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued today.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/27/uae-report-highlights-need-worker-protections">UAE: Report Highlights Need for Worker Protections</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Sep 27, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">A report by an independent monitor underscores the need for companies involved in the United Arab Emirates’ Saadiyat Island project to ensure that their projects comply with international labor standards for migrant workers.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/20/un-human-rights-council-adoption-outcome-united-kingdoms-upr">UN Human Rights Council: Adoption of the Outcome of the United Kingdom's UPR</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Sep 19, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom addressed a range of concerns including counterterrorism legislation and policies, as well as ways in which the UK is failing to its obligations to promote and protect women’s human rights.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news-all/675">more documents on this topic »</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="clear-block"><a href="#header" class="back-to-top">Back to top</a></div> <div class="nav"> <a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/our-work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20121115071226/http://www.hrw.org/news">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a 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