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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://www.hrw.org" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Refugees</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/rss/taxonomy/677</link> <description>Feeds &gt; By taxonomy term</description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Libya&#039;s Forgotten Civilians</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/libyas-forgotten-civilians</link> <description>&lt;p&gt;John Osas, 32, was nervous after boarding a frail fishing ship with his family and hundreds of other sub-Saharan Africans fleeing the war in Libya.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/libyas-forgotten-civilians&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/asylum-seekers">Asylum Seekers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/commentary">Commentary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-eastn-africa/libya">Libya</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/libya-refugees">Libya Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/tags/middle-east-uprising">Middle East Uprising</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/nato">NATO</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-eastn-africa/tunisia">Tunisia</category> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:40:55 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Samer Muscati and Sidney Kwiram</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">100051 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Tunisia: Protect Migrant Camp Residents</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/tunisia-protect-migrant-camp-residents</link> <description>(Zarzis) - Tunisia should better protect the more than 3,000 foreign nationals who fled Libya and remain vulnerable in the Choucha camp in its territory, Human Rights Watch said today.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/tunisia-protect-migrant-camp-residents&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/asylum-seekers">Asylum Seekers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-eastn-africa/libya">Libya</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/tags/middle-east-uprising">Middle East Uprising</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-eastn-africa/tunisia">Tunisia</category> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:15:10 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">100012 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Letter to United Kingdom鈥檚 Home Secretary Theresa May and Foreign Secretary William Hague on Deportation of Rejected Asylum</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/letter-united-kingdom-s-home-secretary-theresa-may-and-foreign-secretary-william-hag</link> <description>&lt;p&gt;June 16, 2011 &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dear Home Secretary,&lt;br /&gt; Dear Foreign Secretary,&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/letter-united-kingdom-s-home-secretary-theresa-may-and-foreign-secretary-william-hag&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/asylum-seekers">asylum seekers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/legal-limbo">Legal Limbo</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/letter">Letter</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ltte">LTTE</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/united-kingdom">United Kingdom</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:17:19 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99896 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>ILO: New Landmark Treaty to Protect Domestic Workers</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/ilo-new-landmark-treaty-protect-domestic-workers</link> <description>&lt;p&gt;(Geneva) - The adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on June 16, 2011, of a new, groundbreaking treaty to extend key labor protections to domestic workers will protect millions of people who have been without guarantees of their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/ilo-new-landmark-treaty-protect-domestic-workers&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/business">Business</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/children">Children</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/migrants-forced-labor">Migrants, Forced Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/united-nations">United Nations</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/women-girls">Women &amp;amp; Girls</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women">Women&amp;#039;s Rights</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:33:22 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99884 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Letter to UNHCR regarding the Refugee/Asylum Seeker Exchange Agreement between Australia and Malaysia</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/13/letter-unhcr-regarding-refugeeasylum-seeker-exchange-agreement-between-australia-and</link> <description>&lt;p&gt;Ant贸nio Guterres &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Case Postale 2500 &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;CH-1211 Gen猫ve 2 D茅p么t &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Switzerland &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;聽&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;June 13, 2011 &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re: Refugee/Asylum Seeker Exchange Agreement between Australia and Malaysia&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dear Mr. High Commissioner,&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/13/letter-unhcr-regarding-refugeeasylum-seeker-exchange-agreement-between-australia-and&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/asylum-seekers">Asylum Seekers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/australia">Australia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/letter">Letter</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/malaysia">Malaysia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/refugees">Refugees</category> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:13:48 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99811 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Malaysia: Reject Refugee Swap Deal </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/13/malaysia-reject-refugee-swap-deal</link> <description>&lt;p&gt;(Bangkok) - Malaysia should not sign an agreement to receive 800 asylum seekers from Australia because it cannot ensure that their rights would be respected, Human Rights Watch said today in a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/15/letter-prime-minister-dato-sri-mohammed-najib-bin-tun-abdul-razak-regarding-visit-su&quot;&gt;letter&lt;/a&gt; to Prime Minister Dato&#039; Sri Mohammed Najib bin Tun Abdul&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/13/malaysia-reject-refugee-swap-deal&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/1951-refugee-convention">1951 Refugee Convention</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/asylum-seeker">asylum seeker</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/asylum-seekers">Asylum Seekers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/australia">Australia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/malaysia">Malaysia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/unhcr">UNHCR</category> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:20:33 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99798 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Letter to Prime Minister Najib Razak regarding the Refugee/Asylum Seeker Exchange Agreement with Australia</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/13/letter-prime-minister-najib-razak-regarding-refugeeasylum-seeker-exchange-agreement-</link> <description>&lt;p&gt;Prime Minister Dato&#039; Sri Mohammed Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak&lt;br /&gt; Office of the Prime Minister&lt;br /&gt; Main Block, Perdana Putra Building&lt;br /&gt; Federal Government Administrative Centre&lt;br /&gt; 62502 Putrajaya, Malaysia&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Via facsimile, email&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re: Refugee/Asylum Seeker Exchange Agreement with Australia&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dear Mr. Prime Minister:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/13/letter-prime-minister-najib-razak-regarding-refugeeasylum-seeker-exchange-agreement-&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/1951-refugee-convention">1951 Refugee Convention</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/asylum-seeker">asylum seeker</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/asylum-seekers">Asylum Seekers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/australia">Australia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/letter">Letter</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/malaysia">Malaysia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/refoulement">Refoulement</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/refugee">refugee</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/unhcr">UNHCR</category> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:36:43 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99796 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Kazakhstan: Forced Returns to Uzbekistan Illegal</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/10/kazakhstan-forced-returns-uzbekistan-illegal</link> <description>&lt;p&gt;(Astana) - The Kazakh government has violated international law by forcibly returning at least 28 Uzbeks to Uzbekistan, putting their lives and well-being at risk, Human Rights Watch said today.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/10/kazakhstan-forced-returns-uzbekistan-illegal&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/asylum-seekers">Asylum Seekers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/forced-expulsions">Forced Expulsions</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/religious-freedom">Religious Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/torture">Torture</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</category> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99693 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Kazakhstan: Joint Letter to the Prosecutor General regarding 32 Asylum Seekers</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/07/kazakhstan-joint-letter-prosecutor-general-regarding-32-asylum-seekers</link> <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June聽9 Update聽&lt;/strong&gt; - A June聽7 letter to Kazakhstan&#039;s prosecutor general and June 7 press release urging respect for the principle of &lt;em&gt;non refoulement&lt;/em&gt; contained errors in the listing of individuals previously returned by Kazakh authorities to Uzbekistan. The letter below has been corrected.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/07/kazakhstan-joint-letter-prosecutor-general-regarding-32-asylum-seekers&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/asylum-seekers">Asylum Seekers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/extradition">Extradition</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/letter">Letter</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/torture">Torture</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</category> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:04:01 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99686 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Nepal: Address Culture of Impunity</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/07/nepal-address-culture-impunity</link> <description>&lt;p&gt;Human Rights Watch welcomes the UPR report on Nepal, which includes important recommendations concerning Nepal&#039;s commitments to adopt a comprehensive and inclusive constitution, to ensure justice for victims through the adoption of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a Commission of Inquiry on Disappearances as stipulated in the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, 聽and to ensure that perpet&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/07/nepal-address-culture-impunity&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/united-nations/hrc">HRC</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/nepal">Nepal</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/oral-statement">Oral statement</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/united-nations">United Nations</category> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:06:58 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99573 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>