Migration

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.hrw.org/topic/migration","20130513193356","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1368473636"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <title>Migration</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <script type="text/javascript">var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime()</script> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Migration" href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/rss/taxonomy/675"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/"/> <meta name="copyright" content="Human Rights Watch"/> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/web/20130513193356cs_/http://www.hrw.org/modules/search/search.css?v"/> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/web/20130513193356cs_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/advagg_css/css_b7ac56c975960d3f5d2f0543eab92513_1.css"/>   <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130513193356js_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/advagg_js/js_706cc28b0b7e6bab0909adf1a6dfa280_2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[//><!]]> </script> <meta name="robots" content="noarchive"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Human Rights Watch - News" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/en/rss/news"> </head> <body class="hrw not-front not-logged-in page-taxonomy one-sidebar sidebar-right i18n-en migration sidebar-right panels"> <div id="header"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/" class="logo">HRW</a> <div class="right"> <div class="top clear-block"> <div class="i18n"><ul class="links"><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/ar">العربية</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/zh-hans">中文</a></li><li class="active"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/en">English</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/fr">Français</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/de">Deutsch</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/ja">日本語</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/ru">Русский</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/es">Español</a></li><li class="last"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/languages">More +</a></li></ul></div> <div class="personas"><ul class="links"> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/get-involved">Get Involved</a></li> </ul></div> <div id="sm_links"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.twitter.com/hrw"><img src="/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/twitter.gif"></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.youtube.com/humanrightswatch"><img src="/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/youtube.gif"></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.facebook.com/humanrightswatch"><img src="/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/facebook.gif"></a><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/rss"><img src="/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/rss.gif"></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="limiter nav clear-block"> <ul class="links"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/home">Home</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/our-work">Our Work</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news">News</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/publications">Publications</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/multimedia">Multimedia</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/about">About Us</a></li> </ul> <ul class="donate links"> <li class="last"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/https://secure.hrw.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.8585041/k.3E50/Donate_to_Defend_Human_RIghts/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?msource=n">Donate</a></li> </ul> <div class="search"><form action="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/search/apachesolr_search" accept-charset="UTF-8" method="post" id="search-form" class="search-form"> <div><div class="form-item" id="edit-keys-wrapper"> <label for="edit-keys">Enter your keywords: </label> <div class="container-inline"><div class="form-item" id="edit-keys-wrapper"> <input type="text" maxlength="255" name="keys" id="edit-keys" size="40" value="" class="form-text"/> </div> <input type="submit" name="op" id="edit-submit-1" value="Search" class="form-submit"/> </div><div class="form-item" id="edit-apachesolr-search-detach-auto-language-filter-wrapper"> <label class="option" for="edit-apachesolr-search-detach-auto-language-filter"><input type="checkbox" name="apachesolr_search[detach_auto_language_filter]" id="edit-apachesolr-search-detach-auto-language-filter" value="1" class="form-checkbox"/> Search all languages</label> </div> <input type="hidden" name="apachesolr_search[queryvalues]" id="edit-apachesolr-search-queryvalues" value="[]"/> <input type="hidden" name="apachesolr_search[get]" id="edit-apachesolr-search-get" value="[]"/> </div> <input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" id="form-8c30fef8c7c4827dc59a336f4188fc74" value="form-8c30fef8c7c4827dc59a336f4188fc74"/> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" id="edit-search-form" value="search_form"/> </div></form> </div> </div> <div id="subnav" class="limiter clear-block"> <div id="section-title"> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/migration" title="Migration" class="active">Migration</a> </div> <div class="subnav"><ul class="links"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/news-filter/675">News Releases</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/publications/675">Reports</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/commentaries/675">Commentaries</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/multimedia/675">Multimedia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/experts/675">Experts</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/rss/taxonomy/675">RSS</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> <div id="page"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="sidebar sidebar-right"> <div id="block-taxonomy_context-2" class="clear-block block block-taxonomy_context"> <h6 class="block-title clear-block">Topic</h6> <div class="bcontent"><ul class="menu"> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/arms">Arms</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/business">Business</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/childrens-rights">Children's Rights</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/counterterrorism">Counterterrorism</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/disability-rights">Disability Rights</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/environment">Environment</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/esc-rights">ESC Rights</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/health">Health</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/international-justice">International Justice</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a></li> <li class="expanded"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/migration" class="active">Migration</a><ul class="menu"> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/migration/exploitation-forced-labor-trafficking">Exploitation, Forced Labor & Trafficking</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/refugees">Refugees</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/terrorism">Terrorism</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/torture">Torture</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/united-nations">United Nations</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights">Women's Rights</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="block-views-taxonomy_landing_page-block_1" class="clear-block block block-views"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-8"> <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-copy-image-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/people-and-power-2014-sochi-olympics"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media/images/copy/banner_sochi1c.jpg" width="322" height="250" class="imagefield imagefield-field_copy_image"/></a></span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-copy-image-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/HRW_CRD_migrant_brcohure_low.pdf"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media/images/copy/banner_crdunaccompanied_0.jpg" width="322" height="250" class="imagefield imagefield-field_copy_image"/></a></span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><iframe width="322" height="181" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/x4vKE2TH5ko" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><iframe width="322" height="181" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/c_h1D8dBgUU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="main" class="clear-block"> <div id="content" class="clear-block"> <div class="panel-display panel-1col clear-block" id="taxonomy"> <div class="panel-panel panel-col"> <div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-1 pane-taxonomy-feature-page"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_1 view-taxonomy-feature-page view-dom-id-4"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/22/italy-summary-returns-greece-violate-rights"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/crop-300x200/media/images/photographs/DSCN3212.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-300x200 imagecache-default imagecache-crop-300x200_default"/></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-image-caption-value"> <div class="field-content">A 14-year-old unaccompanied migrant boy from Afghanistan stands outside the abandoned house in which he lives with 25 other Afghan migrants in Patras, Greece. Like many other migrants, he is trying to stow away on ships to Italy to claim asylum. © 2012 Human Rights Watch</div> </div> <div class="views-field-field-copyright-value"> <span class="field-content">© 2012 Human Rights Watch</span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/22/italy-summary-returns-greece-violate-rights">Italy: Summary Returns to Greece Violate Rights</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Italy is summarily returning unaccompanied migrant children and adult asylum seekers to Greece, where they face a dysfunctional asylum system and abusive detention conditions, Human Rights Watch said in a report published today. Stowaways on ferries from Greece, including children as young as 13, are sent back by Italian authorities within hours without adequate consideration of their particular needs as children or their desire to apply for asylum.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="attachment attachment-before"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-attachment_1 view-dom-id-2"> <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-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/16/us-senate-immigration-plan-important-yet-flawed">US: Senate Immigration Plan Important Yet Flawed</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 16, 2013</span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/13/us-statement-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-comprehensive-immigration-reform">US: Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee for Hearing on "Comprehensive Immigration Reform"</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 13, 2013</span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/07/qatar-promises-little-action-migrant-workers-rights">Qatar: Promises, Little Action on Migrant Workers’ Rights</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 7, 2013</span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/06/russia-migrant-olympic-workers-cheated-exploited">Russia: Migrant Olympic Workers Cheated, Exploited</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 6, 2013</span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/news-filter/675">More news »</a> </div> <div class="attachment attachment-after"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-attachment_2 view-dom-id-3"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="item-list"> <h3>Featured Content</h3> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-related-links-feature-url"> <span class="field-content"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/en/features/costly-dream">Audio Slide Show: Costly Dream </a></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feed-icon"> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/rss/taxonomy/675" class="feed-icon">Subscribe to content feed</a><img src="/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/misc/feed.png" width="16" height="16"/> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-region-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-views-panes pane-taxonomy-landing-page-panel-pane-2 pane-taxonomy-reports"> <h2 class="pane-title">Reports</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="view view-taxonomy-landing-page view-id-taxonomy_landing_page view-display-id-panel_pane_2 view-taxonomy-reports 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-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/02/06/race-bottom-0">Race to the Bottom</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-subtitle-value"> <span class="field-content">Exploitation of Migrant Workers Ahead of Russia’s 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-cover-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/02/06/race-bottom-0" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h imagecache-linked imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-crop-200w-133h/media/images/report-covers/russia0213_reportcover_0.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h"/></a></span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/01/21/turned-away">Turned Away</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-subtitle-value"> <span class="field-content">Summary Returns of Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Adult Asylum Seekers from Italy to Greece</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-cover-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/01/21/turned-away" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h imagecache-linked imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-crop-200w-133h/media/images/report-covers/italy0113_reportcover.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h"/></a></span> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2012/11/08/law-was-against-me-0">“The Law Was Against Me”</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-subtitle-value"> <span class="field-content">Migrant Women’s Access to Protection for Family Violence in Belgium</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-reportsynopsis-cover-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2012/11/08/law-was-against-me-0" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h imagecache-linked imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-crop-200w-133h/media/images/report-covers/belgium1112.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-crop-200w-133h"/></a></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="view-footer"> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/by-issue/publications/675">More >></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div 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">Migration</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-7"> <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/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/18/universal-periodic-review-hrw-submission-russia">Universal Periodic Review: HRW Submission on Russia</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 18, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Starting in June 2012, the Russian government reversed small, positive steps taken since the previous UPR, which had slightly loosened excessive government control over civil society organizations and aimed to improve pluralism in the political system. It launched a broad crackdown on freedom of assembly, association, and expression. Abuses in the counterinsurgency campaign in the North Caucasus continue. Several Russian regions have adopted homophobic laws, and preparations for the 2014 Olympic games in Sochi have been tainted by abuses.</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/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/16/us-senate-immigration-plan-important-yet-flawed">US: Senate Immigration Plan Important Yet Flawed</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Apr 16, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The US Senate is set to take an important step toward establishing landmark protections for unauthorized immigrants. The plan could grant eventual legal status to millions of people and reduce their vulnerability to human rights abuses. A summary of the proposed bill was made public on April 16, 2013, outlining significant changes to the complex array of immigration laws in the United States.</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/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/13/us-statement-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-comprehensive-immigration-reform">US: Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee for Hearing on "Comprehensive Immigration Reform"</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 13, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">On February 13, 2013, the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing entitled “Comprehensive Immigration Reform.” Human Rights Watch submitted the following written statement for the record. The US immigration system should respect and protect families – including binational same-sex couples.</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/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/07/qatar-promises-little-action-migrant-workers-rights">Qatar: Promises, Little Action on Migrant Workers’ Rights</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 7, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Qatar has not delivered on its pledges to improve migrant workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference in Doha about its World Report 2013. More than two years after it won the right to host the 2022 World Cup, It is high time for Qatar to deliver on its promises for reforms to prevent the trafficking and forced labor of migrant workers, Human Rights Watch said. The Qatar Supreme Committee for Qatar 2022 – the tournament’s quasi-governmental delivery committee – has made encouraging pledges on workers’ rights, but these lack detail. Nor do they mask the failure of the Qatari authorities either to reform exploitative laws, such as the kafala system of sponsorship-based employment and the prohibition on trade unions, or to enforce the prohibition on illegal recruitment fees and the confiscation of passports.</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/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/06/russia-migrant-olympic-workers-cheated-exploited">Russia: Migrant Olympic Workers Cheated, Exploited</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 6, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Migrant workers building sites and infrastructure for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, have been cheated and exploited.</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/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/05/us-statement-house-judiciary-committee-americas-immigration-system">US: Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on "America's Immigration System"</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 5, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">On February 5, 2013, the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, held a hearing entitled “America’s Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration.” Human Rights Watch submitted this written statement for the record.</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/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/05/north-korea-activists-welcome-japan-s-support-inquiry">North Korea: Activists Welcome Japan’s Support for Inquiry</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Feb 5, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>The International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea (ICNK), consisting of over 40 leading human rights organizations and activists, today welcomes Japan’s strong position in favor of the establishment of a new United Nations commission of inquiry on serious human rights violations committed by the North Korean Government at home and abroad.</p></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/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/31/uae-backsliding-human-rights">UAE: Backsliding on Human Rights</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 31, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The Human Rights situation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) deteriorated rapidly during 2012, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013.</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/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/28/us-senators-bipartisan-immigration-proposal-promising-start">US: Senators’ Bipartisan Immigration Proposal a Promising Start</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 28, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The bipartisan framework for immigration reform released by eight United States senators on January 28, 2013, includes helpful language but needs more work on the details to protect basic rights.</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/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/25/uzbekistan-forced-labor-widespread-cotton-harvest">Uzbekistan: Forced Labor Widespread in Cotton Harvest</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Jan 25, 2013</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">Uzbek authorities have increased the use of forced labor by adults and older children in the cotton sector during the past year. The move was apparently made to shift the burden away from younger children in response to public scrutiny and international pressure.</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/web/20130513193356/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/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/our-work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/news">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/publications">Publications</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/multimedia">Multimedia</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/about">About Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/contact-us">Contact Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/https://secure.hrw.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.8585041/k.3E50/Donate_to_Defend_Human_RIghts/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?msource=n">Donate</a></div> </div> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-views-hrw_footer-block_1" class="clear-block block block-views"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-hrw-footer view-id-hrw_footer view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-9"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-body"> <div class="field-content">Human Rights Watch<br/> 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor<br/> New York, NY 10118-3299<br/> USA<br/> Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700<br/> <br/> <strong><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us">Contact Us - Global Offices</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://ff.hrw.org/">Film Festival</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/en/about/jobs">Employment</a></strong></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-tic-5" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="col-left clear-block"><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/regions">Browse by Region</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/africa">Africa</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/americas">Americas</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/asia">Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</a></li> <li class="last last"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/united-states">United States</a></li> </ul></div><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/browse_by_country">Browse by Country</a></strong></div><div class="col-right clear-block"><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topics">Browse by Topic</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/arms">Arms</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/business">Business</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/childrens-rights">Children's Rights</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/counterterrorism">Counterterrorism</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/disability-rights">Disability Rights</a></li> <li class="last last"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/environment">Environment</a></li> </ul></div><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/esc-rights">ESC Rights</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/health">Health</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/international-justice">International Justice</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a></li> <li class="last last"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/migration">Migration</a></li> </ul></div><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first first"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/refugees">Refugees</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/terrorism">Terrorism</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/torture">Torture</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/united-nations">United Nations</a></li> <li class="last last"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/topic/womens-rights">Women's Rights</a></li> </ul></div></div></div> </div> <div id="block-block-58" class="clear-block block block-block"> <div class="bcontent"><div id="footer"> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-ec_ads-slider_ad" class="block block-ec_ads"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356js_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/cf/%7BD108C9E1-9920-41E7-A617-EF5F171073E4%7D/JQUERY.COOKIE.JS"></script> <style type="text/css"> #footer table {border-collapse: inherit;} #footer div.pop_up { position: fixed; bottom: 0px; left: 50%; width: 353px; z-index: 10000000; margin: 0 auto; margin-left: -500px; } #footer .content_holder { width: 383px; z-index: 100; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #footer #magazine_cover { position: absolute; width: 120px; top: 26px; left: 240px; z-index: 102; } #footer #f_main { color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; padding:0px; background-image:url("https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356im_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/account101731/images/mainbody.png"); width: 343px; height: 260px; z-index: 100; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #footer #f_main form { width:303px; height:169px; padding:20px; } #footer #top_f_main { position: absolute; top: -55px; left: 0px; width: 263px; height: 72px; cursor: pointer; } #footer #hide_btn { top: -40px; left: 230px; width: 15px; height: 15px; position: absolute; z-index: 3; cursor: pointer; } #up_arrow, #down_arrow { position: absolute; top: -35px; left: 8px; width: 25px; height: 10px; z-index: 3; cursor: pointer; margin:10px; } </style> <script type="text/javascript"> function show_roll_up(){ $("#f_main").show(1000); $("#up_arrow").hide(500); $("#down_arrow").show(0); $("#popup_status").val("up"); } function hide_roll_up(){ $("#f_main").hide(1000); $("#down_arrow").hide(500); $("#up_arrow").show(0); $("#popup_status").val("down"); } function add_supporter(frm){ var fname = frm.first_name.value; var lname = frm.last_name.value; var email = frm.email.value; var country = frm.country.value; if(fname == "" || fname == "first name" ) { alert("First Name is required"); frm.first_name.focus();return false;} if(lname == "" || lname == "last name" ) { alert("Last Name is required"); frm.last_name.focus();return false;} if(email == "" || email == "email address" ) { alert("Email is required"); frm.email.focus();return false;} var goodEmail = email.match(/\b(^(\S+@).+((\.com)|(\.net)|(\.edu)|(\.mil)|(\.gov)|(\.org)|(\.info)|(\.sex)|(\.biz)|(\.aero)|(\.coop)|(\.museum)|(\.name)|(\.pro)|(\..{2,2}))$)\b/gi); if (!goodEmail) { alert("Incorrect email format."); frm.email.focus(); return false; } $('form[name=contactForm]').submit(); } function roll_up_confirmed(){ var date = new Date(); date.setTime(date.getTime() + (30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); $.cookie("modal","true",{path:"/",expires:date}); $(".pop_up").slideUp(1000); } $(document).ready(function() { if($.cookie("modal") == null){ $("#subscription_slider").show(); setTimeout("show_roll_up()", 3000); } else if($.cookie("modal") == "hide") { $("#popup_status").val("down"); $("#subscription_slider").show(); } $("#up_arrow").click(function(){ show_roll_up(); }); $("#top_f_main").click(function(){ if($("#popup_status").val() == "down") show_roll_up(); else { hide_roll_up(); var date = new Date(); date.setTime(date.getTime() + (3 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); $.cookie("modal","hide",{path:"/",expires:date}); } }); $("#down_arrow").click(function(){ hide_roll_up(); var date = new Date(); date.setTime(date.getTime() + (3 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); $.cookie("modal","hide",{path:"/",expires:date}); }); $("#hide_btn").click(function(){ var date = new Date(); date.setTime(date.getTime() + (30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)); $.cookie("modal","true",{path:"/",expires:date}); $(".pop_up").hide(); }); }); </script> <div class="content clearfix"> <div id="subscription_slider" class="pop_up" style="display:none;"> <div class="content_holder"> <div id="magazine_cover"></div> <div id="f_main" style="display:none;"> <iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356if_/https://secure.hrw.org/site/lookup.asp?c=nlIWIgN2JwE&b=8381153" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" width="333" height="275" style="margin-left:10px" scrolling="no"></iframe> </div> <input type="hidden" id="popup_status" value=""/> <div id="top_f_main"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356im_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/account101731/images/topmain2.png"/></div> <div id="hide_btn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356im_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/account101731/images/hidebtn.gif"/></div> <div id="up_arrow" style="display: block; "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356im_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/account101731/images/uparrow.gif"/> </div> <div id="down_arrow" style="display: none; "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356im_/https://www.kintera.org/atf/account101731/images/downarrow.gif"/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div<></div> </div> <div id="block-block-60" class="clear-block block block-block"> <div class="bcontent"><script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("a").click(function(){ if($(this).children('img').length){ var image = $(this).children('img').attr('src'); if(image == "https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media/images/copy/banner__YT3M.jpg"){ _gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Outbound links', 'YouTube Promo Click', 'youtube.com/humanrightswatch']); }} }) }); </script></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sub-footer"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/sitemap" class="footer">Site Map</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/privacy" class="footer">Privacy Policy</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/corrections" class="footer">Corrections</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20130513193356/http://www.hrw.org/permissions" class="footer">Permissions</a></div> <div class="footer-message"> © Copyright 2013, Human Rights Watch </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config=Drupal.settings.chartbeat; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20130513193356/https://s3.amazonaws.com/" : "http://") + "static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js"); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script><script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130513193356js_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/advagg_js/js_fb159dffecff87923d54d37d385ca2fa_0.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[//><!]]> </script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Migration