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Some residents may prefer to wait to return to Libya when they think it’s safe; some may be able to return to their home countries without risk; but others may not be able to return home or to Libya so need other solutions.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012958/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/tunisia-protect-migrant-camp-residents">Tunisia: Protect Migrant Camp Residents</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 23, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Tunisia should better protect the more than 3,000 foreign nationals who fled Libya and remain vulnerable in the Choucha camp in its territory.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012958/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/letter-united-kingdom-s-home-secretary-theresa-may-and-foreign-secretary-william-hag">Letter to United Kingdom’s Home Secretary Theresa May and Foreign Secretary William Hague on Deportation of Rejected Asylum</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 16, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>We believe that Sri Lankan nationals who have been affiliated with or are considered to be supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), would be at significant risk of persecution if deported back to Sri Lanka. We do not know if such persons are among those being deported, but would urge you to ensure that they are not, given the risk.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012958/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/16/ilo-new-landmark-treaty-protect-domestic-workers">ILO: New Landmark Treaty to Protect Domestic Workers</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 16, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>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. Governments, trade unions, and employers' organizations that make up the ILO overwhelmingly voted to adopt the ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, which establishes the first global standards for the estimated 50 to 100 million domestic workers worldwide, the vast majority of whom are women and girls.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012958/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/13/letter-unhcr-regarding-refugeeasylum-seeker-exchange-agreement-between-australia-and">Letter to UNHCR regarding the Refugee/Asylum Seeker Exchange Agreement between Australia and Malaysia</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 13, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>We are writing to express our concerns regarding the position of UNHCR on the pending refugee/asylum seeker agreement between Australia and Malaysia and to call on UNHCR not to endorse the agreement, regardless of undertakings the two parties might make in the final version.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012958/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/13/malaysia-reject-refugee-swap-deal">Malaysia: Reject Refugee Swap Deal </a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 13, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Malaysia should not sign an agreement to receive 800 asylum seekers from Australia because it cannot ensure that their rights would be respected.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012958/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/13/letter-prime-minister-najib-razak-regarding-refugeeasylum-seeker-exchange-agreement-">Letter to Prime Minister Najib Razak regarding the Refugee/Asylum Seeker Exchange Agreement with Australia</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 13, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>We are writing to express our grave concerns about the planned agreement under which Malaysia will send 4,000 recognized refugees to Australia for resettlement in exchange for 800 asylum seekers forcibly transferred from Australia to Malaysia.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012958/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/10/kazakhstan-forced-returns-uzbekistan-illegal">Kazakhstan: Forced Returns to Uzbekistan Illegal</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 10, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The Kazakh government has violated international law by forcibly returning at least 28 Uzbeks to Uzbekistan, putting their lives and well-being at risk.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012958/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/07/kazakhstan-joint-letter-prosecutor-general-regarding-32-asylum-seekers">Kazakhstan: Joint Letter to the Prosecutor General regarding 32 Asylum Seekers</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 7, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>We, the undersigned international human rights organizations, are writing to express our grave concern about the possible extradition to Uzbekistan of 32 Uzbeks-two of whom are Tajik nationals-currently in custody in Almaty, Kazakhstan where they had sought asylum.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class="last"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012958/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/07/nepal-address-culture-impunity">Nepal: Address Culture of Impunity</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 7, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Human Rights Watch welcomes the UPR report on Nepal, which includes important recommendations concerning Nepal'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, and to ensure that perpetrators of human rights violations, both past and present, are brought to justice in proceedings which meet international standards of fairness.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> 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