Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that advocates for human rights around the world. The organization has been active in researching and reporting on human trafficking, particularly in countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, and India. Human Rights Watch has documented cases of forced labor, sex trafficking, and other forms of exploitation, and has called on governments to take action to prevent trafficking and protect victims. The organization also provides support to victims of trafficking, including legal assistance and other forms of advocacy.

 

The Harrowing State of Women's Rights in Lebanon – Arab Center Washington DC
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The Harrowing State of Women's Rights in Lebanon – Arab Center Washington DC

The problems facing women in Lebanon today have been further complicated by the financial, economic, and social crises that have been affecting the country since 2019. It is therefore not surprising that women were on the frontlines of the so-called Tishreen (October) Revolution in 2019, because their rights were central to these protests. The uprising…

URI professor discusses worsening child labor in the United States
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URI professor discusses worsening child labor in the United States

KINGSTON, R.I. – March 13, 2023 -In recent weeks, the issue of child labor in the United States – particularly among migrant children – has come under new scrutiny. In mid-February, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a release detailing a $1.5 million penalty paid by Packers Sanitation Services Inc., one of the largest food…

The Situation of the Rohingya and Deadly Sea Crossings – Refugees International
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The Situation of the Rohingya and Deadly Sea Crossings – Refugees International

This piece was jointly submitted with Women’s Peace Network to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons in response to their call for inputs. For decades, as an ethnic minority group, the Rohingya people have faced discrimination, oppression, and persecution in Myanmar. Stripped from their access to property, citizenship, and other basic rights,…

Spain debates sex work law that will increase risk of exploitation
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Spain debates sex work law that will increase risk of exploitation

A dangerous new law to criminalize sex work is currently being debated in the Spanish parliament. The proposed legislation seeks to criminalize the buyers of sexual services, commonly known as the Nordic Model. But evidence from countries where this framework is already in place suggest that this leaves sex workers more vulnerable to exploitation, violence…

Migrant workers in U.S. to receive protection when reporting labor abuses
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Migrant workers in U.S. to receive protection when reporting labor abuses

Under new guidance announced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security migrant workers with insecure immigration status or under temporary work visas have are able to be temporarily protected from the risk of deportation if they report workplace abuses, including forced labor and exploitation. A win for migrant workers This is a significant win for…

Greek Authorities Drop Charges Against Former Syrian Swimmer Sara Mardini
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Greek Authorities Drop Charges Against Former Syrian Swimmer Sara Mardini

Former Syrian swimmer Sara Mardini had charges dropped by a Greek court on Friday for largely procedural reasons in a case denounced by human rights organizations as an attempt to criminalize migrant rescue work. Mardini was accused of espionage and human trafficking after working for a non-governmental, search-and-rescue organization on the island of Lesbos supporting…

Mass inclusion of modern medicine tools in China like DNA profiling gives rise to fears: Report
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Mass inclusion of modern medicine tools in China like DNA profiling gives rise to fears: Report

Beijing [China], December 29 (ANI): The inclusion of modern medicine tools like DNA profiling and iris scanning at mass levels in China has given rise to fears of China using these tools to further promote the country’s inhuman international business of forcibly harvested human organs, according to a report in Tibet Press. The report says…

What will the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s legacy for migrant workers in Qatar be? | SBS News
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What will the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s legacy for migrant workers in Qatar be? | SBS News

Highlights Qatar has been accused of violating the human rights of migrant workers. FIFA has defended Qatar and called Western critics hypocritical. Rights groups are calling for more thorough investigations into migrant worker deaths. Anish left his poverty-stricken family in Nepal to help build Qatar’s Lusail Stadium, with the hope of providing for his loved…

Frontex complicit in modern slavery and abuse in Libya
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Frontex complicit in modern slavery and abuse in Libya

“About half an hour after we left… we heard a drone over our head… Two hours later… a boat appeared: it was the Libyans,” Abu Laila* told Human Rights Watch and Border Forensics.   His story resonates with the broader evidence shared by the organizations this week in a multimedia research feature with a clear…

Why personal is political at FIFA – dtnext
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Why personal is political at FIFA – dtnext

One of the most anticipated events in this season’s sporting calendar, the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, kicked off this month with great fanfare. This time, the onset of the games has been clouded by controversies surrounding the host nation’s human rights track record, with regard to its treatment of migrant workers as well…