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March 16, 2020 Dispatches

Greek Vessel Takes Syrians, Afghans to Closed Camp

Authorities State Intention to Bar from Asylum, Deport New Arrivals to Turkey

Greek naval vessel holding newly arrived asylum seekers and migrants, shortly after departing Mytilene harbor, March 14, 2020.

March 16, 2020 Statement

Joint NGO Statement Regarding Refugee Children in Greece

March 12, 2020 Amicus Briefing

Amicus Brief in the GEO Group, Inc. v. Gavin Newsom; Xavier Becerra

Brief of Amici Curiae of Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Human Rights Watch and Freedom For Immigrants

An ICE detainee rests his hands on the window of his cell in the segregation wing at the Adelanto immigration detention center, which is run by the Geo Group Inc, in Adelanto, California, on April 13, 2017.

March 12, 2020 News Release

US: COVID-19 Threatens People Behind Bars

Consider Supervised Release for Those at High Risk of Serious Effects

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March 10, 2020 News Release

Greece/EU: Allow New Arrivals to Claim Asylum

More Than 450 Held on Navy Boat

Women, men, and children inside the hull of a Greek Navy ship in Mytilene harbor, Lesbos, Greece. March 2020. © Private

March 6, 2020 Interview

Interview: What’s Happening to Refugees in Greece

Migrants who arrived yesterday to Greece from Turkey eat bread as they try to warm themselves at the village of Skala Sikaminias, on the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday, March 6, 2020.

March 6, 2020 Commentary

Gunshots, Summary Trials, Deportations

The Reality for Refugees in the EU-Turkey Stand-Off

Refugee being taken away by Greek police

March 6, 2020 Statement

Open Letter by 85 Organizations Regarding Rights Violations of Refugees

March 6, 2020 Commentary

Life for Lebanon’s migrant domestic workers worsens amid crisis

From bad to worse

Migrant workers protest in Beirut, Lebanon.

March 5, 2020 Interview

Interview: Libya’s Chaos Explained

Civilians Bear the Brunt of Renewed Fighting

Government of National Accord fighters take positions during clashes with east-based fighters from the Libyan National Army at Al-Yarmouk frontline in Tripoli, Libya on August 29, 2019.

March 4, 2020 Statement

NGOs' Urgent Call to Action: EU Member States Should Commit to the Emergency Relocation of Unaccompanied Children from the Greek Islands

March 4, 2020 News Release

Greece/EU: Urgently Relocate Lone Children

Refugee Camps Have Reached Breaking Point

A boy stands next to a hole in the fence of the Moria camp following rainfall, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Elias Marcou

March 4, 2020 News Release

Greece/EU: Respect Rights, Ease Suffering at Borders

Provide Humane Collective Response to Migration Challenges

A boy from Afghanistan arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.

March 3, 2020 News Release

South Korea: Stand With North Korean Victims

Coalition Urges President Moon to Toughen Position on Human Rights

South Korean President Moon Jae In delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2020, in a ceremony to mark the 101st anniversary of the founding of a Korean independence movement against Japanese colonial rule.

March 3, 2020 Commentary

Children Sent to Mexico Under Trump Face Abuses, Trauma

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