11/01/2013 – Despite the recognition international and regional institutions, and some national authorities, give HRDs, they are still targeted, even where specific protection mechanisms and programmes exist.

18/12/2012 – During the past decade, the public debate in Italy on migration from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East has been characterised by stigmatization of immigrants by the media and politicians, and shaped by increasing xenophobic sentiments among the general public. Against this background, the Italian government has linked immigration control with public security, reinforcing the public perception that the country’s security is threatened by an uncontrollable wave of dangerous “clandestine” migration.

28/11/2012 – Several thousand migrant Roma are estimated to be forcibly evicted from informal settlements and squats each year across France.1 In most cases, entire families are left homeless, often with either no offer of any alternative housing or only a temporary and inadequate solution provided. Forced out of their homes, these families often find themselves living in increasingly precarious situations. These forced evictions generally take place without adequate prior information, consultation or notice to residents. French law does not allow people to enforce their human right not to be subjected to forced eviction.

12/11/2012 – The plight of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Libya

07/11/2012 – In a new Amnesty International report, Colombia: Hidden from justice. Impunity for conflict-related sexual violence, a follow-up report, we highlight the Colombian authorities’ failure to tackle conflict-related sexual violence.