Posts Tagged ‘migration’
Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean in the management and protection of migrants’ rights
Socioeconomic integration, border management and the climate emergency in the region are some of the challenges to create programs that safeguard the rights of migrants and refugees.
Read MoreUnbearable Heat: Climate Displacement and Hardened Borders in the Americas
Instead of restrictive policies that further endanger people seeking asylum or refuge due to climate change and the violence unleashed by this phenomenon, governments in the Americas must establish pathways for displaced individuals, who often belong to marginalized communities, to find safety.
Read MoreThe immigration policy of the United States and its implications in Latin America
The United States has implemented different measures to prevent the entry of migrants and refugees into its territory, including extending its immigration policy to Latin American countries.
Read MoreThe binationality of the Wayuu people: the pending debt of Venezuela and Colombia
The Wayuu arrive in Colombia to seek refuge but crashes with a wall that prevents them from accessing social services and fundamental rights: the Colombian State has not recognized the binationality of the Wayuu people in practice.
Read MoreThe binationality of the Wayuu people: the vision from their cosmology
The Wayuu people have demanded the recognition of their binationality, appealing to the legal and political link that unites them with Colombia and Venezuela, which should translate into a full guarantee of rights and citizenship in both countries.
Read MoreMigration and Decent Work: Challenges for the Global South
This book seeks to strenghten the Human Rights movement through collaboration and the sharing of experiences. The diversity of voices featured here offers a look at migration based on and geared toward the Global South.
Read MoreThe Human Rights-based Approach: The Pending Issue of the Migration Law
Although the Colombian government has implemented a series of measures to assist the Venezuelan population, this response has been sectorized and short-term in nature.
Read MoreCoronavirus and Migration: Unequal Responses?
The Coronavirus pandemic has made more evident than ever the great inequalities that exist in our societies, where the most vulnerable people, including the migrant and displaced population, will bear the greatest social costs and are most exposed to the virus.
Read MoreEighth Global Action-Research Workshop for Young Human Rights Advocates
We invite applications from young professionals from the Global South who are engaged in advocacy around migration
Read MoreStates must guarantee the ESCR of refugees and migrants
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) published a new press release clarifying the obligations that derive from the International Covenant on ESCR regarding refugee and migrant populations in each country.
Read MoreInternational order is threatened
The
first days of the new U.S. government have produced commotion around the world.
Migration, “For Whites Only”
At the end of the day, it is worth asking if the inscription, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty ought to come with a clarifying note: “whites only”.
Read MoreSouth-South Migration
Regional governments should start by accepting the existence of racism, and reject that because of the mestizo character of the population we do not have problems of racism
Read MoreHuman Rights Protection: From Without to Beyond Borders
If violations don’t care about borders, the tools to address violations should not be limited by them.
Read MoreHumanitarian Crisis to Wait until after Recess
Until appropriate action is taken, child migrants will lie within the purgatory of political inaction in the face of crisis.
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