Languages
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Journalism and Communication for Global Change
Immigration Detention Centres
WASHINGTON
U.S. Looks to Overhaul Massive Immigration Detention System
Rights groups and government officials here have been testifying in a string of hearings, before both bodies of the U.S. Congress, on how to overhaul the United States’ huge immigration detention system, the scope of which has expanded massively in recent years in ways that some suggest impinge on civil and human rights.
Detained at the Eastern Border – Part 2
Twenty-two years ago today, on Dec. 18, 1990, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Detained at the Eastern Border – Part 1
A recent hunger strike, involving over 70 migrants detained in heavily guarded centers across Poland, is forcing the country to face its new responsibilities as a migration hub within the European Union.
IPS on Facebook