Success as flight to Rwanda grounded
From Miriam Karmali, Freedom United
| June 19, 2022 News Digest |
| OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
| Law & Policy U.K. Rwanda deportation flight stopped by legal action The first flight due to forcibly send people seeking asylum in the U.K. to Rwanda was grounded this week following civil society action, legal interventions, and the involvement of the European Court of Human Rights. We welcome this initial successful prevention of the U.K.’s inhumane plans to deport vulnerable people, including potential trafficking survivors, thousands of miles away. But the Home Secretary insists the plans will go ahead. Read more… |
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| “Until we win”: Domestic workers’ relentless fight against exploitation This week marks International Domestic Workers’ Day, a chance to take stock of the impressive organizing domestic workers around the world are undertaking to secure their rights. Our campaigner Miriam Karmali explores what challenges domestic workers face and how to amplify their calls for change. Read more… |
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Human trafficking
| How Libya and Europe evade accountability for forced labor Investigator and reporter Sally Hayden shares her perspectives on the violence, torture and trafficking inflicted on migrants and refugees in Libya’s notorious detention centers. Though this extreme suffering is driven in part by the European Union, Hayden explains why it’s so difficult to hold this institution accountable. Read more… |
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