NRC says 34,000 displaced in Mali need assistance
The organization Norwegian Refugee Council is sounding an alarm over the lack of funding for humanitarian assistance to the more than 34,000 people recently displaced due to violence in Mali.
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UN says Italy 'criminalising' NGOs
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern for the "continued smear campaign in Italy against NGOs." The new immigration measures proposed by the government as well as a climate of hate are threatening the r1
HRW warns of possible humanitarian disaster on Lesbos
Human Rights Watch is denouncing living conditions for asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos, where it said the terrible conditions could worsen into a humanitarian disaster as winter arrives.
NGOs back at sea to defend human rights
NGOs are back at sea to "defend human rights" and ensure migrant search and rescue operations, according to a joint statement by Sea Watch, Proactiva Open Arms and Mediterranea. Their ships have already departed and in the coming da1
Bavaria's Markus Söder defends German asylum right, UN migration pact
Right-wing members of the conservative CDU/CSU alliance have questioned Germany's constitutional right to asylum and its commitment to an international migration treaty. Bavaria's state premier does not want any changes.