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The UNHCR reports about sexual abuse of men and boys in Syria. Citizens and politicians on the Greek islands are protesting over the state's handling of the migrant crisis and a human rights institute in Germany sheds light on chall1
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Eastern Aegean islands protest in Athens over migrant crisis
The mayors and residents of Greece's Eastern Aegean islands Lesvos, Chios and Samos descended on Athens on Tuesday and staged a protest outside the Migration Ministry over the state's handling of the ongoing migrant crisis.
2,000 migrants stopped at Rome Tiburtina center April through October
About 2,000 migrants were stopped at the Baobab Experience humanitarian center for migrants at Rome's Tiburtina train station between April and October 2017. Associations working for migrant rights say that access to asylum and relo1
UNHCR: Male rape and sexual torture rampant in Syria
The UNHCR, the UN's refugees agency, has released a report stating that rape, torture and sexual exploitation of men and boys may be far more common in the Syrian conflict than had previously been believed.
Institute for Human Rights (DIMR) publishes second report on Germany
The German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR) has published its second annual report on the human rights situation in Germany. Hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers are facing challenges.