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3-Part Series by Peter Costantini
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U.S.: Anti-Immigrant Surge Tramples International Norms
SEATTLE – Fifty years ago in the southern United States, a system called “Jim Crow” denied African-Americans their civil rights. Now, some immigrant advocates are using the term “Juan Crow” for nativist ideologies that deny human rights to undocumented immigrants, most of whom are from Latin America. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40398
The Long, Hard Road Across el Norte SEATTLE – “It’s a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed. My poor feet have traveled a hot, dusty road. Out of your dust bowls and westward we rode. Your deserts were hot and your mountains were cold.” So sang troubadour Woody Guthrie of Great Depression-era refugees fleeing the Dust Bowl for California. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40418
A Double Standard on Migrants? SEATTLE – Just beyond the horizon of the immigration reform controversy in the United States, a storm is brewing over exactly what rights are guaranteed to non-citizens under international human rights agreements. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40434
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Q&A: “It Can Be Hard to Deal with Subtle Xenophobia”
Interview with Peter Schatzer, International Organisation for Migration
VENICE – With waves of opposition to tides of immigrants in Europe, Peter Schatzer has his job cut out. And seeing that the Mediterranean is the favoured route for migration into Europe, whether documented or not, he is at the forefront of presenting the human face of migration before political opposition to it.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40414
[Watch a video of the IPS interview.]
TANZANIA: Balancing Refugee Camp Closure and Voluntary Repatriation
Sarah McGregor
DAR ES SALAAM – Tens of thousands of Burundian refugees staying in Tanzania returned home this year; however, the Tanzanian government will miss its target to empty all camps by mid-2008, the United Nations said. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40389
Q&A: “In Most Conflicts We Know What Needs to Be Done”
Interview with Martti Ahtisaari, Chairman of the Crisis Management Initiative
VENICE – There is hardly a trouble-shooter in the world today more trusted than Martti Ahtisaari, Chairman of the Crisis Management Initiative. Kosovo, the disputed southern province of Serbia, is the latest challenge he has taken on. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40411 [Watch a video of the IPS interview.]
AIDS Care Spotty in Migrant Detention, HRW Says
Rajiv Fernando
NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s wing of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has used its authority to detain nearly 30,000 immigrants in hundreds of prisons, jails and immigration detention centres throughout the United States. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40383
IRAQ: Refugees Caught Between Deportation and Death Threats
Ali al-Fadhily
BAGHDAD – Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis driven out of their country by violence are now faced with detention abroad, or a homecoming to death threats. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40367
GERMANY: Women in a New Country Draw Together Maricel Drazer BERLIN – “You try to adapt, but you become like a mute person,” said Teresa, who was born in Colombia and has lived in Germany for over 20 years, describing what it feels like to be an immigrant. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40358
BRAZIL: Refugee Policies Improving, Despite Continued Challenges
Fabiana Frayssinet
RIO DE JANEIRO – As Brazil,s asylum policy reaches its 10th anniversary, local officials and the United Nations are applauding the progress the country has made, having become one of the most generous recipients of refugees in Latin America. But there are still many hurdles standing in the way of integration in society for refugees. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40357
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