News headlines for “Immigration”, page 271
RIGHTS-AUSTRIA: Thousands of Migrants Take to Hunger Strikes
- Inter Press Service
Human rights activists in Austria are calling for an overhaul of a detention system for migrants and asylum seekers they claim breaches human rights, following the death of a hunger-striking migrant in police cells.
SRI LANKA: Mixed Hopes amid Unpredictable Weather Shifts
- Inter Press Service
As the world awaits with bated breath the much-anticipated outcome of the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December, the impact of which will reverberate across the globe, Sri Lanka, like many other countries, has been reeling under sharply contrasting weather conditions.
EUROPE: Failing Both Governments and Migrants
- Inter Press Service
Migrants are still wandering homeless after the immigration camp at Calais in France was razed to the ground a week back.
WATER-LESOTHO: Compensation Victory for Displaced Villagers
- Inter Press Service
Mr Taelo Motseki had every reason to wear a broad smile despite the afternoon chill. His family along with 21 others displaced by Phase 1B of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project at Ha Mohale had won a decade-long struggle seeking compensation.
ITALY-LIBYA: Migrants Returned To Face Abuse
- Inter Press Service
'They beat us. They beat everyone, men and women. They usually beat us in the same room where we were kept. But they took some people out of the room. Not me, but they took other women out of the room.'
RIGHTS-US: Sheriff Faces Long-Awaited Federal Probe
- Inter Press Service
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has slammed its door on a federal investigation into allegations of civil rights violations. But immigrant communities in Arizona have reopened them.
ASIA: Region Lags Behind in Reducing Maternal Mortality Rates
- Inter Press Service
In landlocked Laos, pregnancy brings with it the spectre of death. South-east Asia’s poorest country has recorded over 700 women dying every year due to complications during childbirth.
SPAIN: Debt Write-Off, Development Funds for Bolivia
- Inter Press Service
Bolivian President Evo Morales wound up a three-day official visit to Spain Tuesday with a financial aid commitment from the Spanish government - in the form of a debt-for-development swap - and a reciprocal agreement to allow Bolivians and Spaniards resident in each other's countries to vote in local elections.
SRI LANKA: Gov’t to Resettle Displaced Tamils Ahead of Monsoon
- Inter Press Service
The Sri Lankan government, accused of keeping the refugees who fled fighting between the military and Tamil rebels against their will, is preparing to resettle these minority civilians ahead of next month’s monsoon period, officials from non-government agencies said Friday.
RIGHTS-ITALY: Trafficking From Nigeria Rises Sharply
- Inter Press Service
An alarming rise has been recorded in the number of Nigerian girls trafficked to Italy.
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