Five years ago, the European Union entered into a partnership with Libya which has led to over 82,000 people being intercepted in the [...]
Source: Amnesty International
Every Day, 25,000 New Child Brides
Every day, at least 25,000 children are forced into marriage. Think about that..every day! That topic has received much news [...]
How the U.S. is endangering people seeking asylum
On May 20, a U.S. judge blocked the termination of Title 42, a measure that authorizes the expulsion of non-U.S. citizens without [...]
Conflict Minerals in Europe
Europe and conflict minerals. All the talk about responsible business, does not mean that the EU agrees about a new law that hopefully [...]
Qatar government refuses to support fund for exploited workers
Amid growing pressure ahead of the World Cup on November 20, this week the Qatari labor minister Ali bin Samikh Al Marri refused to [...]
Qatar Signs UN Rights Treaties, but Will They Protect Migrant Workers?
Qatar recently announced that it would finally join the majority of countries around the world in ratifying two core United Nations [...]
Ahead of final Nepalis demand FIFA compensate migrant workers
The World Cup may drawing to a close but we aren’t ending the call for migrant workers to be compensated for their work and abuse they [...]
Diamond Industry Fails to Clean Up its Act
Amnesty International is warning that the diamond industry has failed to curtail human rights abuses in global supply chains. A [...]
MENA Governments Crackdown on Migrants
Marking International Migrants Day, Amnesty International called on governments across North Africa and the Middle Eat (MENA) to [...]
Are Qatar’s Reforms on Track for 2022 World Cup?
Time is running out for Qatar to fulfill its promises to complete migrant worker labor reforms in time for the 2022 World Cup. Amnesty [...]
Their Home is My Prison: Lebanon Fails Domestic Workers
A new report from Amnesty International, “Their home is my prison’: Exploitation of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon,” [...]
South Sudan: Provide Justice for Woman Killed for Refusing to Marry
Amnesty International is calling on South Sudan to provide justice in a case where a 20-year-old woman was killed for refusing a forced [...]
World Cup 2022: Qatar still a “playground for unscrupulous employers”
Despite promises to reform and ensure abused migrant workers have access to remedy, new research from Amnesty International reveals [...]
Lebanon’s migrant domestic workers need stronger protection during pandemic
Would you like Freedom United to launch a campaign on this issue? Leave your thoughts in the comments below! In a statement on [...]
The Nigerian children lost to forced marriage and forced labor
In a harrowing new report on Wednesday, Amnesty International warned the Nigerian government that its failures in northeastern regions [...]
Promising Qatar reforms strike at kafala system
Qatar has taken promising steps towards dismantling the abusive kafala system that puts migrant workers at risk of modern slavery by [...]
Forced labor, torture and abuse: the reality for Libya’s refugees
In a damning new report released this week, Amnesty International reiterates calls on the European Union (EU) to cease supporting the [...]
New report shows reforms have failed to curb domestic slavery in Qatar
Recent labor reforms have not changed the harrowing reality of domestic work in Qatar, a new report from Amnesty International has [...]
Qatar urged to follow through with its labor reforms
In a new briefing, Amnesty International has urged Qatar to “not drop the ball” on workers rights and to ensure its promising labor [...]