A growing number of poorer and developing countries are facing an economic disaster as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say. Many of these economies are already in the grip of humanitarian crises and have been negatively affected by…

Displaced and refugee women and girls in Africa are suffering increases in domestic and sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an alarming new report by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The IRC report says that existing humanitarian responses…

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a crisis for democracy and human rights around the world and minority groups and marginalised communities are among some of the worst affected, according to a new report. A study by the human rights advocacy…

Britain’s Conservative government has faced an angry backlash after the leaking of plans to house asylum seekers on remote islands, decommissioned ferries or even oil rigs. The plan emerged to take asylum seekers who cross the English Channel in small…

After months of delay in the commencement of peace talks between the Government of Afghanistan and the Taliban, finally the delegations from both sides sat together in Doha on September 12. But after the preliminary direct talks between the two…

More than a $US1 billion dollars in spending on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic – much of it in countries hosting large numbers of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons – has been called into question over corruption…

The world is growing less accepting of migrants with a number of EU nations topping a list of the countries least accepting of newcomers, according to new research by Gallup. The latest update of Gallup’s Migrant Acceptance Index has found…

Increased funding of community hubs, training in cultural competency and trauma-informed care for state funded services and more bicultural and bilingual workers in early childhood services are among the recommendations of a new report aimed at improving access to childhood…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to withdraw the nation from long-standing European human rights laws in a move which could make it easier to deport migrants. The UK’s cabinet is considering opt-outs from the Human Rights Act (HRA)…

Eighty per cent of international students are still in Australia despite perceptions that the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the shutdown of international education, according to new research. And researchers Dr Angela Lehmann and Aasha Sriram say that neglecting international students’…

Street artist and political activist Banksy has funded a rescue boat to save refugees getting into trouble trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. The boat, named the Louise Michel, was bought with proceeds from the sale of some of the…

Human rights groups have launched a landmark legal class action against the Trump administration’s controversial policy of expelling migrant children from the US’ southern border without giving them an opportunity to seek humanitarian asylum. The case, led by the American…