Archive for December 6th, 2024

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06/12/2024

Saudi Arabia: ‘Giga-Projects’ Built on Widespread Labor Abuses

Human Wrongs Watch

By Human Rights Watch*

As 2034 FIFA World Cup Decision Looms, Dangers Are Clear

(Beirut, December 4, 2024) – Migrant workers in Saudi Arabia are facing widespread abuses across employment sectors and geographic regions, including at high-profile giga-projects funded by or linked to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on 4 December 2024.
A construction worker passes an advertisement for the King Salman Park gardens and canals development in Riyadh
A construction worker passes an advertisement for the King Salman Park gardens and canals development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 14, 2021. © 2021 Tasneem Alsultan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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06/12/2024

Along Their Journeys, Migrants Face “Unimaginable Violence, Hardship and Risk”

Human Wrongs Watch

By Vibhu Mishr

(UN News)* — Migration is one of the defining issues of our time, with migrants accounting for 3.6 per cent of the global population, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Thursday [], urging coordinated action to find better solutions that prioritise safety, equity and opportunity for migrants.

A group of young migrant men on the move in eastern Africa.
© IOM/Alexander Bee | A group of young migrant men on the move in eastern Africa.
 
“Migration is not just a statistic; it is the lived experience of women, men and children, each with unique identities and vulnerabilities – pursuing better lives and opportunities. But along their journeys, they face unimaginable violence, hardship and risk,” Amina J. Mohammed said, addressing an informal meeting of the General Assembly on the subject.

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06/12/2024

Millions of Women and Girls Forced to Flee Face High Risk of Gender-Based Violence

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence (GBV), but funding for lifesaving services to support them is woefully lacking, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said.

Thousands of refugees are crossing the border into Chad fleeing violence in Sudan.
© UNHCR/Aristophane Ngargoune | Thousands of refugees are crossing the border into Chad fleeing violence in Sudan.

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