Migration and development
News and comment on migration and people who migrate to and from the developing world
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German report details Libya abuses amid pressure to stem migrant flowsEmbassy in Niger verifies reports of rights abuses including executions in camps as Italy demands action to halt crossings
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Las Patronas: mujeres mexicanas que alimentan a los migrantes – videoDurante los últimos 25 años, Las Patronas han alimentado a miles de migrantes centroamericanos que viajan sobre el tren conocido como La Bestia. Cada día los voluntarios preparan y donan unos 300 paquetes de comida a aquellos en la ruta migratoria hacia EEUU. Para muchos que huyen de la violencia y la pobreza, es una acción de pura generosidad.
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UN says more children and men falling prey to traffickers amid migration crisisStudy by UN Office on Drugs and Crime finds that global movement of refugees and migrants has left men and boys more vulnerable to exploitation
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Nigeria’s farmers return home to rebuild lives shattered by Boko HaramAs the power of the insurgency slowly fades in north-east Nigeria, many people are going back to their ruined villages, intent on rebuilding
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Women of Las Patronas get fast food to migrants on Mexico’s Beast train – videoFor a quarter of a century, a group of women in eastern Mexico has provided food and water to the hundreds of migrants who pass through on top of the infamous freight train known as The Beast
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Young Gambians ready to vote out dictatorial Yahya Jammeh regimeWith high unemployment among its youthful population driving people to flee to Italy, Gambia goes to the polls this week in a climate of dissent
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Workers for McDonald's in Malaysia say they were victims of labour exploitationMigrant workers employed through labour supply firm allege they were deceived about wages, cheated of payments and had passports confiscated unlawfully
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UK government faces calls to shelter Yazidi refugees persecuted by IsisMPs urge home secretary to extend resettlement scheme to members of Iraq’s Yazidi community, many of whom have suffered rape, torture and sexual slavery
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The small African region with more refugees than all of EuropeHunger follows displaced people around north-east Nigeria, as Boko Haram and climate change drive millions from their homes
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Calais camp: demolition crews move inWorkers start tearing down cabins and sheds as authorities continue to empty camp of 6,300 residents
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Women's rights and gender equality Britain champions female refugees abroad only to fail them here