Displacement

June 20, 2019

With no rights to speak of, undocumented migrants and refugees in Italy are vulnerable to exploitation by unscrupulous "padroni" and criminal gangs, including the mafia, who controls Italy's agricultural sector.

Conflict & Justice

A new report on the Rohingya crisis reveals systemic problems within the UN

PRI's The World

June 19, 2019

A new report from the UN says that the UN shares responsibility with Myanmar's government for the human rights abuses in Myanmar due to systemic failures. John Sifton of Human Rights Watch spoke with Carol Hills about how this conclusion was reached.

Migration

Torn apart by the Syrian war, these siblings struggle to stay connected across 6 different countries

PRI's The World

June 19, 2019

Before the war, the close-knit Zydia family never imagined living too far away from each other. Now, the six siblings dream about a reunion one day.

Immigration

Uighur restaurant owner speaks out: 'I should fight for my father'

WGBH News

June 17, 2019

Adila Sadir, a Uighur woman from China, never expected to make a life for herself in Massachusetts, but recent persecution of the Uighurs in her homeland has lead her to stay. Now, she owns the only Uighur restaurant in the state and is speaking out about her people's struggle.

Conflict & Justice

Yazidi farmers return home to cultivate farmland after years in exile

GlobalPost

June 11, 2019

Some Yazidi families are returning to their regional homeland to revitalize their fields after five years of displacement and exile when ISIS destroyed their homes and farms.

Climate Change

Understanding the human side of climate change relocation

The Conversation

June 10, 2019

Papua New Guinea inhabitants are in a race against climate change as they continue to lose their land to rising sea levels and coastal erosion. Since 1994, the islanders of the seven atolls have lost about 50% of their land. In an effort to relocate from a no longer habitable environment, they face devastating economic and political obstacles.

Health & Medicine

In Nigeria, Twitter therapists and 'tuk-tuk' counselors make up for a gap in mental health care

GlobalPost

June 10, 2019

There are only eight psychiatric hospitals to serve more than 190 million citizens in Nigeria. To close the gap, nonprofits throughout the country are finding new ways to reach out to people in desperate need of care, from online Twitter therapy sessions to community outreach via motorized trikes.

Conflict

A return to civil war could be brewing in Sudan

PRI's The World

June 07, 2019

Sudan is in crisis. The crackdown on its pro-democracy movement has been brutal, but there may be worse to come, including civil war and a flood of asylum-seekers.

Conflict & Justice

This Liberian lawyer risked his life to save West Africa's last remaining rainforest from palm oil developers

Living on Earth

June 05, 2019

When a palm oil development project tried to cut down the last major swath of tropical rainforest in Liberia, lawyer Alfred Brownell jumped into action — and almost lost his life.

Immigration

A Japanese American newspaper chronicles the ‘searing’ history of immigrant incarceration

PRI's The World

May 30, 2019

As Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II die, one newspaper finds its community’s history carries new resonance in the current era of immigrant detention.

Displacement

Italy's mafia gets richer as 'security decree' strips migrant rights

A new report on the Rohingya crisis reveals systemic problems within the UN

Torn apart by the Syrian war, these siblings struggle to stay connected across 6 different countries

Uighur restaurant owner speaks out: 'I should fight for my father'

Yazidi farmers return home to cultivate farmland after years in exile

Understanding the human side of climate change relocation

In Nigeria, Twitter therapists and 'tuk-tuk' counselors make up for a gap in mental health care

A return to civil war could be brewing in Sudan

This Liberian lawyer risked his life to save West Africa's last remaining rainforest from palm oil developers

A Japanese American newspaper chronicles the ‘searing’ history of immigrant incarceration

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