Cities and towns are in the vanguard when it comes to receiving and integrating new migrants and refugees. They have vital lessons to pass on to world leaders.
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A Bid for Greater Transparency on Refugees
June 20, 2016 |Italy’s detention and identification centers for arriving migrants are poorly monitored and shielded from public view.
The Immigration Detention Puzzle
June 17, 2016 |Many countries have conflicting, secretive policies on detaining migrants and asylum seekers. More transparency would make these systems work better for everyone.
A Harsher Sentence for Brock Turner Will Not Bring Justice
June 15, 2016 |The public is rightfully outraged over the leniency shown to the white Stanford student convicted of rape. Let’s channel that anger towards forging a new notion of justice.
Case Watch: Italian Migrant Expulsion before the European Court of Human Rights
June 15, 2016 |In the case Khalaifia v. Italy, the Grand Chamber of the ECHR will consider the due process rights and protections for migrants being subjected to deportation procedures.
After Orlando, the Struggle Against Hate Continues
June 13, 2016 |We are all bound to one another by our humanity. When that humanity is struck down in one place, we are all made more vulnerable.
Mourning Orlando’s Loss from Kabul
June 13, 2016 |The situations in Afghanistan and the United States are very different, but the emotions are universal.
Why Roma Integration Is a Rare Opportunity for the Western Balkans and Turkey
June 8, 2016 |On the heels of the Decade of Roma Inclusion, the Roma Integration 2020 initiative will differ from the preceding effort in key ways.
The Enduring Toll of Civilian Harm
June 7, 2016 |The United States discovered the true costs that civilian casualties had on its efforts in Afghanistan. It shouldn’t have to learn those lessons again.
Croatia Rallies in Support of Education Reform
June 7, 2016 |In Croatia, protests stretching across the country voiced a clear call to reform an outdated education system. Now it’s time for the government to respond.
Confronting Crimes against Humanity in Mexico
June 7, 2016 |Mexico faces a deep national crisis of atrocity and impunity: extraordinary action is needed to address these crimes, and to strengthen the criminal justice system.