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Migrants' Human Rights

Every day people make decisions to leave their homes, communities and countries. Some leave because they are afraid - afraid for their lives, and for the lives of their children and loved ones. Others leave because their social or economic situation has compelled them to do so.

One of the most important rights common to all refugees, asylum-seekers, migrants and internally displaced persons (IDPs) is the right to non-discrimination. This right is at the core of all human rights.

The every-day reality for many migrants around the globe remains a bleak one. Vilified by politicians and the popular media, often subject to discrimination and human rights violations, many migrants continue to live their lives at the margins of societies unwilling or unable to accept or integrate them fully.

Amnesty International recognizes that migration has always been integral to the human condition; individuals and societies have moved in search of social, economic or cultural opportunity, or to escape the ravages of conflict and persecution. In the 21st century, this movement of people across and within state borders continues. There is no doubt that the need exists to bring an analytical spotlight to bear on the phenomenon of migration; one which, in Amnesty International’s perspective, should illuminate especially the human rights of the migrant at every stage of her journey.

TAKE ACTION

Oppose Damaging Immigration Legislation
Urge your U.S. senator to vote against the "Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act." Following the already damaging provisions of this summer’s REAL ID Act, the proposed legislation would further erode due process and fair treatment of asylum seekers and refugees who flee persecution and seek protection in the United States.



Protest Criminal Charges Filed Against Those Helping Immigrants
Urge U.S. authorities to drop the criminal charges filed against Daniel Strauss and Shanti Sellz. Strauss and Sellz were charged with federal felonies after they attempted to provide humanitarian assistance to three migrants found in apparently life-threatening condition in the Arizona desert last July.