Migrants

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

Migrating and Vanishing: But Who Can Hear You in the Desert?

In one Arizona morgue alone in the U.S. there are more than 300 unidentified remains of migrants.

14 Jun 24

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Migrating and Vanishing: Interrupted Mourning

There is no unified mechanism for cross-referencing the DNA of searching families with the remains awaiting identification in U.S. morgues.

14 Jun 24

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

Migrating and Vanishing: Twice Disappeared

Overcrowded morgues and underreporting in Mexico's national database of missing persons.

14 Jun 24

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Migrating and Vanishing: Searching for Answers

Lack of data and discrimination: Mexican authorities fail in the search for missing migrants.

14 Jun 24

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Femicide in Uzbekistan

In the absence of official statistics, data analysis reveals shocking extent of gender-related murders.

14 Jun 24

Saidakrami Murodalii Rachabalizoda suspected of taking part in the attack of a concert hall that killed 137 people, the deadliest attack in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group, is escorted by Russian law enforcement officers prior to his pre-trial detention hearing at the Basmanny District Court in Moscow on March 24, 2024. © TATYANA MAKEYEVA/AFP via Getty Images

Tajik Migrants Brace for Moscow’s Ire

Their situation has been deteriorating for the past few years, but the Crocus concert hall atrocity has accelerated events.

3 Apr 24

Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

18 Dec 23

According to official statistics, between 2020 and 2023 over 5,000 Ethiopian migrants were arrested and imprisoned in Tanzania for terms of between one and six years under the immigration Act Cap 54 of 2016. © Byron Smith/Getty Images

Tanzania: Ethiopian Migrants Languish in Prison

Many remain trapped in detention due to a lack of resources to deport them.

18 Dec 23

In recent months, Central Asian migrants have increasingly suffered at the hands of the Russian state. © Carsten Koall/Getty Images

Pressure on Central Asian Migrants in Russia Grows

Reports suggest that authorities are forcing workers to choose between deportation or fighting in Ukraine.

26 Jul 23

Apartment blocks under construction in Yerevan, Armenia's capital. The construction sector employs a large number of Indians and Iranian workers who have been increasingly seeking job opportunities in the South Caucasus nation. © A. Avetisyan

Armenia: Indians and Iranians Fuel Labour Market

Numbers have increased in recent years, but migrants often face exploitation.

25 Apr 23

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Migrants

Migrating and Vanishing: But Who Can Hear You in the Desert?

Migrating and Vanishing: Interrupted Mourning

Migrating and Vanishing: Twice Disappeared

Migrating and Vanishing: Searching for Answers

Femicide in Uzbekistan

Tajik Migrants Brace for Moscow’s Ire

Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Tanzania: Ethiopian Migrants Languish in Prison

Pressure on Central Asian Migrants in Russia Grows

Armenia: Indians and Iranians Fuel Labour Market

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