‘Sea Slaves’: Men who flee servitude on Thai fishing boats recount beatings & worse http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/27/world/outlaw-ocean-thailand-fishing-sea-slaves-pets.html?_r=0 … #Thailand

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Bibliotheken – der Zugang zu Information und Bildung für Flüchtlinge und Asylbewerber http://wp.me/p4LPY-5o3 

Detained students in #Burma complain of conditions: solitary confinement, insufficient medical treatment, etc http://owl.li/Q9dvf 

We can’t ignore the potential violation of human rights resulting from political-psychologist collusion says @P4HR: http://bit.ly/1I4pHD9

PHR@P4HR
„When a minority isn’t enjoying freedom with you, that isn’t democracy.“ #Rohingya#Burmahttp://owl.li/Q8FrD 

Immigration #detention is inhumane. But for pregnant women, it’s #traumahttp://gu.com/p/4bvdq/stw 
PHR@P4HR
As fleeing by sea becomes increasingly dangerous, more #refugees & migrants are crossing into Europe by land http://owl.li/Q8AeI

“We just want to survive,” an #Afghan refugee helped by Hungarian volunteers in #Budapest http://trib.al/b3Fj0HL 

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Lesvos,every day we strive to improve the refugees‘ reception conditions. Needs r huge and require EU & Gvt 2 step up pic.twitter.com/g3fAbCT7Zs

UN Refugee AgencyUNHCR Italia and UNHCR Greece
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An affront to #FreeSpeech#Saudi official calls for worldwide laws against blasphemy https://shar.es/1sIpC5  @eu_eeas #HRC30 @davidakaye

#Yemen was already fragile before conflict intensified @UNICEFmena director tells @cnni — poorest country in region

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#Burma’s most vulnerable face food cuts: #UN@WFP reportedly set to cut food rations for IDPs http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/myanmars-most-vulnerable-face-rations-cut/ …
Lotte Leicht ‏@LotteLeicht1
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Born a #refugee but the boat trip and the hardship faced by her parents will be forgotten by young Mirvet. @Refugees

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The reception system on Lesbos is overrun: The Kara Tepe camp is overcrowded with appalling conditions.

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Good night Ahmad. I hope the nightmares of the past would become dreams of a better future. ReceptionCentre #Pozzallo

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In Kenya @POTUS spoke out about gay rights. Will he hit out at Ethiopia’s hideous human rights abuses & clampdown on civil society in Addis?

And the world is turning a blind eye. #Syria#refugees
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Sebastian Rich @Hopefocus
The desperation of losing everything. Syrian refugee arriving in Jordan. Photography Sebastian Rich for #UNHCR
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#Greece has replaced #Italy as main route for #refugees fleeing conflicts in the Middle East http://econ.st/1IrloHw 

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This is what a #refugee crisis looks like: life jackets&inflatable boats on the shores of #Lesvos. Pic via @MSF_Sea

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Share this picture to remember the #RomaHolocaust and always speak up against hatred http://on.fb.me/1esBzX1 

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 UNAMI ‏@UNIraq 

#Iraq: 1.2M displaced children btwn 4-17 yrs need access to education. http://bit.ly/1U0Gsqi  http://bit.ly/1MQ6uIH 

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