Feature Stories Migrants' Human Rights: From the Margins to the Mainstream Stefanie Grant outlines how migration and human rights issues intersect and why migrants are becoming a higher priority on the human rights agenda. Human Rights Strengthen Migration Policy Framework Monette Zard of the International Council on Human Rights Policy presents human rights as a tool for empowering migrants, reframing migration debates, and holding states accountable. Protecting Migrant Workers in a Globalized World Ryszard Cholewinski of the University of Leicester considers why existing rights instruments do not adequately cover low-skilled workers. Biometrics, Migrants, and Human Rights Rebekah Alys Lowri Thomas of the Global Commission on International Migration examines how the use of biometrics at borders may violate migrants' privacy rights. US Detention of Asylum Seekers and Human Rights Bill Frelick of Amnesty International USA reports on why the United States' detention of asylum seekers concerns the human rights community. Migrants' Human Rights: Could GATS help? Caroline Dommen of 3D - Trade - Human Rights - Equitable Economy discusses the limits and possibilities of GATS to improve migrant workers' human rights. Promise and Prospects of the UN's Convention on Migrant Workers MPI's Jennifer Yau explains the convention's main points and why so few countries have signed it. Policy Beat MPI's Jennifer Yau and Betsy Cooper report on the immigration provisions in the President's budget proposal, the State of the Union address, and more. Full Story Choose the country you are interested in: Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Russian Federation Sweden United Kingdom United States

New This Issue - March 2005 Migration and migrants are increasingly the focus of human rights discussions. Yet, the gap between policy and protection remains wide. This Special Issue explores the emergence of this poorly understood area. Click here for more from Managing Editor Kim Hamilton. Migration Fundamentals Trafficking, Smuggling, and Human Rights Jacqueline Bhabha of Harvard University untangles the difference between trafficking and smuggling and explains how human rights protections vary for migrants who are trafficked versus those who are smuggled. Related Articles Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration Stephen Castles of the University of Oxford outlines the categories of forced migrants and the factors driving their movement. Gender and the Symbiosis Between Refugee Law and Human Rights Law Deborah E. Anker of Harvard Law School's Immigration and Refugee Clinic, and Paul T. Lufkin, with the Supreme Court of California, take an in-depth look at the catalytic force of "gender asylum" law. Gender-Related Persecution and International Protection MPI Associate Policy Analyst Erin Patrick presents an in-depth look at some of the controversies associated with gender-related asylum. Family Unity: The New Geography of Family Life Kate Jastram of the University of California at Berkeley explains how states must balance border control concerns with their international obligations to respect and support family life.

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