http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/archive/2082 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/86001 Migrants' rights have to be addressed on two fronts, says Walden Bello: end the neoliberal policies that are responsible for creating poverty in their home countries, thus forcing them to emigrate, and demand that they are given full rights in their host countries. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85984 Owen Barder argues that the rights of immigrants should be no different from those of existing citizens. These are tough questions. Owen Abroad http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85935 Poaching health staff from poor countries is not detrimental. A persuasive piece of counter-intuitive thinking but surely flawed, except possibly on the longest timescale. Foreign Policy http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85770 The fluctuating fortunes of rural labourers migrating to China's cities. BBC News http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162342/1/2082 England People Very Nice is designedly not very nice. Funny, sharp, chaotic, focused; but not very nice. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162149/1/2082 England People Very Nice is a journey through four waves of immigration from the 17th century to today. As the French Huguenots, the Irish, the Jews and the Bangladeshis enter the chaotic world of Bethnal Green, each new influx provokes a surge of violent protest over housing, jobs, religion and culture. And the emerging pattern shows that white flight and anxiety over integration are anything but new. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161640/1/2082 Actors for Human Rights is launching a new production, which comprises of first-hand testimonies of undocumented migrants living and working in London. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84299 The UN Children's Fund has welcomed the British government's decision to grant children seeking asylum, migrant children and those who have been trafficked into the UK the same rights as British children, including their right to education, health care and social services. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160259/1/2082 A first batch of Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal has landed in America. Described as one of the largest resettlement programmes in the world, the US has agreed to take in 60,000 refugees. Away from sub-human conditions in the camps, they are finding their new life both strange and full of prospects. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160086/1/2082 Dr Marcella D’Souza, executive director of Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) in western India, has been awarded the Indian Merchant Chambers' Woman Of The Year Award. During an interview to OneWorld South Asia, she talks of her dream where rural folk live in harmony, secure sustainable livelihoods and enjoy an enhanced quality of life. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159808/1/2082 The Blue Alert campaign in five Indian coastal cities witnessed hundreds calling for government action to mitigate climate change threats. An earlier report by Greenpeace has highlighted possible displacement of over 125 million people in India and Bangladesh that puts vulnerable coastlines at risk. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159427/1/2082 For people running from bullets and shells their whole lives, the idea of a peaceful future is like a mirage. With peace returning in Sri Lanka the internally displaced population are being resettled. But will they be able to live a normal life? The question lingers. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159316/1/2082 In line with the policy of closing down all refugee camps in Pakistan by December next year, the government continues to send back Afghan nationals back to their country. In March alone, over 10,000 of them were repatriated. Currently, over three million registered and unregistered Afghan refugees are living in Pakistan. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159150/1/2082 Greenpeace has warned that if current levels of emissions of greenhouses gases are not curtailed and global warming is not kept below 2-degree point, a major humanitarian crisis is awaiting the South Asian region. This can result in massive displacement of 125 million people in India and Bangladesh alone. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159135/1/2082 Thousands of bonded labourers released from granite and marble quarries of north India have settled in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. They are now trying to rebuild their lives, free from the exploitative shackles of contractors.