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Summit of the Americas: our call for human rights: a message from Amnesty International members in advance of the Fourth Summit of the Americas

Includes a section on the rights of refugees and migrants in the region

Israel: human rights abuses of women trafficked from countries of the former Soviet Union into Israel’s sex industry

Although official statistics are not available, it is widely believed that in the past few years thousands of women, including some girls, from FSU countries have been trafficked to Israel to work in the sex industry. Under Israeli laws, virtually all these women are illegal aliens. They are in Israel without work permits or with … Continue reading Israel: human rights abuses of women trafficked from countries of the former Soviet Union into Israel’s sex industry →