Not one more child detained, not one more life lost: A call for global solidarity

The vicious and calculated escalation of abuses and deaths of children at the U.S. border over the last months have horrified millions across the globe. We have collectively witnessed an unprecedented scale of separation of children from their families; mass imprisonment of children in squalid detention camps; sexual and physical…

OHCHR Endorses GCM Borders Event

GCM hosted a celebration and interactive dialogue to mark the launch of new Principles and Guidelines on the protection and promotion of human rights at international borders. GCM members were involved in the drafting process of this important document—a process led by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…

Report – Advancing Human Rights at International Borders

Last week, representatives of the Global Coalition on Migration (GCM) traveled to New York City to welcome the release of a new document on human rights at international borders. “Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders,” was published by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner…

Press Release: Migrant rights advocates applaud release of principles for human rights at international borders

Press Release, 22 October 2014 Download the PDF version. (New York, NY) On October 22nd, in a report on the rights of migrant children to the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon announced the release of a new document outlining principles and guidelines for governments on protecting the…

Advancing Human Rights at International Borders

This week, GCM representatives are traveling to New York to welcome there release of “Recommended Principles & Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders”—a document that will be released during the UN General Assembly on October 22nd. The document on human rights at borders was drafted under the auspices of…

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