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A Chinese farmer shows his household register, also known as hukou.

China removes Hukou barriers to enrolling in social insurance where people work

05.02.2026
China lets workers enrol in social insurance where they work, not where registered—boosting fairness, mobility, and urban integration.
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Icons auf orangenem Untergrund: Mehrere Personen, ein Koffer und ein Globus

Costly, ineffective and humane?

25.11.2025
Implementing European asylum reform in national law – significant shortcomings remain, especially regarding freedom of movement
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Civil Society Mechanism delegation at the 15th GFMD Summit in Riohacha, Colombia

The Key Role of Gender in Migration Governance

19.11.2025
Gender perspectives must be included to effectively improve migration policies.
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Units of the Mexican army at the border crossing to the USA near Juarez.

Growing Use of Externalisation in Migration Governance

13.11.2025
Alarmed by the growing use of externalisation in migration governance, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants calls for collective reflection.
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Visitors of a Kenyan-German job fair in Nairobi at the booth of the Goethe-Institut

The Price of Mobility

23.10.2025
In September 2024 the bilateral migration agreement between Kenya and Germany was signed. A year later, it has become clear that the agreement reflects not only hope but also deep structural contradictions that define the global labour economy.
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Blick auf ein Aufnahmezentrum für Migrant:innen in Albanien.

How to Implement Human Rights Monitoring

09.10.2025
EU border zones regularly see grave human rights violations. The new EU Independent Fundamental Rights Monitoring Mechanism could help.
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Illustration of a child who is imprisoned. You look at it through an imaginary hole in the picture.

Mythbusting immigration detention

01.10.2025
This year's Human Rights Award goes to International Detention Coalition. It’s time to break down common myths around immigration detention and alternatives.
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LKW-Ladung mit Mehlsäcken. Humanitäre Hilfe.

Public Acceptance Is Not Optional

25.09.2025
In Libya and Tunisia, foreign aid organisations are facing growing scepticism and government surveillance. How do they deal with this?
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Leere weiße Klappstühle in einem Wartebereich. Ein Sonnenstrahl scheint auf den Fußboden.

Destination Germany

18.09.2025
The foundation of fair labour migration that fosters development lies in recognising the perspectives of the countries of origin.
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Women perform a dance at the inauguration of the Vietnamese Buddhist temple Loc Uyen in Lichtenhagen.

Between hope and exploitation

16.09.2025
This year marks 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Germany and Vietnam, a partnership in which migration plays an instrumental role.
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