Help for abused migrant women in Japan For decades, many women in the Philippines were recruited to work in “snack bars” in Japan. “Snack bars” are places where men go to drink alcohol. The women there are called entertainers, and they sing and talk to the men. >>

Better protection for women refugees On World Refugee Day (20 June), Caritas says there needs to be better protection of the human rights of refugee women, especially in relief camps and in border areas. >>

Q&A with Sister Laurence Huard of Caritas Algerie The main problems, in addition to poverty which doesn't really change their situation on departure, are sub-Saharan people traffickers and undocumented migrants being turned back at the country's southern border. >>

Migrants brave deserts and shipwrecks to reach safety in Italy Moussa’s family was killed when political violence engulfed his west African country: “my mother, father, and little brother went to sell vegetables in the market and were shot.” Orphaned, Moussa realized his only chance for survival was escape. >>

In Nepal, a Walk Down Cheat Street This village is one of thousands in Nepal, a deeply impoverished country northeast of India. It looks sleepy enough; cows and goats chew their feed and farmers lug the vegetables they’ve gathered. But within a half-kilometre radius, in just one afternoon, a walk down this village road shows Nepal’s dangers. In poverty-stricken rural areas, people young and old are sold all the time. >>