FEATURED NEWS
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The Doctors in Detention series from the The Guardian and Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) looks at how Gaza's healthcare workers have faced an unprecedented onslaught since the start of the conflict, with hundreds killed, tortured, or detained by Israeli forces.
This investigation was a collaboration between The Guardian and ARIJ, reporting partners who first met at an HU convening and have since collaborated on multiple projects. Together, they have reported on critical stories in the Middle East and North Africa that are available to both Arabic and English-speaking audiences.
We are grateful for the courage and sensitivity evidenced in this deeply researched investigation, in partnership with Palestinian journalists.
Credit: Illustrations across the series come from @ahmedmuhanna84, a Palestinian artist with a bachelor's in Fine Arts from al-Aqsa University, who uses art as a form of psychological therapy to help local children.
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PARTNER HIGHLIGHTS
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Equidem recently published a report exposing the systemic abuse of East African care workers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The report highlights issues such as forced labor, racial discrimination, and increased gender-based violence affecting migrant workers in these regions.
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We stand with our partners at Global Labor Justice, The Freedom Fund, SeaChoice, and more in urging the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to take responsibility for their role in enabling instances of exploitation. Read the full open letter now.
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On International Women’s Day 2025, Global Migrant Workers Network hosted a webinar to urge governments to take bold feminist action to uphold the rights and dignity of migrant workers by listening to the women leading the fight for fair labor conditions. Watch "Women on the Move: Gender, Rights, and Migration," a powerful discussion featuring an all-woman panel of migrant worker leaders and advocates.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HU
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Members of HU's Forced Labor & Human Trafficking team recently attended the North America Seafood Expo. Notably, the shrimp research panel presented their findings on how purchasing practices drive the exploitation of workers within the shrimp industry. Our partner Global Labor Justice hosted a campaign protest to advocate for Wi-Fi on distant-water fishing vessels, which captured industry attention.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND US
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President & Managing Partner, Srik Gopal will be speaking on a panel at the Skoll World Forum in April. This session will explore what it means to redefine solidarity and collaboration in times of crisis—and explore what it will take to support and scale their impact.
The Collective Action Assistance Fund will be moderating a panel at this year’s People Power Conference, hosted by Action Aid Denmark and the Danish Government, in coordination with the Club de Madrid. The session will explore negotiation strategies and tactics governments and movements use to achieve either zero-sum wins, or find compromise.
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OTHER NEWS AND VIEWS
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HU Senior Director of Peacebuilding, Leslie Wingender, co-authored an article with partner Maria Paula Prada, former Advisor to the Colombian Truth Commission. This “Note from the Field” shares their first-hand experience from a practitioner's perspective and was published in The Afterlives of Transitional Justice— the 2025 Special Issue of the International Journal of Transitional Justice.
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