Overseas Countries

Country Specific Information

Click on the flag links below for information specific to that country, including the most recent Human Rights Watch Annual Report for the country. 

If the country you are interested in is not listed, the Human Rights Watch website (click here) provides annual reports for most countries where people are forced to seek sanctuary. The Global UNHCR website (click here) also has information on the work they are doing to support refugees all over the world.

Issues in refugee camps

May 2026: An article from The New Humanitarian explains that Aid groups working in refugee camps are struggling with the scarcity of foreign government support and are increasingly becoming dependent on entrepreneurs to keep the camps viable. And that’s not working all that well in a complex and ever changing environment. . 

Apostasy as a basis for protection claims

This essay extends and supplements some of the ideas addressed in a paper called Apostasy as a Basis for Protection Claims for Iranians, written in October 2013. It highlights apostasy issues common to many nations but has ongoing relevance even in 2026 following the outbreak of war in the region.