Judith Sunderland

Judith Sunderland is Human Rights Watch associate Europe director, based in Milan and the author of the report Shattered Dreams: Impact of Spain’s Housing Crisis on Vulnerable Groups. Follow her on Twitter: @sunderland_jude

Italy’s dangerous direction on migration

Italy needs greater support to ensure a humane approach to migrants and to protect refugees, but Europe should insist that Italy’s government respect human rights.

By Judith Sunderland

/ 9 Jun 2018

Italy’s dangerous direction on migration

Italy needs greater support to ensure a humane approach to migrants and to protect refugees, but Europe should insist that Italy’s government respect human rights.

By Judith Sunderland

/ 9 Jun 2018

EU’s approach to migrants: humanitarian rhetoric, inhumane treatment

The European Commission is working on its ‘comprehensive migration agenda’ while migrants continue to die at sea. Its tenets should be self-evident, yet some proposals for it are troubling.

By Judith Sunderland and Bill Frelick

/ 15 Apr 2015

EU’s approach to migrants: humanitarian rhetoric, inhumane treatment

The European Commission is working on its ‘comprehensive migration agenda’ while migrants continue to die at sea. Its tenets should be self-evident, yet some proposals for it are troubling.

By Judith Sunderland and Bill Frelick

/ 15 Apr 2015

A pensioner’s plight highlights Spain’s housing rights crisis

In the first six months of 2014, banks reclaimed over 26,500 homes. The dream of owning one’s own home has, for many, turned into a nightmare of foreclosures, evictions, and over-indebtedness.

By Judith Sunderland

/ 28 Nov 2014

A pensioner’s plight highlights Spain’s housing rights crisis

In the first six months of 2014, banks reclaimed over 26,500 homes. The dream of owning one’s own home has, for many, turned into a nightmare of foreclosures, evictions, and over-indebtedness.

By Judith Sunderland

/ 28 Nov 2014

Spain’s attacks on fighting back

The Spanish government's violent campaign against the grassroots Platform for Mortgage Victims is a dangerous turn against freedom of speech and association. These attacks must stop.

By Judith Sunderland

/ 17 May 2013

Italy: racism and risk

The refusal of Italy's official agencies to acknowledge the extent of racist crime in the country reinforces the damage inflicted on its victims, says Judith Sunderland.

By Judith Sunderland

/ 13 Jan 2012