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Mujeres migrantes: sujetas de derechos y actoras de sus propias historias
Migrar no coloca a las mujeres fuera de sus derechos. Sin embargo, las condiciones en las que migran, trabajan, forman una familia o buscan atención pueden determinar las posibilidades reales de ejercerlos.
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Impactos de la Resolución DGM-001-2026 en la Población Migrante Trabajadora Haitiana en la República Dominicana
¿Qué implicaciones tienen los nuevos requisitos para renovar los permisos de trabajo de personas migrantes en República Dominicana? Este análisis examina la Resolución núm. DGM-001-2026 y sus posibles efectos sobre la población trabajadora haitiana, las barreras a la formalización laboral y los riesgos de irregularidad migratoria. Además, presenta recomendaciones de OBMICA para promover una regulación migratoria que tome en cuenta la realidad laboral y garantice el respeto de los derechos humanos.
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Pedir asilo en un país que persigue a las personas migrantes: las paradojas de la migración en la era del Trumpismo 2.0
¿Qué está pasando con los derechos de las personas migrantes en Estados Unidos? Este artículo analiza cómo las políticas migratorias de la administración Trump han intensificado las detenciones, deportaciones y restricciones al asilo, afectando especialmente a las comunidades afrodescendientes del Caribe. Una reflexión sobre el deterioro de las garantías fundamentales, las contradicciones del sistema de protección y los desafíos para defender los derechos humanos en las Américas.
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Mujeres migrantes: sujetas de derechos y actoras de sus propias historias
October 09, 2026
Migrar no coloca a las mujeres fuera de sus derechos. Sin embargo, las condiciones en las que migran, trabajan, forman una familia o buscan atención pueden determinar las posibilidades reales de ejercerlos.
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Photographer for a Book Project on Statelessness, Nationality, and Citizenship Practices in the Caribbean
March 14, 2025
Project Background This book project aims to document and illustrate issues related to statelessness, nationality, and citizenship practices in the Caribbean and its diaspora. The book will include short stories, personal narratives, poems, and essays, all of which will require high-quality images to complement the text. The photographs will seek to capture experiences, dynamics...
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July 4 Webinar Launches the Book "The Art of Belonging"
March 01, 2025
A UNESCO representative opened the webinar alongside the OBMICA team before 60 participants joining from Trinidad and Tobago, Martinique, Paris, New York, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the French Antilles, and Dominica, among other places. A contextual introduction to the anthology by co-editors Maria Cristina Fumagalli and Bridget Wooding was enriched by readings from...
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OBMICA Newsletter Editorial March 2025
March 01, 2025
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), approved by 189 member states at the Fourth World Conference on Women, marked a milestone for women and girls worldwide. Since then, feminist and civil society organizations have advanced this agenda by contributing a critique of neoliberal globalization, a feminist approach to macroeconomic policies, and a perspective that...
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New Resources Available - March 2025
March 01, 2025
The Guide to Good Practices for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Children on the Move in the Americas aims to present good practices that contribute to the integral development, well-being, and protection of the rights of children and adolescents on the move across the American continent. Seeking to strengthen the regional system for the protection and promotion of children's rights in...
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Right to Nationality
OBMICA addresses the denial of nationality affecting people of Haitian descent born in the Dominican Republic and promotes research, advocacy, and public...
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Labour Rights
This work area examines migrant labour in the Caribbean, with attention to segmented labour markets, gender inequalities, and the need to guarantee decent work...
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State of Migration
OBMICA's annual State of Migration report tracks migration dynamics affecting the Dominican Republic and the insular Caribbean, combining statistics, policy...
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