Declaration of Human Rights
Article 14

Right to asylum

As Pakistan ramps up deportations of Afghan refugees, women especially, face a cruel choice: hide or return to a homeland where they are at risk.

For Cameroonians in the U.S., deportation could mean prison - or worse. Yet as global crises rage, only some lives are deemed worth protecting.

These covert conflicts, where significant powers pull the strings behind the scenes, have altered the destinies of entire nations.

Photographer Pablo Allison spent five years capturing the perilous journeys of Central American migrants heading to the U.S. Here's a peek into his work.