“It is a joke”. Ongoing conflict and controversies over “return” in Sudan’s Darfur region
Published: 17 Jul 2014
The International Refugee Rights Initiative released a new report today,“‘It is a joke’. Ongoing conflict and controversies over ‘return’ in Sudan’s Darfur region“. The report brings the voices of the displaced to light, documenting their experiences around the controversial issue of return. It reveals that although the security situation in Darfur remains precarious, internally displaced…
Refugees ask Senegalese authorities to improve living conditions
Published: 11 Jul 2014
June 20th marked United Nations World Refugee Day. In Senegal, IRRI marked its commitment to promoting and protecting the human rights of asylum-seekers, refugees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) by raising awareness among both the authorities and the Senegalese public of the conditions of refugees and of their rights under the 1951 United Nations (UN)…
Criminals or Victims? The Complexities of Addressing the Requests of ICC Witnesses for Asylum
Published: 9 Jul 2014
(This blog first appeared on the International Justice Monitor, a project of the Open Society Justice Initiative.) On June 27, a Dutch court refused the appeal of three former the International Criminal Court (ICC) witnesses, Floribert Ndjabu Ngabu, Sharif Manda Ndadza Dz’Na, and Pierre-Célestin Mbodina Iribi, for asylum in the Netherlands. The witnesses, who were previously in…
IRRI Submits Evidence on UK and International Engagement with South Sudan
Published: 3 Jul 2014
IRRI Submits Evidence on UK and International Engagement with South Sudan On 3 July 2014 IRRI submitted a statement to the UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Sudan and South Sudan in response to a call for written evidence into “UK and International Engagement with South Sudan 2011-2014”. While mindful of the humanitarian crisis in…
The International Refugee Rights Initiative and the Fahamu Refugee Programme announce merger
Published: 1 Jul 2014
(1 July 2014) It is with great pleasure that we announce that the Fahamu Refugee Programme (FRP) has merged with the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI). The merger reinforces IRRI’s capacity to address refugee rights issues, bringing new opportunities and expertise and complementing our research and policy work with a focus on legal assistance. At the same…