Issue 70-June 2016

This press release was published by the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL)...

Jerome Phelps is the Director of Detention Action, where he has worked with migrants in immigration detention since 2003.  Detention...

This piece was written by Qusay Tariq Al-Zubaidi and reprinted with permission from theForced Migration Review, no. 52 (May 2016)....

The following press release was sent out by Asylum Justice on 12 May 2016. A local South Wales charity is...

Reprinted from Crisis Watch issue no. 153, published on 2 May 2016. Global overview: Trends and developments The month saw...

Yordanos Seifu Estifanos holds an MA in European Masters in Migration and Intercultural Relations (EMMIR) from the University of Oldenburg,...

Dr. Constantin Hruschka is a Lecturer at the University of Bielefeld. This piece was originally published on the EU Immigration...

The following piece was originally published by Migszol, the Migrant Solidarity Roup of Hungary, on 18 May 2016. It has...

The following press release was published by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) on 16 May 2016. It has been...

The following article was originally published by Statewatch on 16 May 2016. Statewatch is a non-profit organisation that monitors the...

Canada Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) welcomes amendments to Citizenship Act providing earlier access to citizenship for refugees and other...

The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion is a non-profit organisation that engages in research, education, partnership, and advocacy to promote...

Australia After Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court ruled last month against the detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island, Australia’s...

Global UN launches global campaign aimed at raising funds from private and philanthropic sectors to provide shelter for two million...

Africa Angola Supreme court acquits activist jailed for planning anti-government protest Burundi Burundians continuing to flee country one year after...

By the Rt Reverend John Osmers, Assistant Anglican Bishop of Lusaka, Zambia, and former Anglican Bishop of Eastern Zambia. This...

By Chris Dolan, Director of the Refugee Law Project at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. This article is a contribution...

The following is a February 2016 decision from the UK Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), AT and another (Article...

This piece originally appeared on the blog of Right to Remain, and has been reprinted here with permission. It has...

This summary order was granted by the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals in April 2016. The original decision is...

This judgement by the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) was made in May 2016. The briefing was issued by...

This briefing was issued by the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) on 10 May 2016 and has been reprinted...

This case note was prepared by theAnti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit, and it appears here with permission. The full judgment...

Hi folks, In comparing and contrasting refugee and asylee social benefits in the US, I’ve often heard people ruminate that,...

Dear All, Those of you who provide advice and assistance to women making immigration applications in the UK should be...

And Still We Rise is a stirring story of resistance and resilience in the face of hate and lies, and...

Dear Editors, Haringey Migrant Support Centre recently helped a visitor to complain to the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner...

A crowdsourcing effort is underway to support KANERE, a one-of-a-kind independent refugee-run media in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. The KANERE...

“Additionally, this report confirms the existence of local lockup quotas for families at the Karnes County Residential Center in Texas...

“While the obligations under the Convention remain sound, the mechanisms for implementing those obligations are flawed in ways that too...

Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) Manual provides a comprehensive guide to asylum law relating to children’s claims The...

Odysseus Academic Network seeks donations for refugees to participate in annual summer school The Odysseus Academic Network – a network...

Possible role for refugee advocate at UCLA School of Law UCLA School of Law is seeking applications for a two-year...

Scholarships for Refugees at the Odysseus Summer School, 4-15 July, Brussels Applications are now being accepted from refugees wishing to...

Conference on the production of forced migration, 23-24 September, Toronto York University’s Centre for Refugee Studies’ Student Caucus hosts its...

Canadian Council for Refugees’ National Spring Consultation, Saskatoon, 2-4 June 2016 The Canadian Council for Refugees Spring Consultation in Saskatoon...