Issue 73-October 2016

The following press release was issued by Droit et Justice, a non-profit association dedicated to improving the judicial system and promoting...

The following press release was issued by the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network and is intended for wide dissemination. BANGKOK, 22 September 2016 –...

Themba Lewis is chief editor of Rights in Exile and a refugee rights advocate with over a decade of experience practicing,...

This piece was written by Maria Cheresheva and translated by Anna Bazelkova. It appeared on the DETAINED website on 20 June 2016...

This article was originally published by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) in their Weekly Bulletin of 2 September 2016. It...

This article first appeared in the Asylum Information Database (AIDA) website and was included in the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)’s Weekly Bulletin...

This piece was originally published on the IRIN website on 3 August 2016. It was written by Mbom Sixtus, a freelance journalist based...

The following operational updates on crisis situations around the world are now available on UNHCR’s Global Focus website. UNHCR Operational Updates...

Although Bulgaria has introduced a new statelessness determination procedure into its national legislation, the high threshold of qualifying criteria will exclude many....

Australia The UN Human Rights office has called on Australia to end its practice of detaining asylum seekers in offshore facilities. A...

Global UN unveils draft set of principles on protecting human rights of refugees and migrants IOM reports total number of...

Global Sub-Saharan Africa produces one-third of the world’s refugees Fewer refugees crossing the Mediterranean this year but higher percentage dying...

Gemima Harvey is a freelance journalist and photographer studying a Masters in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration through the University of...

This piece was published by Human Rights Watch and originally appeared on their website on 14 September 2016. Kenya’s repatriation programme for...

The following case note is taken from the ‘Judgements and decisions of 1 September 2016’press briefing issued by the European Human...

Dear Friends, Almost two years ago, the Hotline, together with our partners at the Tel Aviv University Refugee Rights Clinic, submitted...

“The recruitment of children by different armed groups, including Afghan security troops, is a topic of particular concern since a...

TRAC Immigration Project on US federal immigration enforcement The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) is a data gathering, research and distribution organisation...

Call for submissions: ImmPrint ImmPrint, a new publication of US-based Community Initiatives Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC), is seeking submissions from individuals...

Haringey Migrant Support Center seeks volunteers for many positions, London, UK The Haringey Migrant Support Center (HMSC) is looking for volunteers to...

Access to Education and Employment Grants from Refugee Survival Trust, Scotland, UK The Refugee Survival Trust (RST) is offering Access to Education and...

The Forced Migration Review is seeking submissions of articles on the subject of resettlement. The FMR editors are looking for articles reflecting...

Australian and European Refugee Laws: A Year in Review, Melbourne, Australia, 4 October The French Australian Lawyers Society (FALS) presents...

It is with great sadness that the editors of the Rights in Exile Newsletter announce the passing of Clare Bakhtiar, previously...

The Refugee Studies Centre is sad to announce that one of its great supporters and leading intellectual collaborators, Professor Elizabeth Colson,...