Knowledge Centre : Society and Culture : Refugees and Displaced Persons : Page 2
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- Boat People in the Pacific (18)
- Events surrounding the 'Tampa' crisis.
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- Refugees International
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A Washington-based advocacy organization, is a voice for humanitarian action. Founded in response to the forced repatriation of tens of thousands of Indochinese refugees in 1979, Refugees International (RI) is a non-governmental organization serving refugees, displaced persons, and other dispossessed people around the world.
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- The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is the umbrella organisation for co-operation between European non-governmental organisations concerned with refugees. Currently ECRE has over 72 member agencies in 28 countries. Principal activities include: policy development and research, advocacy, legal analysis, information services to members, networking and capacity-building in South-Eastern, Central and Eastern Europe. ECRE's work is coordinated by the Secretariat in London and an office in Brussels.
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- The Refugee Council of the United Kingdom
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"We believe asylum seekers and refugees should be treated with understanding and respect. Our services aim to reflect this."
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
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- U.S. Committee for Refugees
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USCR was founded in 1958 to coordinate the United States' participation in the United Nations' International Refugee Year (1959). In the forty years since, USCR has worked for refugee protection and assistance in all regions of the world.
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- How I walked into squalid asylum camp (in France)
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9 Sept, 2001. UK Observer. Burhan Wazir is the first journalist to gain access to France's Sangatte refugee camp. This is his exclusive report.
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,548961,00.html
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