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- Lives on Hold: The Human Cost of Statelessness
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A Report by Refugees International, 02/14/2005. Lives on Hold: The Human Costs of Statelessness is Refugees International's new 50-page report that highlights the difficulties faced by an estimated 11 million individuals worldwide who have no citizenship or effective nationality. These stateless people are international orphans who have fallen through the cracks of the United Nations. They regularly cannot participate in the political process of any country and are guaranteed no legal protections. Because of their status, millions of stateless people have difficulty in obtaining jobs and owning property, receive inadequate access to healthcare and education, and suffer sexual and physical violence. The report documents the human costs of the problem in more than 70 countries with particular emphasis on groups in Bangladesh, Estonia and the United Arab Emirates, and provides recommendations to the international community on what must be done by the UN, individual states and donor governments like the United States.
http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/publication/detail/5051/
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- Living Space for Environmental Refugees
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LiSER is an organisation that focuses on the identification and recognition of environmental refugees. LiSER was founded by people who are involved in refuge care, environmental organisations, human rights organisations and development agencies. The main goal of LiSER is to see these various organisations join together by broadening their original working goals and mandate to environmental refugees.
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- Managing Migration Means Potential EU Complicity in Neighboring States' Abuse of Migrants and Refugees
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Current EU migration polices are largely focused on keeping migrants and asylum seekers outside EU borders. However, these policies have failed to ensure that the rights of migrants and asylum seekers are respected, particularly in neighboring transit countries to the east or across the Mediterranean. (Human Rights Watch, October 2006)
http://hrw.org/backgrounder/eca/eu1006/
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- Mauritania: Nobody wants to have anything to do with us: Arrests and collective expulsions of migrants denied entry into Europe
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This Amnesty International report argues irregular migrants trying to reach Europe are being arrested, ill-treated and collectively expelled from Mauritania without opportunity to challenge the decision.
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- Migration Information Source
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The Migration Information Source provides data from numerous global organizations and governments, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends. The Source offers tools and information on the movement of people worldwide. The Migration Information Source is a project of the Migration Policy Institute.
http://www.migrationinformation.org/
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- Neighbours in Need; Zimbaweans seeking refuge in South Africa
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"This 119-page report examines South Africa's decision to treat Zimbabweans merely as voluntary economic migrants and its failure to respond effectively to stop the human rights abuses and economic deprivation in Zimbabwe that cause their flight and to address their needs in South Africa. Human Rights Watch spoke to almost 100 Zimbabweans in South Africa about their plight."
http://hrw.org/reports/2008/southafrica0608/southafrica0608webwcover.pdf
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- Nepal: Bhutanese Refugee Tensions Erupt Into Violence: Nepali Police Need to Protect Refugees' Freedom of Expression
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Violence continues in Nepal towards Bhutanese refugees. On May 27, a group claiming to be members of the Bhutanese Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) attacked refugees who have voiced support for a US offer to resettle Bhutanese refugees. In response to the violence, a contingent of the Nepal Armed Police opened fire on the mob. Human Rights Watch states that although there is no question that Bhutanese refugees have a right to return to Bhutan, they also have the right to make choices on essential issues like resettlement without threats, intimidation or violence (Human Rights Watch, 31 May 2007).
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/05/31/bhutan16034.htm
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- New South Wales University: Centre for Refugee Research
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To provide an international and interdisciplinary centre to initiate programs of enquiry relevant to refugee issues.
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- New Zealand Refugee Law website (RefNZ),
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Welcome to the New Zealand Refugee Law website (RefNZ), a website dedicated to New Zealand refugee law. New Zealand Refugee Law provides the full text of all the leading decisions of New Zealand's Refugee Status Appeals Authority (RSAA) as well as the Practice Notes of the RSAA. The full text of New Zealand High Court and Court of Appeal cases dealing with refugee issues is separately provided together with comprehensive Headnotes and a Contents Index. RefNZ coverage additionally includes papers on New Zealand refugee jurisprudence, and there is a dedicated forum for comment on current refugee issues. The News page notes recent news and developments in New Zealand refugee law while the Statistics page provides key New Zealand refugee statistics. Links to other refugee-related web sites have also been provided.
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- New Zealand Refugee Statistics
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RefNZ Statistics provides key New Zealand refugee statistics. Unless otherwise stated, the statistics have been obtained under the Official Information Act 1982. Further statistics will be added as they become available.
http://www.refugee.org.nz/stats.htm
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- Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet (PRRN)
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PRRN is maintained by the Inter-University Consortium for Arab Studies (Montreal), with the support of the Arts Computing Network, McGill University, the International Development Research Centre and the Canadian International Development Agency.
http://www.arts.mcgill.ca/mepp/PRRN/prfront.html
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- Palestinian Refugees: Repatriation and Development
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In this book, bringing together the most cutting-edge research from various disciplines, Rex Brynen and Roula El-Rifai explore the demographic and developmental challenges that the return of refugees to a future Palestinian state would generate. As well as outlining the social conditions of Palestinian refugee populations, the book addresses key practical questions, such as how the repatriation of refugees would affect the Palestinian economy and how the international community can effectively support the repatriation of refugees (I.B. Tauris/IDRC, 2007).
http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-107711-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
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- Pipe Dreams: The World Bank's Failed Efforts to Restore Lives and Livelihoods of Dam-Affected People in Lesotho [pdf] 577.64 KB
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International Rivers Network, by Ryan Hoover, 2001. The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is the most massive infrastructure project ever constructed on the African continent. It involves six large dams, which, if completed, will transfer the equivalent of one swimming pool full of water every second (over 70 cubic meters) to South Africa's industrial center, Gauteng Province, and supply 72MW of hydroelectricity to Lesotho. Two of the dams alone dispossessed nearly 20,000 people of land and resources. This report considers the negative impact that this project has had on Lesotho's economy and social fabric.
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- Playing God with Sanctuary
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This joint report by Oxfam Australia and A Just Australia examines "Australia's current approach to its international legal obligations in relation to non-Refugee Convention protection. This report examines whether the obligations are being properly met, as well as analysing the costs and efficiencies of the current approach to determine whether a new system to deliver "complementary protection" should be introduced.
http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/CP-PlayingGod-080604.pdf
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- Post-9/11 Security Laws Hampering U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program
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The application of laws put in place to protect the United States from terrorist activity is preventing refugees from being resettled here. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and the REAL ID Act of 2005 expanded the definition of terrorist activity and the categories of terrorist organizations, with the result that staff of the Department of Homeland Security are screening out refugees who provided incidental support under extreme duress to armed groups on the grounds that they provided "material support" to terrorists. This interpretation of U.S. law is resulting in a perverse outcome: victims of terrorism are being designated terrorist supporters and blocked from receiving sanctuary and a chance to start a new life in the United States. (Regugees International, August 2, 2006)
http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/7938
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- Poverty, International Migration and Asylum (pdf)
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In recent years, the issues of international migration and asylum have risen to the top of the international agenda. The pressures and opportunities linked to the process of globalization have led to an increase in the number of people moving from one country and continent to another. At the same time, insecurity and armed conflict in many of the world's poorest and economically marginalized states have triggered new waves of displaced people. This WIDER Policy Brief explores the different options available for overcoming problems associated with migration, examining issues such as the liberalizing migration policies; protecting refugees in regions of origin; addressing the root causes of migration and refugee flows; influencing perceptions of the costs and benefits of migration; and developing international migration management. While none of these options provides a panacea to the challenges of migration and asylum, they might in combination lead to a more effective and equitable international response to the issue of human mobility.
http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/pb8.pdf
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- Promoting the female condom to refugees [pdf]
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UNHCR and its partners have been providing male condoms since the late 1990s. However, uptake remains alarmingly low. The public health rationale for condom use in the refugee setting is compelling, as refugees are particularly vulnerable to HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This article discusses whether it would be more successful to promote the female condom, a female-initiated barrier method of contraception, in disease prevention? (Forced Migration, 2006)
http://www.fmreview.org/FMRpdfs/FMR25/FMR2539.pdf
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- Reach Out
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Reach Out is a joint initiative of several international humanitarian agencies on refugee protection training. It constitutes a three-year program to disseminate basic refugee protection knowledge by means of workshops targeting mid-level humanitarian assistance practitioners from NGOs and the Red Cross/Crescent Movement. The aim of the Reach Out project is to enhance refugee protection awareness, knowledge and skills of those persons responsible for the delivery of humanitarian assistance within NGOs, RCRC National Societies and their International Federation and to improve operational co-operation between UNHCR and course participants.
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- Real Time Evaluation of UNHCR's Response to the Afghanistan Emergency - Bulletin No. 2
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This bulletin focusses primarily on UNHCR's response to the Afghan refugee influx into Pakistan since the events of 11 September. By J. Crisp and E. Stigter, 6 December 2001.
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/opendoc.pdf?tbl=SUBSITES&page=SUBSITES&id=3f5d99564
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- REFUGEE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
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The Refugee Council of Australia is a non-profit peak organisation. It provides information on and advocacy for refugees and humanitarian entrants in Australia on behalf of its 120 individual and organisational members. It is not a part of the Australian Government. On this site you will find information on a variety of issues relating to refugees and humanitarian entrants. It includes analysis and statistics on Australia's refugee resettlement and asylum programs. You will also find commentary on areas of Government policy which affect both refugees and those who work with them.
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au
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- Refugee Crisis Grows as Darfur War Crosses a Border
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"You may have thought the terrible situation in Darfur couldn't get worse, but it has," Peter Takirambudde, executive director of the Africa division of Human Rights Watch, noted recently. He was referring to the fact that, over the last few months, the chaos in Darfur has spread across the border into Chad, deepening one of the world's worst refugee crises. This article, originally published in the New York Times and reproduced here on the website of the International Crisis Group, outlines what has taken place and discusses the potential consequences of this.
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=3998&l=4
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- Refugee Voices: A journey towards resettlement
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Refugee Voices provides an in-depth look at the resettlement experiences of refugees in their first five years in New Zealand. The report's scope includes housing, family reunification, learning English, finding work, the experiences of children and teenagers, social networks, discrimination, and settling in New Zealand. The full text of this 400-page publication and an executive summary can both be downloaded free (files are in pdf format). Refugee Voices will be a major resource for the improvement of support systems for refugees and the development of refugee policy. Its findings will be used by government departments, the people and organisations that provide services to refugees, along with refugees looking to make a new life for themselves in New Zealand.
(Added: Fri Oct 08 2004 Modified: Fri Nov 25 2005 Hits: 103)
- Refugees Australia - National Directory
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The most concise listing of Australian Refugee groups available on the Internet. Includes quick facts, taking action links and a contacts page with email addresses and phone numbers of groups in Australia.
http://www.refugeesaustralia.org
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- Refugees Have Rights
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Amnesty International. Human beings have human rights, whatever label they are given and wherever they are Every day people make decisions to leave their homes, communities and countries. Some leave because they are afraid. They are afraid for their lives, and for the lives of their children and loved ones. Others leave because their social or economic situation has compelled them to do so. One of the most important rights common to all refugees, asylum-seekers, migrants and internally displaced persons (IDPs) is the right to non-discrimination. This right is at the core of all human rights. This website contains information about refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and the internally displaced.
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/refugees-index-eng
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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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