Human Rights Watch1d
UN Committee Should Press Thailand Not to Deport Refugees to Torture
Thai authorities are continuing to place refugees and asylum seekers at risk of torture by forcibly returning them to China, ...
International Banker2d
More Visibility Is Needed to Tackle the Growing Climate Refugee Problem
As severe climate events increase, so does the number of climate refugees—people driven from their homes by extreme weather ...
International Rescue Committee2d
Refugees and resettlement
They become refugees when they cross borders and seek safety in another country. They are displaced when they are forced to flee their homes, but remain within the borders of their native country. The ...
朝日新聞社5d
Refugee status seekers call out double standard for Ukrainians
This is a different status from being called a “refugee,” a category designated by the justice minister based on the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Signed in 1951, the ...
Israel has long wanted to dismantle the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The consequences could be disastrous for all
In the case of UNRWA – the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees – Netanyahu would not get his ...
UNHCR2d
UNHCR welcomes South Sudan’s accession to two UN Statelessness Conventions
GENEVA – The Republic of South Sudan has taken a major step towards eradicating statelessness in the country by acceding yesterday to two key treaties – the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of ...
朝日新聞社2d
EDITORIAL: Japan should accept refugees in line with the rest of the world
Under the program, the government scrutinizes each application for refugee status according to the definition of refugees under the convention to determine whether the individual “has a well ...
UNHCR welcomes South Sudan's accession to two key treaties to combat statelessness
The UN refugee agency UNHCR on Wednesday welcomed South Sudan accession to two key treaties aimed at eradicating statelessness On Tuesday South Suda ...
CNN5d
Israel has long wanted to dismantle the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The consequences could be disastrous for all
In the case of UNRWA – the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees – Netanyahu ... UNRWA perpetuates Palestinian refugee status. “All this is totally irrelevant for ...
International Rescue Committee6d
Is it legal to cross the U.S. border to seek asylum?
Congress adopted key provisions of the Refugee Convention ... refugee status determination process can be lengthy and complex. Therefore, asylum seekers should receive certain protections before a ...
UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban
The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is urging the world to save it from an Israeli ban that would have ...
RNS on MSN1d
Faith groups resolve to protect migrants, refugees after Trump win
Together, we will transform our grief into a force for change that will build a more just, equitable society that respects the dignity of all people,’ Omar Angel Perez, Faith in Action’s immigrant ...