Refugees

guardian.co.uk: Asylum seekers: Pressure grows to free detained Zimbabwean asylum ... 2008-07-02

By staying a full hearing of the case pending the outcome of a related immigration application due to go before the House of Lords, the courts have added ...

guardian.co.uk: Can theatre change immigration law? 2008-07-02

A multimedia "theatre installation", it documents and dramatises the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, and is an overtly campaigning ...

Lebanon: Afghanistan's Big Return is becoming a big headache - Daily Star 2008-07-02

Yet those still remaining beyond Afghanis-tan's borders are the biggest "caseload" of refugees in the world, and there are many Afghan migrants , too ...

Independent: Asylum-seekers put at risk by law, warns top judge 2008-07-02

By Robert Verkaik, Law Editor Labour's tough stance on immigration may have forced courts to send asylum-seekers back to their home countries to face ...

ReliefWeb (press release): AJWS expresses solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe 2008-07-02

For more than 20 years, AJWS has supported grassroots projects promoting civil society and human rights in the developing world, including Zimbabwe where ...

Mathaba.Net: IOM, Angola hold seminar on combat against human trafficking 2008-07-02

"Some people, even living under the pressure of traders of human beings, are not aware of this, because some are asylum seekers, refugees , economic migrant ...

AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: 3000 Cameroonian Refugees Flee Into Amana 2008-07-02

The Chairman said that the Chiefs of Amana, security operatives and the immigration personnel had been placed on red alert. He said the government was ...

AllAfrica.com: Somalia: Immigrants Die At Libyan Deserts 2008-07-02

Libya is a major transit point for illegal immigration , as migrants head Italy for European Union member countries on its border.

AllAfrica.com: South Africa: Refugees Denied Access to Health Care 2008-07-02

Refugees and migrants do not have adequate access to health care services in South Africa, aid organisations and NGOs say. This is particularly detrimental ...

Pattaya Today: Jomtien Hotmale 2008-07-02

I am uncertain as to this being Thailand as immigration was very quick too. My exit from the airport was painless, despite being briefly pulled over ...

Journal of Turkish Weekly: Erekat meets with British delegation to discuss prospects for 2008 ... 2008-07-02

The initiative hopes to reach a comprehensive peace agreement regarding all the issues of the final situation: Jerusalem, borders, settlements, refugees ...

Herald.ie: Illegal shop worker told to fly home 2008-07-02

He said Khalel is not entitled to be in the country and is not registered with the National Garda Immigration Bureau. Mr Hanahoe asked Judge Watkin ...

Reuters AlertNet: Chad: Before the Rainy Season 2008-07-02

In addition, more than 20000 Sudanese refugees forced to flee violence and human rights abuses in Darfur, are currently hosted in Goz Amer camp ...

Human Rights Watch (press release): Sri Lanka: End Internment of Displaced Persons 2008-07-02

... to 30 the number of people who can leave the camp each day, and only if a family member remains behind to guarantee the detainees return in the evening.

Anyuak Media: With Spies and Cellphones, Ethiopian Terror Touches Minnesota 2008-07-02

A report published last month by Human Rights Watch lends credence to horrific stories told by the four Ogadeni men at the Minneapolis coffee shop.

Socialist Party: Mugabe clique tightens its grip on Zimbabwe 2008-07-02

The hypocritical bleatings of warmongers Bush and Brown about human rights and democracy should be condemned by all with any genuine concern for the plight ...

SW Radio Africa: Where do we stand now? Eddie Cross 2008-07-02

We will be judged as not being committed to democracy or universal legal and human rights . We will be judged as not being sound partners for global ...

Borehanwood Times: Walk for Africa stops at Elstree school 2008-07-02

He said, following the assembly with some 125 children aged seven to 11: "The inexplicable human rights violations in Africa has reduced families to Negroid ...

Monday Morning: Lebanese-Palestinian relations How to prevent the harsh ordeal ... 2008-07-02

The head of state underlined the necessity of recognizing the human rights of the Palestinians and to fight without respite against their implantation.

Minnesota Daily: Torture center celebrates UN day 2008-07-02

But as a research fellow who graduated in May at the Human Rights Center of University of Minnesota Law School , it's now a large part of his work.

MaximsNews Network: TENS OF THOUSANDS IN MOZAMBIQUE STILL FACE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCE ... 2008-07-02

Walter Kaelin, the Secretary-General"s Representative on the human rights of internally displaced persons, traveled recently to Mozambique , where he spoke ...

West Seattle Blog: Happening tonight: Volunteer training to join a revolution! 2008-07-02

Now we"re on the forefront of a new civil-rights movement that combines environmental activism with social justice, according to Van Jones, president ...

Communitycare.co.uk: EastEnders to tackle child sex abuse 2008-07-02

Labour's tough stance on immigration may have forced courts to send asylum-seekers back to their home countries to face "torture or death", one of the most ...

San Francisco Chronicle: TRACK AND FIELD TRIALS 'Lost Boy' found his way through running 2008-07-02

Lomong, who blossomed as a runner at Northern Arizona University, is now one of the top middle-distance runners in the United States, in contention with ...

Washington Post: The China-North Korea Relationship 2008-07-02

In the hope of avoiding regime collapse and an uncontrolled influx of refugees across its 800-mile border with North Korea, China has helped sustain Kim ...

Pacific Free Press: How to Get Away with Anything: Supreme Crime, Supreme Impunity 2008-07-02

Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights said it was a critical decision and predicted most of the detainees would be released for lack ...

South Asian Post, Canada: Roll out the welcome mat 2008-07-02

British Columbia welcomes almost 40000 newcomers each year ëincluding business people, skilled workers, international students and refugees ë from almost ...

South Asian Post, Canada: Myanmar refugees find a home in BC 2008-07-02

Finley has been in hot water recently over the controversial Bill C-50, amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. She says the new legislati ...

Forward: Israeli Prime Minister Turns Tables, Asks Diaspora: What Can We ... 2008-07-02

It also proved to be more realistic, as the vast majority of those who immigrated to Israel proved to be refugees fleeing economic and political distre ...

The Nation, Pakistan: City faces alarming rise in 2008-07-02

He said that due to the negligence on the part of the government, such children are being exploited by different mafias, who use them for begging ...

Sun-Sentinel.com: Smugglers drop off 9 Cubans at Hollywood beach 2008-07-02

Under the United States' wet-foot/dry-foot policy, Cuban migrants who make it to US soil are generally allowed to stay, said Scanlan.

Western Queens Gazette: Hanac Senior Housing Facility Gets $600G Fed Funding Infusion 2008-07-02

... lowincome families and individuals, immigrants and refugees , youth, the elderly, the unemployed and underemployed and business owners, by developing ...

Prince Albert Daily Herald: Immigrants help solve labour shortage 2008-07-02

"We are very fortunate that these businesses recognize the abilities of refugees ," said Nainaar. New immigrants generally study English intensively before ...

News Sentinel: Police allege gang; not so, Bosnians say 2008-07-02

Refugees in those camps risked death from land mines foraging for food near the Croatian border. íYou do everything to survive because you don't have ...

Sunday Times.lk: Revisiting the ravages of Gujarat's mini-partition 2008-07-02

The force was aggressive and made the migrants feel unwanted by taunting the community and even beating up some children. The aabadi went back to the Muslim ...

Corpus Christi Caller Times: 3 teens charged in assault at shelter 2008-07-02

By Mike Baird (Contact) Three 17-year-old male Bokencamp Children's Shelter detainees from Honduras were arrested by police about 8 pm Monday following ...

Colorado Springs Gazette: BARRY NOREEN: Community should learn to welcome immigrants 2008-07-02

She's working for the Pikes Peak Immigrant and Refugee Collaborative. Many immigrants, legal or otherwise, come to the Pikes Peak region.

AndersonValleyPost.com: July 4 gathering reunites 2 long-separated sisters 2008-07-02

íI was able to come to the United States in 1992 because my parents had both died, and so they (US Immigration authorities) let us join my brothers ...

Independent Online: Tutu applauds Masiphumelele 2008-07-02

"We will integrate those displaced at the end of July and August," deputy director-general for immigration Jackie McKay told reporters during a medi ...

The Seoul Times: International Solidarity: Tunisian President Calls for Allocating ... 2008-07-02

Images broadcasted, throughout the world, by TV channels, demonstrating millions of haggard refugees fleeing starvation, with women, children and elderly ...

South Coast Today: The New Immigrants ë Day 4 2008-07-02

The only 19th century US immigration restrictions were against individuals who were incapable of working (the mentally and physically disabled)

South Coast Today: US immigration policy at a glance 2008-07-02

They were just two of a number of refugee laws passed in the wake of the United States' victory in World War II. Adjusted quotas from their percentage ...

South Coast Today: Do illegal immigrants help or hurt economy? 2008-07-02

By BECKY W. EVANS One of the most contentious issues in the immigration debate is whether illegal immigrants create a net loss or a net gain for local ...

World Socialist Web Site: Zimbabwe election: US and UK move to impose sanctions 2008-07-02

Egyptian prisons, for example, have proved invaluable in providing a secret base for the torture of US detainees in the so-called war on terror.

Examiner.com: Starting a Band At the End of the World 2008-07-02

The remainder of this seven-floor leviathan of spiral staircases, labyrinthine corridors, and minuscule honeycomb-like apartments was occupied by refugee ...

Asian Reporter: Standing for the displaced: World Refugee Day 2008-07-02

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon"s Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees program provides comprehensive resettlement services, case management, immigrati ...

Malden Observer: Malden man convicted of illegally obtaining citizenship 2008-07-02

In 1997, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement District Adjudications Officer interviewed Nguyen in Boston in connection with his application.

MiamiHerald.com: Sudanese 'Lost Boy' finds his place on the track 2008-07-02

Lomong is a student at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, where he won the NCAA indoor 3000-meter and outdoor 1500-meter titles in 2007 before ...

7DAYS: Reel life drama 2008-07-02

This work-in-progress screening of parts of "The party after the war" chronicles the lives of several Iraqi refugees from various religions ...

South Coast Today: The New Immigrants ë Day 4 2008-07-02

The only 19th century US immigration restrictions were against individuals who were incapable of working (the mentally and physically disabled)

Guardian Unlimited: Mugabe is weakened, but he still won't back down 2008-06-30

Robert Mugabe's disregard for democracy and human rights is shared to varying degrees by many of the leaders who have been urged to condemn him today at ...

Mathaba.Net: Ogaden: The Dire Human Rights, Humanitarian Situation and the Role ... 2008-06-30

--The Ethiopian government and Ogaden National Liberation Front give ICRC free access to all detainees in their custodies. --The Ogaden Human Right ...

AllAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Situation Calls for Decisive Action 2008-06-30

WITH no end in sight to the worsening scenario of Zimbabwe's human rights abuses, pressure is now beginning to mount on southern African countries to break ...

Institute for War and Peace Reporting: African Union Urged to Act on Zimbabwe 2008-06-30

Since then, human rights groups on the ground have reported widespread cases of assault, rape, torture and killing, particularly in areas where support ...

Center for Research on Globalization: Attorneys File First New Habeas Petitions Following Historic ... 2008-06-30

Founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, CCR is a non-profit legal and educational organization committed to ...

Buzzle: 'If You Want to Help Iran, Don't Attack' 2008-06-30

The Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi is not a woman easily stopped in her tracks - she has been held in jail and faced repeated death thre ...

IRINnews.org: NEPAL: Third-country resettlement of Bhutanese refugees to increase 2008-06-30

The first batch of 100 refugees left for Arizona in March 2008. By 25 June, a total of 1255 refugees had departed for the USA, with 169 to Canad ...

Visa Bureau: The Maori Party leader says indigenous people should be involved ... 2008-06-30

Ms Turia believes the Government needs to develop systems for Maori people to help immigrants and refugees settle in to the country and develop positive ...

HEXUS: United Nations sign up to PEGI online system 2008-06-30

I believe this decision sets a positive example for many other providers of online videogames who care about protecting minors and promoting human rights ...

Reuters: ANALYSIS-Hardier Africa investors undeterred by Zimbabwe 2008-06-30

South Africa saw widespread xenophobic violence against migrants including Zimbabweans earlier in the year, and analysts say they could expect more of ...

Reuters South Africa: UN in frank talks with Egypt on Eritrea refugees 2008-06-30

For years, Egypt tolerated tens of thousands of African migrants in its territory, but its attitude changed in recent months after it came under pressure ...

Reuters South Africa: Bloggers bemoan Zimbabwe's "stolen" election 2008-06-30

Human rights groups, monitors and witnesses have accused pro-Mugabe militias of forcing people to vote in some areas with beatings and intimidation.

Reuters South Africa: Mugabe to confront critics at African Union summit 2008-06-30

Human rights groups and witnesses accused pro-Mugabe militias of forcing people to vote in some areas. Regional observers said the ballot did not reflect ...

Institute for Middle East Understanding: Zionism's dead end 2008-06-30

In one of the most enduring Zionist myths, convincingly rebutted by modern historians, we are still told that the refugees left because they were told to ...

Manila Times: Pinoys out of Malaysia 2008-06-30

The center warned against likely violations of human rights and appealed to the Malaysian authorities to ensure humane treatment of undocumented foreign ...

Palestine News Network: Creative Palestinian nonviolent resistance: Euro Cup final match ... 2008-06-30

All the while, Aida residents are still living as refugees : 60 years and counting, near dangerous military posts. The Israelis must know that ...

Bloomberg: Somali Insurgents Clash With Ethiopian Troops; Four People Dead 2008-06-30

... the Elman Peace and Human Rights Organization said. The clashes, which occurred in Guricel on June 28 and June 29, forced refugees sheltering in ...

Ipswich Evening Star: Tributes paid to 'champion of town' 2008-06-30

Projects taking in everything from teaching refugees and asylum seekers English to initiatives supporting the rehabilitation of offenders are down to h ...

Religious Intelligence Ltd: Robert Mugabe sworn as president of Zimbabwe after one-man contest 2008-06-30

Human rights groups and witnesses accused pro-Mugabe militias of forcing people to vote in some areas while it was revealed that a number of ballot paper ...

Dallas Morning News: Wrap-up of Presbyterian Church (USA) meeting 2008-06-30

solution, a shared Jerusalem, guarantees of the human rights of refugees and occupied peoples, and a call to resist extremism and push for reconciliation.

afrol News: Zimbabwean Refugees deported from SA 2008-06-30

Human rights groups, have said the move was in direct violation of international as well as South African laws which guarantee the right to seek asylum.

Independent Online: Zim: doctors run out of supplies 2008-06-30

The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights said its members had to find "ad hoc methods to import plaster of paris" and medicines for burn ...

The Columbian: In our view: No "election" at all 2008-06-30

The president has a history of human rights abuses and clearly despises the free-thinking that democracies require. Despite Tsvangirai"s withdrawal and more ...

The South African Star: Medics concerned about victims 2008-06-30

The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights said "many victims of current violence are failing to access treatment due to several restricting ...

Herald Sun: Crisis in home building 2008-06-30

The Rudd Government recently announced an increase of 37500 places in the 2008-09 program, bringing the total number of migrants and refugees to more th ...

Nor'Wester: Rideout resigns 2008-06-30

íI entered politics at a young age, and with the exception of brief tenures as a practicing lawyer and member of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canad ...

Auckland stuff.co.nz: Grants help migrants 2008-06-30

The Smoothstream Trust, under the guidance of Ronald Ma and his Dancing with Passion project, brings Burmese and Taiwanese migrants and refugees together ...

Canada Free Press: For Canada Day, the mother of all our historical immigration events 2008-06-30

(7) As required by legislation, the new immigration targets would be in effect for five years. The new levels did not include the 30000 to 40000 refugee ...

Vita: The refugee who came from the sea 2008-06-30

At the same time there was a trial taking place in Agrigento against the seven Tunisian fishermen accused of being accomplices to illegal immigrati ...

Mexidata.info: A Fresh Wave Exodus from Mexico: Migrants or Refugees? 2008-06-30

In Ciudad Juarez, legal sources report that business for assisting people in obtaining US immigration visas rose between 50-80 percent in the first six ...

New Zimbabwe.com: Court of Appeal gives hope to married asylum seekers 2008-06-30

The Home Office"s standard position was premised on their rigid argument that they have a legitimate aim to maintain a system of immigration control ...

National Post: African summit will press Mugabe to negotiate 2008-06-30

... with a flood of millions of economic refugees . All eyes will be on how Mugabe is received at the summit after calls from Western powers, human right ...

Dog Channel: Best Friends at Dogtown 2008-06-30

Started by a group of friends in the 1970s, the organization first worked with local humane societies, then expanded to form its own sanctuary in Arizona ...

Daily Californian: Bachelet Protesters Needed Stronger Delivery 2008-06-30

If the people who should most remember them, the refugees , the ones who 30 years ago suffered under those same laws as the Mapuches, can feel any type ...

Lanka Everything: AN INKLING OF INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE TO COME 2008-06-30

The Indian concern could reasonably be that the reports from Sri Lanka of mass displacement, restriction on the movement of Tamil refugees and ...

Lebanon: AUB awards honorary doctorates - Daily Star 2008-06-29

By Jay Heisler BEIRUT: Cries for social justice echoed through the halls of the AUB assembly room on Saturday, as writers, artists, human rights activist ...

Reuters: FACTBOX-What next in Zimbabwe's political crisis? 2008-06-29

More than 60 African migrants were killed in recent attacks by mobs there. Investors keen to invest in Zimbabwe will keep plans on hold despite a widespread ...

Reuters South Africa: Mugabe sworn in after widely-condemned election 2008-06-29

Human rights groups and witnesses accused pro-Mugabe militias of forcing people to vote in some areas. Pan-African parliament observers, one of the few ...

Nazret.com: Ethiopia - THE DIRE HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN SITUATION ... 2008-06-29

In the Ogaden, summary executions, torture of detainees to death, gang raping of women, child molestation, arbitrary detentions without charges or trial ...

Borglobe: General News 2008-06-29

The aim of the strategy is to contribute to peaceful development, respect for human rights , democratic governance, lasting reconciliation and national unity ...

Irish Independent: Iran warns that it will use missile strikes if it is attacked ... 2008-06-29

The maverick right-wing leader hopes to draft an EU strategy on asylum seekers and refugees which would see an end to amnesties for illegal immigrant ...

OpEdNews: Refugees in the 21th century: An Issue of Humanitarianism ... 2008-06-29

Apart from that, it should be noted that a suprisingly large number of refugees become, every year, victims of human exploitation from organised criminal ...

South Coast Today: Chapel in Guatemala a testament to civil war horrors 2008-06-29

The law resulted from a class-action settlement between the US Immigration and Naturalization Service and religious groups and refugee advocates.

Independent Online: Rigid policies deny help to Zimbabweans 2008-06-29

This is one of the findings in a report on refugees and asylum seekers that was issued by the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (Cormsa)

MLive.com: After years seeking refuge from the Middle East's violence, Iraqi ... 2008-06-29

He said US immigration officials told him there was only a 30 percent chance he would be granted asylum, a special form of visa for political refugees .

MLive.com: • After years seeking refuge from the Middle East's violence ... - The Bay City Times 2008-06-29

He said US immigration officials told him there was only a 30 percent chance he would be granted asylum, a special form of visa for political refugees .

Israel Today: Egyptian soldiers murder seven-year-old African refugee 2008-06-29

Egyptian soldiers at the weekend shot dead two Sudanese refugees , one a seven-year-old girl, who along with 16 others were trying desperately to reach ...

Newspaper Tree: Spanish or English for 40 million-plus US.. 2008-06-29

In a recent Census Bureau 2000 Supplementary Report on immigration in the 90's, two-thirds of the children of Hispanic immigrants from this period írated ...

Houston Chronicle: Obama, McCain turn focus to Hispanic vote 2008-06-29

WASHINGTON ë Republican candidate John McCain promised on Saturday that he would make immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for illegal ...

Tampa Tribune: US To Broaden Zimbabwe Sanctions 2008-06-29

South Africa views most Zimbabweans crossing its border as economic migrants , not refugees . Few apply for asylum, in part because it could make it difficult ...

Bangkok Post: Let UNHCR play major role 2008-06-29

The news that the Thai military has over the last week forcibly returned hundreds of Hmong refugees from the Huai Nam Khao camp in Petchabun province ...

Financial Times: The Business End - Part II 2008-06-29

Some of the coalition's detainees seem to be motivated by fanatical and corrupt interpretations of the Koran; an equal number - about a third - seem to ...

Portsmouth News: The list - Thiis weekend 2008-06-28

Refugee Week Art Exhibition. Exhibition of art work from the education department from Haslar Immigration Centre. (023) 9268 8259.

Aljazeera.com: "Dutch Jimmy Carter" Accuses Israel of State Terrorism 2008-06-28

... in an interview with Israeli daily Haaretz, the Zionist entity of state terrorism, noting that human rights organizations report that the Israeli army ...

Kantipur Online: Diplomats "concerned" over harsh treatment of Tibet protesters 2008-06-28

The statement also asked Nepal government to 'adhere' to its international human rights obligations as Nepal continues on its path as a democratic nation.

LeadershipNigeria: Why One Should Not Aspire To Come To The UK 2008-06-28

He wrote: "Of course, one factor in this is the ability of new migrants to speak English - otherwise they cannot get good jobs, or share in wider social ...

Radio New Zealand: Tangata whenua should have say on immigration - Maori Party 2008-06-28

Mrs Turia said the Maori Party believes there is a need for systems to enable whanau, hapu and iwi to help immigrants and refugees adjust to life in New ...

Kentucky.com: Landlord found not guilty of harboring immigrants 2008-06-28

íYou can't solve immigration problems by choking off basic necessities for people that are here.ì The controversial case was decried by the ACLU ...

Gorkhapatra: Nepal"s Generosity To Refugees 2008-06-28

It is believed that there are some foreign nationals trying to be listed as urban refugees in Nepal who seem to take advantage of the liberal immigrati ...

Twin Cities Planet: Ethiopian official defects to US, decries Anuak genocide 2008-06-25

Michele McKenzie, an immigration lawyer for the Minneapolis-based Advocates for Human Rights, says that Ethiopian refugees seeking asylum in the US ...

Washington Post: Driving Cabs Instead of Building Bridges, Iraqis Languish in US 2008-06-25

Today Safar, 31, is a jobless refugee in Takoma Park, part of a new wave of professional Iraqis who have received special immigration privileges ...

Baltimore City Paper: Actually, Palestinians and Palestine Are Real 2008-06-25

They see [Jewish] immigration on a giant scale. . . . they see the Jews fortify themselves economically. . . . They see the best lands passing into our ...

Los Angeles Times: Climate change threatens two-thirds of California's unique plant ... 2008-06-25

"Planning for plant refugees will become a new but important concept for natural reserves to think about," said biologist Brent Mishler, director of ...

Boston Globe: Displaced, disabled, and in need of our care 2008-06-25

There is no better way to characterize the plight of the hundreds of thousands of refugees worldwide - most of them women, children, and the elderly - whose ...

Joy Online: UN refugee agency demands release of abducted Somali staffer 2008-06-25

Mr. Ali, who is the longest-serving UNHCR staff member in Somalia, is well-known in Mogadishu as a humanitarian and human rights advocate.

Fairfield Champion: Child who fled in night now fighting for others 2008-06-25

''I will be working with internally displaced people to monitor, report on and prevent further violations of human rights for the next six months,'' she ...

Financial Times: A twist in how Wall St does philanthropy 2008-06-25

In recent years, groups such as Human Rights Watch have tried to highlight equally tragic conflicts in places such as Congo. However, Congo has never ...

Mail & Guardian Online: 'SA needs its neighbours' 2008-06-24

The solution lies not just with the department of home affairs but must involve the presidency, local government, the Human Rights Commissi ...

St Marys Star: Govt blasts illegal immigrant dole claim 2008-06-25

But in a swift rebuttal from Immigration Minister Chris Evans this morning, the government denied such a proposal existed. "Bridging visa holders are ...

The Financial Standard: Population growth hits 36 year high 2008-06-25

Indeed one of the great ironies during the Howard government"s reign was that despite a media focus on refugee asylum policy, immigration during the year ...

IFEX: IFEX MEMBERS HONOUR JOURNALISTS IN EXILE 2008-06-25

Of an estimated two million Iraqi refugees , only a small portion have been permanently resettled outside the region, says the US-based group Human Right ...

The Women's International Perspective: The Aftermath Project: War Is Only Half the Story 2008-06-23

Jim Goldberg won the 2007 $20000 grant for his work in progress which depicts the daunting challenges faced by refugees , migrants , asylum seekers ...

Jakarta Post: Military junta ignores cyclone victims: Refugees 2008-06-23

Apart from this tragedy, the people of Myanmar in general face a bleak future under military rule, with few hopes for civil rights , democracy or economic ...

Mirror.co.uk: Primark caught using child labour 2008-06-23

The use of child labour has been condemned by human rights groups. Action Aid spokesman Claire Melamed says: "It's horrific that big British companies c ...

Tucson Citizen: Our Opinion: Feds should put a stop to cattle-call prosecutions 2008-06-23

At least 45 migrants have died since Oct. 1. The federal government has announced that it will devote even more resources - nearly 100 prosecutors ...

New Era: UNHCR Scales Down Support on Osire Camp 2008-06-23

She reiterated that the country would ensure that refugees and asylum seekers enjoy fundamental human rights and freedoms. There are 7 293 refugee ...

Xinhua: UNHCR urges immediate release of Somali staff member 2008-06-23

Ali, who is the longest-serving UNHCR staff member in Somalia, is well-known in Mogadishu as a humanitarian and human rights advocate.

Lanka Everything: Lankan child slaves for world fashion store 2008-06-23

\'The cost of being smuggled to India is the equivalent of £80,\' said Meenakshi Ganguly of Human Rights Watch. \'The trip often requires families to sell ...

Citizen: Refugees get a rough deal 2008-06-23

In a show of solidarity with the Human Rights Commission, activist groups People Against Suffering Suppression, Oppression and Poverty (Passop) and ...

GoErie.com: School events 2008-06-23

... 12:10 to 12:50 pm, Watson-Curtze Mansion, 356 W. Sixth St. Bring a lunch and discuss personal immigration experiences as part of World Refugee Month.

Radio Netherlands: Africans storm Melilla during Spain-Italy match 2008-06-23

The refugees were pushed back by the Spanish and Moroccan police as they tried to enter Melilla. This is the second attempt by Africans in recent days ...

Nation Multimedia: Hundreds of hmong face deportation 2008-06-23

A further 800 refugees are being deported to Laos - some allegedly against their will, but many having accepted money from the Thai government to return ...

Bangkok Post: Hmong forced to return to Laos after big protest march 2008-06-23

The government insists the Hmong in Phetchabun are economic migrants . About eight families were reportedly taken to Nong Khai by truck yesterday and ...

Colorado Springs Gazette: An American dream 2008-06-23

Aid organizations brought 3800 Sudanese refugees to the US to live in foster homes. The refugees became known as "The Lost Boys of Sudan.

Monthly Review: On a Quest for Secular Piety: Reviewing Tarek Fatah's Chasing a Mirage 2008-06-22

India and China in fact have tremendous natural resources (especially agricultural resources) that are exploited to the fullest because of their large ...

Democracy Now: McClatchy Interviews 66 Fmr. Prisoners Held by US, Find ... 2008-06-22

NARRATOR: To start to find an answer, we set out to interview as many former detainees as possible, traveling to cafes in Germany, a refugee center ...

Democracy Now: Joseph Nevins on íDying to Live: A Story of US Immigration in ... 2008-06-22

It does not include what are called economic migrants ; they"re not referred to as í refugees .ì It doesn"t include, as we talked about in the previous segment ...

Green Left Weekly: Global warming and climate refugees 2008-06-22

David Manne from the Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre stressed the urgent need for an audit of the scale of the problem. He also criticised the changing ...

Jamaica Gleaner: The search for peace 2008-06-22

At the same time, it can be careless of such things as the quality of community life, integrity in public life, the value of community, human right ...

Webdiary: Climate Change: Catastrophic Impacts and Human Rights 2008-06-22

One of the international treaties that followed the Declaration was the Refugees Convention made in 1951. [23] We hear a lot today about a class of climate ...

Macedonia: MHRMI Demands End to Greece's Discrimination of Macedoni ... 2008-06-22

MHRMI calls on international government officials, media, human rights organizations and other interested parties to attend the border crossing between ...

International: The time has come - The News 2008-06-22

... cultivated terrorism rather than curbing it. The writer is a barrister and human rights activist currently based in the UAE. Email: alizeh.haider@yahoo.com.

Daily Press: Get involved 2008-06-22

Refugee and Immigration Services seeks volunteers to teach English to refugees from war-torn countries. Spend two to four hours a week helping adults learn ...

afrol News: Abuse of women escalates HIV infections in Africa 2008-06-22

Female genital mutilation and discriminatory inheritance laws, for example, deprive women of certain basic rights, and expose them to human right ...

Malaysia Star: No man, or nation, is an island 2008-06-22