This newsletter is produced on a regular basis to help disseminate news and further information in relation to refugee and forced migration issues. The newsletter is produced by the Refugee Archives service at the University of East London.This will also be available via our Refugee Studies Blog at:http://refugee-archives.blogspot.com/
“We Have the Promises of the World”: Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
“This 96-page report details emblematic cases of ongoing rights violations in five areas: attacks on women in public life; violence against women; child and forced marriage; access to justice; and girls' access to secondary education.”
Preparing for the Polls: Improving Accountability for Electoral Violence in Uganda
“This 28-page report documents recent cases in which high court judges ruling on electoral petitions determined that candidates and campaign staff had committed criminal acts, yet the alleged crimes were rarely investigated and prosecuted. Some of those alleged to have committed the crimes during the 2006 elections continue to hold high office, Human Rights Watch said.”
Locked Up Far Away: The Transfer of Immigrants to Remote Detention Centers in the United States
“This 88-page report presents new data analyzed for Human Rights Watch by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) of SyracuseUniversity. The data show that 53 percent of the 1.4 million transfers have taken place since 2006, and most occur between state and local jails that contract with the agency, known as ICE, to provide detention bed space. The report's findings are based on the new data and interviews with officials, immigration lawyers, detainees, and their family members.”
The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC, Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford) has published its fourth Policy Briefing on “Iraq’s refugees – beyond tolerance”. This policy brief is written by Dr Philip Marfleet, Reader in Refugee Studies and Associate Director of the Centre for Research on Refugees, Migration and Belonging at the University of East London, and Dr Dawn Chatty, University of Oxford Reader in Anthropology and Forced Migration, and Deputy Director of the Refugee Studies Centre.
The policy brief considers the situation of displaced populations within Iraq's national borders and of communities of Iraqis living under difficult circumstances in a number of Middle Eastern states.
The paper suggests that despite military and policy discourses of renewed stability in Iraq, the crisis is far from over and that mass return is unlikely as long as security remains a key concern. It presents some key principles for consideration by policy makers in government, in migration agencies and in the humanitarian networks and
recommends that further research should be conducted on the scale, circumstances and patterns of movement of Iraqis within and beyond the Middle East.
Professional Standards for Protection Work: Carried Out by Humanitarian and Human Rights Actors in Armed Conflict and Other Situations of Violence (ICRC, Oct. 2009) [text via ReliefWeb].Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/2009/12/publications-children-detention.html
The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture have just published a new report entitled “Justice Denied: The experiences of 100 torture surviving women of seeking justice and rehabilitation.”The full report (in PDF format), individual testimonies and a press release are available from the organisation’s website at: http://justice-denied.torturecare.org.uk/?dm_i=88R,2PYS,1DF157,8M8J,1
Refugee Council -New Impact Report is now available online
“The Refugee Council’s new Impact Report for 2008/9 is now available on our website. Based on the theme ‘From protection to integration’, this year’s report features our sterling work in delivering the Refugee Integration and Employment Service (RIES) and showcases the full range of advice and support services that we deliver to our clients in our operations across the country. The report also features our policy and campaigns activities and our work with Refugee Community Organisations and volunteers. The last year has been a busy and successful one for the Refugee Council and we are looking forward to building on our recent achievements in the year ahead.”
City of Sanctuary is a movement to make our towns and cities welcoming places for people seeking sanctuary in the UK.A new short film tells the story of City of Sanctuary so far, and shows some of the local groups that are helping to build a culture of welcome and hospitality. You can watch the 9 minute film online.
(Source: Refugee Council - )
This newsletter is produced on a regular basis to help disseminate news and further information in relation to refugee and forced migration issues. The newsletter is produced by the Refugee Archives service at the University of East London.This will also be available via our Refugee Studies Blog at:http://refugee-archives.blogspot.com/
Asylum Aid, the national independent charity who work with those seeking to flee human rights violations abroad, have issued a new report entitled `Every Single Woman.’This is published under the banner of the Charter of Rights of Women Seeking Asylumwhich, in the words of Asylum Aid, `calls on the UK Border Agency to commit to treating women seeking asylum with fairness, dignity and respect. This means creating a system which recognises the particular issues which cause women to seek asylum and understands their particular needs as women.’Details of the new puiblication and the Charter can be found as follows:
“This 63-page report documents the Syrian authorities' efforts to ban and disperse gatherings calling for Kurdish minority rights or celebrating Kurdish culture, as well as the detention of leading Kurdish political activists and their ill-treatment in custody. The repression of Kurds in Syria has greatly intensified following large-scale Kurdish demonstrations in March 2004. The report is based on interviews with 30 Kurdish activists recently released from prison, as well as 15 relatives of Kurdish activists still in jail. The Syrian government refused to reply to requests for information or meetings with Human Rights Watch.”
The UKHome Office has recently published its Control of Immigration statistics for the Third Quarter of 2009.A direct link to the PDF is available by clicking on the title below, and further information is available from the Home Office Research Development and Statistics page at:http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-stats.html
Still with the Home Office, the Refugee Council Poliblog posting on the 30th November entitled `Two takes on Issues facing asylum seeking women...' (detailed above), refers to two recently published documents on dealing with violence against women.These have been published by the UK Home Office and the voluntary organisation Rights for Women, and full details of both will be detailed as follows:
This newsletter is produced on a regular basis to help disseminate news and further information in relation to refugee and forced migration issues. The newsletter is produced by the Refugee Archives service at the University of East London.This will also be available via our Refugee Studies Blog at:http://refugee-archives.blogspot.com/
Asylum Aid, the national independent charity who work with those seeking to flee human rights violations abroad, have issued a new report entitled `Every Single Woman.’This is published under the banner of the Charter of Rights of Women Seeking Asylumwhich, in the words of Asylum Aid, `calls on the UK Border Agency to commit to treating women seeking asylum with fairness, dignity and respect. This means creating a system which recognises the particular issues which cause women to seek asylum and understands their particular needs as women.’Details of the new puiblication and the Charter can be found as follows:
“This 63-page report documents the Syrian authorities' efforts to ban and disperse gatherings calling for Kurdish minority rights or celebrating Kurdish culture, as well as the detention of leading Kurdish political activists and their ill-treatment in custody. The repression of Kurds in Syria has greatly intensified following large-scale Kurdish demonstrations in March 2004. The report is based on interviews with 30 Kurdish activists recently released from prison, as well as 15 relatives of Kurdish activists still in jail. The Syrian government refused to reply to requests for information or meetings with Human Rights Watch.”
The UKHome Office has recently published its Control of Immigration statistics for the Third Quarter of 2009.A direct link to the PDF is available by clicking on the title below, and further information is available from the Home Office Research Development and Statistics page at:http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-stats.html
Still with the Home Office, the Refugee Council Poliblog posting on the 30th November entitled `Two takes on Issues facing asylum seeking women...' (detailed above), refers to two recently published documents on dealing with violence against women.These have been published by the UK Home Office and the voluntary organisation Rights for Women, and full details of both will be detailed as follows:
A current awareness service highlighting web research and information relating to refugees, IDPs and forced migration; provided on behalf of the Refugee Archives at the UEL by Paul Dudman.The Refugee Archives at UEL are a growing resource for the study of forced migration and the refugee. Further details can be found on our website.