Regional Focus: Africa, esp. Somalis in Kenya

Opportunity:

FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 13 May 2014.

Publications:

Application of the UNHCR's "Ceased Circumstances" Cessation Clauses to the Rwandan Refugee Crisis, Undergraduate Honors Thesis (Duke University, June 2013) [text]

The Conflict, Disaster, and Displacement Nexus: Implications for Protection and Resilience in the Horn of Africa, New York, 3 April 2014 [info]
- Follow link for video of event.

Persecution through Prosecution: Possible Implications of Uganda’s Anti-gay Law for Kenya’s Asylum Space (Refugee Consortium of Kenya Blog, March 2014) [text]

"Political Refugee, Diva or International Kingpin? Evolving Confidentiality Requirements of Asylum Proceedings in South Africa and Beyond," Michigan State International Law Review Forum Conveniens, vol. 2 (2014) [full-text]
- See also SSRN version.

Somalis in Kenya:

Image credit: HRW

"Conflict and Migration: The Case of Somali Refugees in Northeastern Kenya," Global Social Welfare, OnlineFirst, 27 March 2014 [free full-text]
- See also related UNCRD project description.

Ethnic Somalis under Pressure in Kenyan Capital (IRIN, April 2014) [text]

"Human Security Issues of Somali Refugees and the Host Community in Northeastern Kenya," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 12, no. 1 (2014) [preview]
- See also related UNCRD project description.

Kenya: Halt Crackdown on Somalis (Human Rights Watch, April 2014) [text]

*Kenya: Somalis Trapped in ‘Catch-22’ Amid Crackdown on Refugees (Amnesty International, April 2014) [text]

*updated

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (3 April 2014)

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