Admin: Holiday Break

This blog will be quiet for the rest of the year.

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

2017 High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges, Geneva, 12-13 Dec. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for documentation, speeches, and video.

Guidelines on International Protection No. 13: Applicability of Article 1D of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees to Palestinian Refugees (UNHCR, Dec. 2017) [text]

History of Refugee Protection: A Timeline (Journal of Refugee Studies, Dec. 2017) [access]

"The Human Rights Committee: Legacy and Promise," Chapter in International Human Rights: Human Rights Institutions, Tribunals and Courts (Springer, Forthcoming 2018 ) [preprint]

"Internally Displaced Persons and International Refugee Law: Protection Gaps, Challenges and Implementation in Practice," King's Student Law Review, vol. 8, no. 2 (2017) [full-text]

Key Legal Considerations on the Standards of Treatment of Refugees Recognized under the 1969 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa (UNHCR, Dec. 2017) [text]

Keynote Address to the International Association of Refugee Law Judges (UNHCR, 29 Nov. 2017)[text]

"The Political Economy of the Constitutional Right to Asylum," Cornell Law Review, vol. 102, no. 5 (2017) [full-text]

"Securing the Borders against Syrian Refugees: When Non-Admission Means Return," Yale Journal of International Law, vol. 42, no. 1 (2017) [full-text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (14 Dec. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Statelessness

Opportunities:

PhD Scholarship, Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness [info]
- The window for submitting applications is open until 19 February 2018.

Statelessness Summer Course, Tilburg, Neth. 30 July-3 August 2018 [info]
- Submit applications by 15 March 2018.

Publications:

Arbitrary Deprivation of Citizenship (Amnesty International, Dec. 2017) [text]
- From a seminar held in London on 31 October 2016.

*Birth Registration and Statelessness (European Network on Statelessness, Nov. 2017) [infographic re. Refworld]

*ENS Statement to Bulgaria’s Presidency of the European Union on Addressing Statelessness in Europe (European Network on Statelessness, Dec. 2017) [text]

Good Practices Paper (Action 7): Ensuring Birth Registration for the Prevention of Statelessness (UNHCR, Nov. 2017) [text]

Mapping Statelessness in Estonia (UNHCR, 2016) [text]

Mobilising to Address Statelessness in the Netherlands (ENS Blog, Nov. 2017) [text]

The Obligation to Grant Nationality to Stateless Children under Customary International Law (SSRN, Nov. 2017) [text]

Statelessness and the Rohingya Crisis (UNHCR, Nov. 2017) [text]

Statelessness in a State? (SSRN, Nov. 2017) [text]
- Focuses on the Makonde community in Kenya.

Statelessness in Sweden and the Case of Unreturnable Moroccan "Street Children" Left at Risk of Statelessness (ENS Blog, Nov. 2017) [text]

Statelessness Working Papers (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Dec. 2017) [access]
- Five new papers are now available and address such topics as cross-border gestational surrogacy in Japan, stateless children in Australia, deprivation of nationality in the Netherlands, statelessness determination in Europe, and addressing statelessness in Malaysia.

Typology of Stateless Persons in Japan (Study Group on Statelessness in Japan, Dec. 2017) [text via UNHCR]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Statelessness (6 Nov. 2017)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Health

"Cardiovascular Disease-related Health Beliefs and Lifestyle Issues among Karen Refugees Resettled in the United States from the Thai-Myanmar (Burma) Border," Journal of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, 50(6) (Nov. 2017) [full-text]

Health Access and Utilization Survey among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (UNHCR, Nov. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Health Needs of Older Populations Affected by Humanitarian Crises in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review," Conflict and Health, 11:29 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"Humanitarian and Primary Healthcare Needs of Refugee Women and Children in Afghanistan," BMC Medicine, 15:196 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"'In My Culture, We Don’t Know Anything about That': Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant and Refugee Women," International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 24, no. 6 (Dec. 2017) [full-text via ResearchGate]

"Including Refugees in Disease Elimination: Challenges Observed from a Sleeping Sickness Programme in Uganda," Conflict and Health, 11:22 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"Legal Strategies to Protect Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Context of the Refugee Crisis in Europe: A Complaint before the European Ombudsperson," Reproductive Health Matters, Latest Articles, 13 Dec. 2017 [open access]

"Measuring Self-rated Health Status among Resettled Adult Refugee Populations to Inform Practice and Policy: A Scoping Review," BMC Health Services Research, 7:817 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

"Refugees’ Experiences of Healthcare in the Host Country: A Scoping Review," BMC Health Services Research, 7:814 (Dec. 2017) [open access]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Health (6 Dec. 2017)
- Thematic Focus: Health Issues in Europe (6 Dec. 2017)
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health (6 Dec. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Australia

Australians’ Attitudes Toward the Treatment of Asylum Seekers Arriving by Boat, Paper presented at the 2017 Australian Sociological Association Conference (Univ. of Western Australia, 2017) [text]
- Scroll to p. 67.

Book Review: Bridging Troubled Waters: Australia and Asylum Seekers (Refugee Research Blog, Nov. 2017) [text]

Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA): The Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants (Govt. of Australia, Dept. of Social Services, Nov. 2017) [text]

The Construction of Opposing Discourses as Strategies for Challenging Racism in Discussions about Asylum Seekers in Western Australia, Paper presented at the 2017 Australian Sociological Association Conference (Univ. of Western Australia, 2017) [text]
- Scroll to p. 13.

A Long Way to Go: Irregular Migration Patterns, Processes, Drivers and Decision-making (ANU Press, Dec. 2017) [free full-text]

"Mediating Role of Psychological Capital in the Relationship between Social Support and Wellbeing of Refugees," International Migration, Early View, 5 Dec. 2017 [preprint]

*Medical Expert Mission, Papua New Guinea, 10 to 16 November 2017 (UNHCR, Nov. 2017) [text]

"The Physical and Mental Health Problems of Refugee and Migrant Fathers: Findings from an Australian Population-based Study of Children and Their Families," BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 11 (Nov. 2017) [open access]

"Single Mothering as Experienced by Burundian Refugees in Australia: A Qualitative Inquiry," BMC Nursing, 16:70 (Nov. 2017) [open access]

"Sovereign Relations? Australia's ‘Off-Shoring’ of Asylum Seekers on Nauru in Historical Perspective," Chapter in Against International Norms: Postcolonial Perspectives (Routledge, May 2017) [preprint]

UNHCR Fact Sheet on Situation of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea (UNHCR, Dec. 2017) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Australia (22 Nov. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe

Event:

Panel discussion: Understanding Refugee and Migrant Journeys to Europe, London, 15 January 2018 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Publications:

African Migration to Europe: How Can Adequate Data Help Improve Evidence-based Policymaking and Reduce Possible Misconceptions?, Data Briefing, no. 11 (GMDAC, Nov. 2017) [text]

"Afghan Refugee Journeys: Onwards Migration Decision-Making in Greece and Turkey," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 18 Dec. 2017 [free full-text]

Asylum Systems in the European Union: Towards a Supranational Policy of Protection? Case Studies of Germany and Sweden, Thesis (Universidad Pontificia Comillas, 2017) [text]

"EU Pays to Stop Migrants," The World Today (Dec. 2017 & Jan. 2018) [text]

European Leaders Pursue Migration Deals with North African Countries, Sparking Concerns about Human Costs, Top 10 Migration Issues of 2017, no. 3 (Migration Information Source, Dec. 2017) [text]

France: Calais Migrants at Risk as Cold Arrives (Human Rights Watch, Dec. 2017) [text]

Greece: Dire Risks for Women Asylum Seekers (Human Rights Watch, Dec. 2017) [text]

Information Provision: Perceptions of People on the Migration Trail (Mixed Migration Platform, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Infringement Proceedings as a Tool for the Enforcement of Fundamental Rights in the European Union (Open Society Foundations, Oct. 2017) [text]

Italy Strikes Back Again: A Push-back's Firsthand Account (Border Criminologies Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

Recent Migration Flows to the EU (EPRS, Dec. 2017) [text]

Refugees in Turkey Struggle as Border Walls Grow Higher: The EU-Turkey Deal on Migration, DIIS Policy Brief (Danish Inst. for International Studies, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Refugees, Migrants, Neither, Both: Categorical Fetishism and the Politics of Bounding in Europe’s ‘Migration Crisis’," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 44, no. 1 (2018) [open access]

"These Syrian Refugees Made It to Europe. But There Still Isn't an Answer to the Crisis," Time Magazine, 18 Dec. 2017 [text]

UNHCR's recommendations to Bulgaria for its Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU): A Time for Solidarity, January-June 2018 (UNHCR, Dec. 2017) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (13 Dec. 2017)
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (13 Dec. 2017)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Climate

2017 UNHCR Engagement in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (UNHCR, Dec. 2017) [text]

Addressing Disaster Displacement and Climate Change: Opportunities in Partnership, Side event at 68th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, Geneva, 4 Oct. 2017 [info]
- Here is a summary of the discussions.

Climate Change, Disaster and Displacement in the Global Compacts: UNHCR's Perspectives (UNHCR, Nov. 2017) [text]

Climate-related Human Mobility: Connecting the Dots to Implement the Paris Agreement, Bonn, 8 Nov. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for video.

"Environmental Change and Human Mobility: Trends, Law and Policy," Comparative Population Studies, vol. 42 (2017) [open access]

"Environmentally Related International Migration: Policy Challenges ," Chapter in A Long Way to Go: Irregular Migration Patterns, Processes, Drivers and Decision-making (ANU Press, Dec. 2017) [full-text]

How Climate Resettlement Can Work for Communities: Climate Change and Planned Relocation, Policy Brief (Danish Institute for International Studies, Nov. 2017) [text]

Human Mobility, Natural Disasters and Climate Change in Latin America: From Understanding to Action (GIZ, Nov. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Infographics: Climate Change, Migration and Displacement (ODI, Nov. 2017) [access]

Key Messages: UNFCCC COP23, 6-17 Nov. 2017 (UNHCR, Nov. 2017) [text]

"New Zealand Proposes Humanitarian Visa for ‘Climate Refugees’," The Diplomat, 30 Nov. 2017 [text]

Six Things New Zealand’s New Government Needs to Do to Make Climate Refugee Visas Work (The Conversation, Nov. 2017) [text]

The State of Environmental Migration 2017: A Review of 2016 (Presses Universitaires de Liège, Dec. 2017) [info]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Displacement (13 Nov. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Children

"Belonging and Participation in Liminality: Unaccompanied Children in Finland and Sweden," Childhood, vol. 24, no. 1 (2017) [preprint]

Birth Registration of South Sudanese Refugee Children: The View from Uganda (IRRI, Dec. 2017) [text]

*Bright Futures: Spotlight on the Wellbeing of Young People from Refugee and Migrant Backgrounds (VicHealth et al., 2017) [text]

Child Migrants: How Little We Know, Data Briefing Series, no. 10 (GMDAC, Nov. 2017) [text]

Children and Migration Decisions: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll (Unicef, Nov. 2017) [text]

Children Born in Australia’s Asylum System, Statelessness Working Paper Series, no. 6 (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Dec. 2017) [text]

Forced Displacement of Children in the Italian Context (Unicef, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Leaving Family Behind: Understanding the Irregular Migration of Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Minors," Chapter in A Long Way to Go: Irregular Migration Patterns, Processes, Drivers and Decision-making (ANU Press, Dec. 2017) [full-text]

"The Mixed Motives of Unaccompanied Child Migrants from Central America’s Northern Triangle," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 5, no. 4 (2017) [open access]

"Risk Behaviours among Native and Immigrant Youths in Switzerland: A Cross-sectional Study," Swiss Medical Weekly, 147:w14531 (Nov. 2017) [open access]
- See also related viewpoint.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Children (4 Dec. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Event/New Issues of Disasters, EJML, Eur. J. Crim., Intercult. Educ., IJMHSC, IMR, JEMS, JICA, Transcult. Psych., VOICE

Event:

Launch of 30th anniversary issue of the Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, Poitiers, France, 20 December 2017 [info]

New issues:

Disasters, vol. 42, no. 1 (Jan. 2018) [contents]
- Mix of articles. This issue includes four open access articles and one that is free full-text.

 European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 19, no. 4 (2017) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "Dublin IV and EXCOM: Aspirational Blunders and Illusive Solidarity" and "The Problem of Exclusion from Refugee Status on the Grounds of Being Guilty of Terrorist Acts in the CJEU Case-law: Commentary on the Lounani Case."

European Journal of Criminology, vol. 14, no. 1 (Jan, 2017) [contents]
- Special issue on "Crimmigration in Europe." Includes three open access articles.

Intercultural Education, vol. 28, no. 5 (2017) [contents]
- Special issue on "Teaching about Refugees." The introduction is freely available.

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 13, no. 4 (2017) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

International Migration Review, vol. 51, no. 4 (Winter 2017) [contents]
- Mix of articles. Includes one freely available article on visas.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 44, no. 1 (2018) [contents]
- Mix of articles. Includes four open access articles, including "Refugees, Migrants, Neither, Both: Categorical Fetishism and the Politics of Bounding in Europe’s ‘Migration Crisis’."

JICA's World (Oct. 2017) [full-text]
- Theme of this issue is "Refugees and Displaced People: Rebuilding the Lives of the Displaced."

Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 54, nos. 5-6 (Oct.-Dec. 2017) [contents]
- Themed issue on "Refugees and Asylum Seekers." The introduction is freely available.

VOICE Out Loud, no. 26 (Nov. 2017) [full-text]
 - Focus in on "Exploring the Humanitarian-development Nexus."

Tagged Periodicals and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: General

Today is...:

International Migrants Day, 18 December 2017 [info]
- This year's theme is "Safe Migration in a World on the Move."

News:

Launch of Migration Data Portal, Berlin [info]
-  The Portal "brings together the key facts and figures about global migration trends in one place for the first time" and "communicates global data on migration through visualizations, infographics and videos. It simplifies the navigation through complex international migration data for policy makers, journalists, statisticians and anyone interested in migration."

Publications:

"A Birth Certificate is a Person’s First Possession," The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2017 [text]

Collecting Data on Remittances to and from Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, Policy Brief, no. 8 (KNOMAD, Oct. 2017) [text]

Forum on Refugee and Migration Policy, Roundtable 2, London, 3 Nov. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for meeting summary.

Growing Food from Mattresses: What Experts Can Learn from Working in Refugee Camps (The Conversation, Dec. 2017) [text]

Human Rights Day: A Look at the Refugee Crisis (OUP Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

*International Migration Report 2017: Highlights (UN DESA, Dec. 2017) [text]
- See also related news release and data.

"Memorializing Mass Deaths at the Border: Two Cases from Canberra (Australia) and Lampedusa (Italy)," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 15 Nov. 2017 [open access]

No Escape from Discrimination: Minorities, Indigenous Peoples and the Crisis of Displacement (Minority Rights Group, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Problems and Solutions to the International Migrant Crisis (Brookings Now Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

Top 10 Migration Issues of 2017 (Migration Information Source, Dec. 2017) [access]
- Currently, nos. 4-10 are available.

*UN Global Compact for Migration Must be Made Fit for Purpose (IRIN, Dec. 2017) [text]

*The UN Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees: A New Solution to Migration Management, or More of the Same?, SAIIA Occasional Paper, no. 273 (South African Institute of International Affairs, Nov. 2017) [text]

Whose Responsibility? Accountability for Refugee Protection and Solutions in a Whole-of-Society Approach (Danish Refugee Council, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Global Compacts Round-up (14 Dec. 2017)
- Thematic Focus: General (8 Dec. 2017)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Open Access Round-up: 15 December 2017

Below is a listing of Open Access literature that I have referenced on this blog since 15 November 2017. If you are not familiar with Open Access, please visit my other blog for an introduction.

Green Open Access [info]

"Maritime Legal Black Holes: Migration and Rightlessness in International Law," European Journal of International Law (Forthcoming)
- Preprint version of article.

"Rumors and Refugees: How Government-Created Information Vacuums Undermine Effective Crisis Management," International Studies Quarterly (Forthcoming)
- Preprint version of article.

"Separate but Unequal: Immigration Detention in Canada and the Great Writ of Liberty," McGill Law Journal, vol 63, no. 1 (2017)
- Preprint version of article.

"State Practice with Respect to the Safe Third Country Concept: Criteria for Determining that a State Offers Effective Protection for Asylum Seekers and Refugees," George Washington International Law Review (Forthcoming)
- Preprint version of article.

"The Unique Effects of Blatant Dehumanization on Attitudes and Behavior towards Muslim Refugees during the European ‘Refugee Crisis’ across Four Countries," European Journal of Social Psychology, Accepted Article, 28 Nov. 2017
- Preprint version of article.

Gold Open Access [info]

Articles, health-related:

"Addressing Culture and Context in Humanitarian Response: Preparing Desk Reviews to Inform Mental Health and Psychosocial Support," Conflict and Health, 11:21 (Nov. 2017)

"Applying a Community-based Participatory Research Approach to Improve Access to Healthcare for Eritrean Asylum-seekers in Israel: A Pilot Study," Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 6:61 (Nov. 2017)

"Cost-effectiveness of Adding Indoor Residual Spraying to Case Management in Afghan Refugee Settlements in Northwest Pakistan during a Prolonged Malaria Epidemic," PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(10): e0005935 (Oct. 2017)

"Differences in the Prevalence of Hospitalizations and Utilization of Emergency Outpatient Services for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions between Asylum-seeking Children and Children of the General Population: A Cross-sectional Medical Records Study (2015)," BMC Health Services Research, 17:731 (Nov. 2017)

"Forced Migrants Involved in Setting the Agenda and Designing Research to Reduce Impacts of Complex Emergencies: Combining Swarm with Patient and Public Involvement," Research Involvement and Engagement, 3:23 (Nov. 2017)

"Health Challenges in Refugee Reception: Dateline Europe 2016," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(12) (Nov. 2017)

"Healthcare Access for Refugee Women with Limited Literacy: Layers of Disadvantage," International Journal for Equity in Health, 16:195 (Nov. 2017)

"Hepatitis A Virus Infections and Outbreaks in Asylum Seekers Arriving to Germany, September 2015 to March 2016," Emerging Microbes & Infections, 6(4): e26 (April 2017)

"Immigration-related Mental Health Disorders in Refugees 5-18 Years Old Living in Turkey," Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 13: 2813–2821 (Nov. 2017)

"Infectious Disease Risks among Refugees from North Korea," International Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 66 (Jan. 2018)

"'Just as Canadian as Anyone Else'? Experiences of Second-Class Citizenship and the Mental Health of Young Immigrant and Refugee Men in Canada," American Journal of Men's Health, OnlineFirst, 28 Nov. 2017

“Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hygiene and Sanitation in a Burundian Refugee Camp: Implications for Control of a Salmonella Typhi Outbreak in 2016,” Pan African Medical Journal, vol. 28 (2017)

"The Physical and Mental Health Problems of Refugee and Migrant Fathers: Findings from an Australian Population-based Study of Children and Their Families," BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 11 (Nov. 2017)

"Re-Emerging Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in War-Affected Peoples of the Eastern Mediterranean Region: An Update," Frontiers in Public Health, 5:283 (Oct. 2017)

"Settling Ulysses: An Adapted Research Agenda for Refugee Mental Health," International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 6 (Nov. 2017)

"Sexual Exploitation of Unaccompanied Migrant and Refugee Boys in Greece: Approaches to Prevention," PLoS Medicine 14(11): e1002438 (Nov. 2017)

"Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in Conflict and Forced Displacement: Implications for the Health Sector," Reproductive Health Matters, Latest Articles, 11 Dec. 2017

"Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Trauma-affected Refugees: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial," Trials, 18:520 (Nov. 2017)

Articles, other topics:

"Coercive Population Control and Asylum in the U.S.," Social Sciences, 6(4), 137 (Nov. 2017)

“Frantic Waiting: NGO Anti-Politics and 'Timepass' for Young Syrian Refugees in Jordan,” Middle East - Topics & Arguments, vol. 9 (2017)

"The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Turkish Economy: Regional Labour Market Effects," Social Sciences, 6(4) (Oct. 2017)

"Influencing the EU’s Foreign Policy on Asylum and Migration: Populist Political Dynamics and Cooperation with (Un)safe Third Countries," Global Politics Review, vol. 3, no. 2 (2017)

"The Mixed Motives of Unaccompanied Child Migrants from Central America’s Northern Triangle," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 5, no. 4 (2017)

"Non-state Actors and Education as a Humanitarian Response: Role of Faith-based Organizations in Education for Syrian refugees in Turkey," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2:13 (Nov. 2017)

"Thrive or Survive? Explaining Variation in Economic Outcomes for Refugees," Journal of Migration and Human Security, vol. 5, no. 4 (2017)

“What Does It Mean to Be Young for Syrian Men Living as Refugees in Cairo?,” Middle East - Topics & Arguments, vol. 9 (2017)

Hybrid Open Access [info]

"Civic Stratification and Crime: A Comparison of Asylum Migrants with Different Legal Statuses," Crime, Law and Social Change, OnlineFirst, 21 Nov. 2017

"Ethical Aspects of Medical Age Assessment in the Asylum Process: A Swedish Perspective," International Journal of Legal Medicine, OnlineFirst, 11 Nov. 2017

"Migrants at Sea: A Duty of Plural States to Protect (Extraterritorially)?," Nordic Journal of International Law, vol. 86, no. 4 (2017)

Law Reviews

"Interpreting Injustice: The Department of Homeland Security’s Failure to Comply with Federal Language Access Requirements in Immigration Detention," Harvard Latinx Law Review, vol. 20 (Spring 2017)

"Jennings v. Rodriguez and the Future of Immigration Detention," Harvard Latinx Law Review, vol. 20 (Spring 2017)

"Protected, Not Removable: Foreign National Trafficking Victims and the Immigration Policies of the Trump Administration," The National Law Review, 18 Nov. 2017

“The War on Syrian Girls: Supporting the Criminalization of Sex-Related Violence and Trafficking of Minor Refugees,” Children’s Legal Rights Journal, vol. 37, no. 2 (2017)

Related post:
- Open Access Round-up: 15 Nov. 2017


Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

Several studies have been published recently that focus on young male refugees:

"Agent, Victim, Soldier, Son: Intersecting Masculinities in the European ‘Refugee Crisis'," Chapter in A Gendered Approach to the Syrian Refugee Crisis (Routledge, 2017) [preprint]

Being Stuck in Vulnerability: The Situation of Young Male Refugees in Turkey, Cairo, 11 Dec. 2017 [info]

“Frantic Waiting: NGO Anti-Politics and 'Timepass' for Young Syrian Refugees in Jordan,” Middle East - Topics & Arguments, vol. 9 (2017) [open access]

*Guest Post: New Report on “Westernised” Young Males Returned to Kabul (Free Movement Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

Men and Boys in Displacement: Assistance and Protection Challenges for Unaccompanied Boys and Men in Refugee Contexts (CARE & Promundo, Dec. 2017) [text]
- See also related blog post.

*"Sexual Exploitation of Unaccompanied Migrant and Refugee Boys in Greece: Approaches to Prevention," PLoS Medicine 14(11): e1002438 (Nov. 2017) [open access]

*"Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in Conflict and Forced Displacement: Implications for the Health Sector," Reproductive Health Matters, Latest Articles, 11 Dec. 2017 [open access]

"We Keep It in Our Hearts": Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in the Syria Crisis (UNHCR, Dec. 2017) [access]

“What Does It Mean to Be Young for Syrian Men Living as Refugees in Cairo?,” Middle East - Topics & Arguments, vol. 9 (2017) [open access]

Publications focusing on women & girls:

"Advancing Gender Based Asylum Claims in Irish Law," The Researcher, vol. 12, no. 1 (Nov. 2017) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 2. 

"The International Protection System is Failing Refugee Women and Girls," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 17 Nov. 2017 [text]

Left Behind: How the World is Failing Women and Girls on Refugee Family Reunion (CARE & Melissa Network, Dec. 2017) [text]

Refugees and ‘Host Communities’ Facing Gender-Based Violence around Mbera Camp, Mauritania (LSE Middle East Centre Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

Report on the Situation of Women Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the EU (European Parliament, Feb. 2016) [text via Refworld]

A Safe Place to Shine: Creating Opportunities and Raising Voices of Adolescent Girls in Humanitarian Settings (International Rescue Committee, Nov. 2017) [access]

Through Her Eyes: Enabling Women’s Best Evidence in UK Asylum Appeals (Asylum Aid & NatCen, Nov. 2017) [text via Free Movement Blog]

Women Refugees and Why Law Matters, Cambridge, MA, 27 Oct. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for video; see also related HIRC blog post.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Women (2 Nov. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Afghans Returned from Pakistan Struggle on Kabul Career Ladder (Refugees Deeply, Dec. 2017) [text]

Balancing the Books: Including Women and Protecting Refugees is Essential to Realizing Small Business Growth in Jordan (Acted et al., Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Causal Impact of Migration on US Trade: Evidence from Political Refugees (Bank of Canada, Nov. 2017) [text]

The Compact Experiment: Push for Refugee Jobs Confronts Reality of Jordan and Lebanon (Refugees Deeply, Dec. 2017) [text]

The Economic Effects of Refugee Return and Policy Implications (OCP Policy Center, Nov. 2017) [text via Bruegel]

The Economic Effects of Restricting Immigration: Lessons from US History (The Conversation, Nov. 2017) [text]

"I am only looking for my rights": Legal Employment Still Inaccessible to Refugees in Turkey (Refugees International, Dec. 2017) [text]

The Many Selves in Self-Reliance: Why Words and Definitions Matter (Refugees Deeply, Dec. 2017) [text]

Mapping Refugee Skills and Employability: Data Analysis from the Talent Catalogue (Talent Beyond Boundaries, Sept. 2017) [text]
- Note: The mission of Talent Beyond Boundaries is to "create catalytic change by opening new pathways to employment for refugees."

"Thrive or Survive? Explaining Variation in Economic Outcomes for Refugees," Journal of Migration and Human Security, vol. 5, no. 4 (2017) [open access]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (17 Nov. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Africa

2017 Africa Report on Internal Displacement (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Dec. 2017) [access]
- Follow link for report, data and key messages.

2018 Humanitarian Needs Overview: South Sudan (OCHA, Dec. 2017) [text]

AU Migration Governance: Non-aligned Views on Migration Governance in Africa (ECDPM, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Durable Solutions for Somali Refugees: A Case Study of the Involuntary Repatriation of Dadaab Refugees (Heritage Institute for Policy Studies, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Kinship, Nomadism, and Humanitarian Aid among Somalis in Ethiopia," Disasters, vol. 42, no. 1 (Jan. 2018) [free full-text]

“Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hygiene and Sanitation in a Burundian Refugee Camp: Implications for Control of a Salmonella Typhi Outbreak in 2016,” Pan African Medical Journal, vol. 28 (2017) [open access]

"Lake Chad: The World's Most Complex Humanitarian Disaster," The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2017 [text]

Putting Protection at the Heart of the New Global Compact: Refugee Perspectives from Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti (Norwegian Refugee Council, Dec. 2017) [text]

Sahel Refugees: Human Face of a Regional Crisis (World Bank, Fall 2017) [text]

UNHCR Welcomes Djibouti’s New Refugee Laws (UNHCR, Dec. 2017) [text]

The World’s Largest Refugee Camp: What the Future Holds for Dadaab (The Conversation, Dec. 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (28 Nov. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Americas

News:

The Refugee Law Initiative (RLI) has won a Times Higher Education Award for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The specific project, "Pushing the Boundaries: New Dynamics of Forced Migration and Transnational Responses in Latin America," set out to analyze "how Latin American states use transnational structures and interventions to address new security and justice challenges resulting from forced migration flows." RLI's director, David Cantor, underscored the "recognition that this award gives to research in the field of refugees and internally displaced persons."

Learn more about the impact of the project here, and get more information about the various research outputs and links to publications here.

Publications:

"As Trump Blocks Refugees, Africans Fleeing Violence Make the Treacherous Trip to the U.S. through Mexico," The Intercept, 13 Dec. 2017 [text]

Colombia’s Venezuela Problem (IRIN, Dec. 2017) [text]

Deeply Talks: Lessons From Colombia on Tackling Internal Displacement (Refugees Deeply, Dec. 2017) [text]

Hostility in US, Europe Makes Mexico a New Refugee Destination of Choice (IRIN, Nov. 2017) [text]

How Latin America is Responding to Venezuelan Refugees (Refugees Deeply, Nov. 2017) [text]

Humanitarian Aid in Relatively Strong Host States: Colombia as a Case for Rights-based Approaches, Policy Brief, no. 6 (PRIO, Nov. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Hurricanes of 2017: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the Caribbean (IRIN, Dec. 2017) [text]

"In Latin America, Spike in Migrant Arrivals Prompts Flurry of Responses," Migration Information Source, 7 Dec. 2017 [text]
- Issue #10 in MPI's Top 10 Migration Issues of 2017.

Informe Preliminar de la Reunión Regional Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Expertas y Expertos en Migración Internacional Preparatoria del Pacto Mundial para una Migración Segura, Ordenada y Regular. Santiago, 30 y 31 de Agosto de 2017 [text]
- Annexes provide overviews of migration in different parts of the Americas.

"The Mixed Motives of Unaccompanied Child Migrants from Central America’s Northern Triangle," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 5, no. 4 (2017) [open access]

"Venezuelan Migrants Pose Humanitarian Problem in Brazil," Reuters, 11 Dec. 2017 [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (22 Nov. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Global Compacts Round-up

News:

The 2017 High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges has now ended. This year's theme was "Towards a Global Compact on Refugees." Its objective was to serve as a stocktaking exercise: "To assess outcomes of the extensive consultations held with a wide range of actors in the course of 2017" and to "bring together the lessons learned from the application of the [comprehensive refugee response framework (CRRF)] in various contexts, paving the way towards the global compact on refugees." 

After the United States withdrew its support for the Global Compact on Migration process, there was speculation it would do the same with the refugee compact. But so far, at least, that has not happened. Fox News' explanation: "The refugee compact remains a Trump administration priority because unlike the migrant issue, it complements Washington’s tough immigration stance. It aims at helping those displaced to stay where they are in host countries or return home, as a State Department spokesperson puts it, 'voluntarily, in safety and with dignity'."

For some thoughts and observations on this year's Dialogue, read the Forced Migration Forum's three-part blog series: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3. See also key NGO messages from ICVA.

Here is a listing of recent commentary on and analysis of both compacts:

Agreeing a Global Response to Migration, London, 21 Nov. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for video.

Beyond Stock-Taking: The Path Ahead to a Global Compact for Migration, 12 Dec. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for webinar.

Bringing the Internally Displaced into the Global Refugee Compact (Protection Gateway, Dec. 2017) [text]

Global Compacts on Migration and on Refugees: How They Should Intersect (World Economic Forum Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

IFRC Policy Brief: Global Compact on Refugees (IFRC, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Insights Report - Kaldor Centre Conference 2017: The Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration (Kaldor Centre, Dec. 2017) [text]

"No One Country Can Do It Alone: Towards a Migration Compact," IPS, 8 Dec. 2017 [text]

Putting Protection at the Heart of the New Global Compact: Refugee Perspectives from Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti (NRC, Dec. 2017) [text]

Why Rights Must Trump Politics if New Global Plans on Refugees and Migrants are to Make a Difference (The Conversation, Dec. 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: General (8 Dec. 2017) - this post included an earlier "Global Compacts Round-up"

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

News:

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Declaration on Territorial Asylum. Thanks to Klaus Neumann for bringing this to our attention with his recent piece in Inside Story entitled "In the Spirit of International Solidarity." A brief summary reads, "The bid to create a UN convention on territorial asylum might have failed, but it points to possibilities still worth pursuing."

Publications:

Conclusions on International Protection Adopted by the Executive Committee of the UNHCR Programme, 1975-2017 (Conclusion No. 1-114) [text]

The Crime of Aggression under International Criminal Law: Links with Refugee Law (IntLawGrrls, Dec. 2017) [text]

General Legal Considerations: Search-and-rescue Operations Involving Refugees and Migrants at Sea  (UNHCR, Nov. 2017) [text]

Internally Displaced Persons and International Humanitarian Law (ICRC, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Migrants at Sea: A Duty of Plural States to Protect (Extraterritorially)?," Nordic Journal of International Law, vol. 86, no. 4 (2017) [open access]

The Principle of Non-Refoulment: An Inherent Obligation on a State (SSRN, Dec. 2017) [text]

The Right to Asylum in International Law (SSRN, Nov. 2017) [text]

"State Practice with Respect to the Safe Third Country Concept: Criteria for Determining that a State Offers Effective Protection for Asylum Seekers and Refugees," George Washington International Law Review (Forthcoming) [preprint]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (27 Nov. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

New Issue of JRS

The latest issue of the Journal of Refugee Studies (JRS) has been published. Contents of vol. 30, no. 4, Dec. 2017 include:

• Refugees’ ‘Journeys of Trust’: Creating an Analytical Framework to Examine Refugees’ Exilic Journeys with a Focus on Trust [abstract]
• The Interconnection between Acculturation and Subjective and Social Wellbeing among Refugee Youth in Australia [abstract]
• Refugee Youth in Sweden Who Arrived as Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children [abstract]
• Urban Resettlement in Colombo from a Wellbeing Perspective: Does Development-Forced Resettlement Lead to Improved Wellbeing? [abstract]
• Being a Refugee University Student: A Collaborative Auto-ethnography [abstract]
• The Politics of Food and Hospitality: How Syrian Refugees in Belgium Create a Home in Hostile Environments [abstract]

Nine book reviews are also available.

Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

German ‘Grand Coalition’ Talks Give Hope to Refugees Who Want to Reunite with Their Families (The Conversation, Dec. 2017) [text]

Italian Project Offers Path to Hope for Vulnerable Refugees in Ethiopia (UNHCR, Dec. 2017) [text]

The New Dutch Coalition Agreement on Migration: ‘Not In My Backyard’ (Border Criminologies Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Rumors and Refugees: How Government-Created Information Vacuums Undermine Effective Crisis Management," International Studies Quarterly (Forthcoming) [preprint]

Social Cohesion in Turkey: Refugee and Host Community Online Survey, Round 1 (WFP, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Transitioning to a Government-run Refugee and Migrant Response in Greece (ActionAid et al., Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Unsafe Third Country: Greek Court Returns Syrian Refugees to Turkey (RefLaw Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (13 Dec. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

The EU Migration Partnership Framework: Time for a Rethink?, Discussion Paper, no. 28 (German Development Institute, 2017) [text]

The EU-Turkey Deal in Front of the Court of Justice of the EU: An Unsolicited Amicus Brief, Policy Brief, no. 3 (Asser Institute, Dec. 2017) [text via SSRN]

Europe’s Hypocritical Response to Reports of Slavery in Libya (Refugees Deeply, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Europe’s Plan to End its Migrant Crisis is Failing," The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2017 [text]

"European Commission Moves Forward with Key Asylum-related Infringement Procedures," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 8 Dec. 2017 [text]
- Although see this more recent Guardian article, "EU Could 'Scrap Refugee Quota Scheme'."

The European Union’s Hypocrisy in Libya: Training and Blaming Local Authorities? (Netzwerk Flüchtlingsforschung Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Interview: Asylum Procedure Based on Nationality Rather than on Merit – The Situation of Pakistani Asylum Applicants under the EU Turkey Deal," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 8 Dec. 2017 [text]

Libya’s Dark Web of Collusion: Abuses against Europe-bound Refugees and Migrants (Amnesty International, Dec. 2017) [text]

*Reforming the Common European Asylum System: Responsibility-sharing and the Harmonisation of Asylum Outcomes (Delmi, 2017) [access]
- Follow link for report and policy brief.

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (7 Dec. 2017)
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (7 Dec. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria

2018 Humanitarian Needs Overview: Yemen (OCHA, Dec. 2017) [text]

*Lebanon Needs Help to Revive its Waning Welcome to Syrian Refugees (International Crisis Group, Dec. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Libya’s Dark Web of Collusion: Abuses against Europe-bound Refugees and Migrants (Amnesty International, Dec. 2017) [text]

Libya’s Migrant Report: Round 15, October-November 2017 (IOM, Nov. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Negotiating Crisis: International Aid and Refugee Policy in Jordan," Middle East Policy, vol. 24, no. 4 (Winter 2017) [abstract]
- Preview this article here.

On the Basis of Nationality: Access to Assistance for Iraqi and Other Asylum-Seekers and Refugees in Jordan (Mennonite Central Committee, Nov. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Path of Insecurity for Migrants Leaving the Horn (Institute for Security Studies, Dec. 2017) [text]

Returnees in Syria: Sustainable Reintegration and Durable Solutions, or a Return to Displacement? (IDMC, Nov. 2017) [text via Refworld]

Sheltering in Amman: Sudanese Experiences and Practices in a Challenging Urban Environment (Mixed Migration Platform, Nov. 2017) [text]

Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, Calling on Parties to Facilitate Unimpeded Aid Delivery (OCHA & UN Hum. Coord., Dec. 2017) [text]
- See also related IRIN article.

The Syrian Refugee Experience: A Tormented Journey into the Unknown (Center for Migration Studies, Dec. 2017) [text]

*UN and Partners Launch Plan to Support Five Million Syrian Refugees and Countries Hosting Them (UNHCR, Dec. 2017) [text]

UNHCR Seeking 1,300 Urgent Resettlement Places for Vulnerable Refugees in Libya (UNHCR, Dec. 2017) [text]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (7 Dec. 2017)
- Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria (1 Dec. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: ICTs

Event:

Workshop: Refugees & Technology: Determining the Role of HCI Research, Sanibel Island, FL, 7 January 2018 [info]
- For additional info., see the workshop proposal.

Publications:

Announcing broadband4refugees (Forced Migration Forum, Dec. 2017) [text]

Digital Innovation Brings Development and Humanitarian Work Closer Together (IC4D Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Face Time with Refugees," Harvard Gazette, 7 Nov. 2017 [text]

How Tech Helps Tell the Story of Refugees (CNET, Oct. 2017) [text]

Humanitarian Data Breaches: The Real Scandal is Our Collective Inaction (IRIN, Dec. 2017) [text]

*Humanitarian Payment Digitisation: Focus on Uganda’s Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement (GSMA, Nov. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Impending Drought? There’s an App for That – or Should be," Inter Press Service, 30 Oct. 2017 [text]

"Point, Click, Green Card: Can Technology Close the Gap in Immigrant Access to Justice?," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 31, no. 2 (Winter 2017) [full-text via SSRN]

"U.N. Calls on Social Media Giants to Control Platforms Used to Lure African Migrants," Reuters, 8 Dec. 2017 [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: ICTs (24 Oct. 2017)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.