12 July 2020

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1

New research centre:

Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies, Univ. of Auckland [access]
- The "Centre is committed to bringing together people from academia, refugee communities, government, civil society and the private sector to collaboratively work on meaningful and tangible projects on current and future forced displacement situations."

Join the official launch on 15 July 2020 via Zoom.

Webinars:

Series on Refugees in Thailand
- 30 Years of Uncertainty: Myanmar Refugees Living on the Thailand-Myanmar Border, 15 July 2020 [info]
- Rohingya Refugees with (No) Way Out, 22 July 2020 [info]
- Rights of Refugees under the Lens of 'The Others', 29 July 2020 [info]

Blog posts & press:

Analysis of Rohingya Crisis Coverage by Elite Press from Three Countries (Humanitarian News Research Network, June 2020) [text]
- Note: The three countries are Bangladesh, Myanmar and the US.

"Countries Prepare to Take in Hong Kong Refugees Fleeing China’s Crackdown," Washington Post, 2 July 2020 [text]

*"Establishing Humanitarian Lanes during COVID-19," East Asia Forum, 30 June 2020 [text via RSiS]

Every Action Counts: Towards a Resolution of the Refugee Question - A Report on World Refugee Day (Refugee Watch Online, June 2020) [text]
- Reports on a webinar titled "Challenges to Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Stateless People in India: The Need for an Inclusive Approach."

High-level Event Seeks Sustained Support for Afghans, Refugee-hosting Countries (UNHCR, Juy 2020) [text]
- See also related news release.

Moral Refugees, Malaysia and Covid-19 (UCL Centre for Digital Anthropology, June 2020) [text via ISEAS]

The Plight of Refugees in India during COVID19 (Observer Research Foundation, July 2020) [text]
- See also related UNHCR story.

Political Considerations of the Rohingya Refugee Crisis and its Ramifications (Refugee Research Online, June 2020)

A Sad Case of Déjà Vu for the Rohingya (Kaldor Centre, July 2020) [text]

Shelter from the Storm? The International Legality of Granting Migratory Rights to Hong Kongers (EJIL Talk Blog, July 2020) [text]

"The Shifting Politics of Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia," The Diplomat, 10 July 2020 [text]

Journal articles:

"Deciphering the Landscape of International Humanitarian Law in the Asia-Pacific," International Review of the Red Cross, no. 911 (June 2020) [full-text]

"Disaster Risk Reduction in Conflict Contexts: Lessons Learned from the Lived Experiences of Rohingya Refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh," International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 50 (Nov. 2020) [free full-text]

"Readying for Reunification: North Korean Refugees' Aspiration as Citizens of South Korea," Asian Politics & Policy, vol. 12, no. 2 (April 2020) [free full-text]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (incl. Australia, NZ) - Pt. 1 (30 June 2020)
Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (incl. Australia, NZ) - Pt. 2 (30 June 2020)
Regional Focus: Rohingya Crisis (incl. research feature) (29 June 2020)


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