Opportunity:
Webinar: Refugee Protection in East Asia: Changes and Challenges, 2 April 2021 [info]
Blog posts & press:
Bangladeshi authorities, aid agencies and refugee volunteers rush to respond as massive fire leaves some 45,000 Rohingya refugees without shelter (UNHCR, March 2021) [text]
- See also UNHCR's related appeal for funding immediate needs.
“In Indonesia, desperation grows for refugees trapped in limbo for years,” The New Humanitarian, 22 March 2021 [text]
“India must offer shelter to Myanmarese asylum seekers even though it lacks a refugee protection law,” Scroll.in, 30 March 2021 [text]
“Japan’s Changing Immigration and Refugee Policy,” The Diplomat, 12 March 2021 [text]
Nepal becomes first country in Asia Pacific to vaccinate refugees against COVID-19 (UNHCR, March 2021) [text]
Rohingya refugees and local Bangladeshis benefit from inclusive COVID-19 response (UNHCR, March 2021) [text]
"Thailand denies forcing back Myanmar refugees blocked at border," Reuters, 29 March 2021 [text]
Reports & journal articles:
"Complementary Protection in Japan: To What Extent Does Japan Offer Effective International Protection for Those Who Fall Outside the 1951 Refugee Convention?," Laws, vol. 10, no. 1 (March 2021) [open access]
"Negotiating rights and faith: A study of rights‐based approaches to humanitarian action in Pakistan," Disasters, Accepted Articles, 8 March 2021 [open access]
“We survived the virus, but may not survive the hunger”: The impact of COVID-19 on Afghanistan’s internally displaced (Amnesty International, March 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]
Note: A special issue of Asian Journal of Law and Society on the "Presidential Regulation No. 125 of 2016 concerning the Treatment of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Indonesia" was launched recently but has not yet been posted on the Cambridge Univ. Press web site. I will include a link to it in a future post when it becomes available.
Multimedia:
Refugee Legal Webinar Series (Suaka Indonesia)
- #1: Marriage and Divorce in Indonesia [access]
- #2: Enrolment in Formal Education for Refugees in Indonesia [access]
- #3: Impact of Covid-19 Regulation for Refugees [access]
- #4: Mental Health and Wellbeing [access]
- #5: Strengthening Refugee Resiliency [access]
Rohingya Camp Voices Webinar Series (Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University)
- #1: Impact of COVID-19 on Rohingya Camps [access]
- #2: What's Next for Rohingya Camp Residents? [access]
- #3: Strengths and Aspirations of Rohingya Refugees [access]
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