24 May 2021

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Blog posts & press:

"The Asymmetrical EU-Afghanistan Cooperation on Migration," The Diplomat, 12 May 2021 [text]

India is chipping away at its past generosity towards refugees (RLI Blog, May 2021) [text]

"Life at disaster’s edge: What it means to start over – again and again," The New Humanitarian, 6 May 2021 [text]
- Focuses on the Rohingya.

Nothing to celebrate? Indonesia, UNHCR and the 1951 Refugee Convention (FluchtforschungsBlog, May 2021) [text]

Number of North Korean Defectors Drops to Lowest Level in Two Decades (CSIS Commentary, Jan. 2021) [text]

On the Return of Hazaras to Afghanistan (Refugee Council of Australia, updated May 2021) [text]

Refugee camps can wreak enormous environmental damages – should source countries be liable for them? (The Conversation, May 2021) [text]
- Focuses on Bangladesh.

UNHCR commends Central Asia for providing asylum-seekers, refugees, and stateless persons with access to COVID vaccination (UNHCR, May 2021) [text]

UNHCR, aid partners call for renewed and strong support for the Rohingya refugees (UNHCR, May 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Borders and Entry Controls in Asia," Chapter 6 in Covid-19 in Asia: Law and Policy Contexts (Oxford Univ. Press, Dec. 2020) [free full-text]
- Note: Complimentary access until 31 May 2021.

Handbook for Legal Practitioners & Human Rights Defenders (Migration & Asylum Project, March 2021) [access]
“[I]n order for refugees and duty-bearers to begin creatively accessing rights for the community under the Indian legal framework, the need of the hour was to close the knowledge gap that exists amongst legal practitioners. It is in that context that in 2020 the ‘Access to Justice’ Handbook (the ‘Handbook’) was conceptualised and prepared. It provides structured legal research for legal practitioners and human rights defenders to make timely interventions on behalf of refugees, where necessary.”

"Muslim Solidarity and the Lack of Effective Protection for Rohingya Refugees in Southeast Asia," Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 5 (May 2021) [open access]

"The Rohingya People and the International Court of Justice: Religion-Related Legal Analysis," Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, Advance Articles, 3 Dec. 2020 [free full-text]
- Note: Complimentary access until 31 May 2021.

Trans-Border Migration: Bridging the Gap between State and Human Security, Occasional Paper, no. 311 (Observer Research Foundation, April 2021) [text]
- Focuses on India.

Multimedia:

Refugees & Border Securitization: The EU-India People's Summit, 3 May 2021 [access]
- Follow link for video recording.

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