29 June 2023

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

"Australia to move last refugee from offshore processing on Nauru – but its cruelty and cost are not over," The Guardian, 24 June 2023 [text]

Bangladesh must suspend pilot project to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: UN expert (OHCHR, June 2023) [text]

A changing picture at the AAT? New data shows success down, consistency up (Kaldor Centre, June 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

"Japan OKs refugee law change allowing forced repatriation of asylum seekers after repeated rejection," AP News, 9 June 2023 [text]

Refugees are living longer in exile than ever before, with complex consequences for them and their host communities (The Conversation, June 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

"The Rohingya Crisis and the Myth of Myanmar Sovereignty," The Diplomat, 15 June 2023 [text]

Rohingya Repatriation: The booklet diplomacy (RLI Blog, June 2023) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"From Helplessness to Self-help: Asylum Seeker-led Organization as Platform to Address COVID-19 Support Policy Gaps in Hong Kong," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 62, no. 2 (2023) [open access]

Humanitarian Futures in Southeast Asia (Nanyang Technological Univ., June 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

"I Escaped, But Not to Freedom": Failure to Protect Uyghur Refugees (Uyghur Human Rights Project, June 2023) [access]

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas for Humanitarian Action in Afghanistan (Humanitarian Outcomes, June 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Promoting Regional Responses to Rohingya Displacement in Southeast Asia (Protecting Rohingya Refugees in Asia Project, June 2023) [text via MMC]

"Protecting the Human Rights of Refugees in Camps in Thailand: The Complementary Role of International Law on Indigenous Peoples," Laws, vol. 12, no. 3 (June 2023) [open access]

Trust in Humanitarian Action: Migrants’ Perspectives (Australian Red Cross, June 2023) [text]

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