11 June 2024

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

"Chinese nationals are trying to get from Indonesia to Australia by boat. This is why they're risking their lives," ABC News [Australia], 19 May 2024 [text]

"Denial of humanitarian assistance is a death sentence in Myanmar," The New Humanitarian, 11 June 2024 [text]

Migration has been in the news a lot lately. What’s going on? (The Conversation, June 2024) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

The Philippines: Six years after conflict, progress and challenges for IDPs (IDMC, May 2024) [text]

"Tighter asylum deportation rules take effect in Japan," VOA News, 10 June 2024 [text]

UNHCR trains judges on application of the Law "On Refugees" in Kazakhstan (UNHCR, June 2024) [text]

New open access book:

Refugees and Asylum Seekers in East Asia: Perspectives from Japan and Taiwan (Springer, June 2024) [open access]
- "This edited volume fills a gap in current research on asylum seekers and refugees. By focusing on two East Asian countries, Japan and Taiwan, this volume offers material for comparison and reflection on an area of the world in which this theme is still relatively underdeveloped. By approaching the theme through the different perspectives of human rights, social construction through media representation and public opinion, and lived experiences, the book offers a multifaceted and sophisticated analysis of the phenomenon."

Reports:

Displacement from Myanmar: How We Got Here and What More Can Be Done (CPD & ADSP, April 2024) [text]

From Crisis to Collaboration: Reflections on ASEAN’s protection mechanisms for forced migration (Centre for Policy Development, April 2024) [text]

"I Escaped with Only My Life": Abusive Forced Evictions in Pakistan (Human Rights Watch, May 2024) [access]

Perilous Journeys: Unravelling Irregular Migration from Pakistan (Govt. Pakistan & IOM, May 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Thirteenth Asia Dialogue on Forced Migration Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, 7-8 May 2024 [access]
- Follow link for meeting summary and participant pack.

Voices of the Displaced: Perspectives of newly arrived Myanmar refugees in Thailand (The Border Consortium, May 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Energy access and sustainable development for displaced populations: Achieving energy justice in the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh," Energy Research & Social Science, vol. 114 (Aug. 2024) [open access]

"From Hospitality to Hostility: Impact of the Rohingya Refugee Influx on the Sentiments of Host Communities," Economic Development and Cultural Change, Just Accepted, 1 April 2024 [preprint]
- See also related news release.

"'What Kind of Court Is This?' Perceptions of International Justice Among Rohingya Refugees," Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 46, no. 2 (May 2024) [open access]
- See also related Just Security blog post.

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