Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Short pieces:

From “time and again” to “never again”: Refugee Law and International Criminal Law contributions to preventing genocide (RLI Blog, March 2024) [text]

‘Strength to strength’: New leader to take Kaldor Centre into second decade (UNSW, March 2024) [text]

Books & book chapters:

"International Migration Law," Chapter in Public International Law: A Multi-Perspective Approach (Routledge, March 2024) [open access]

"Investigations with Digital Open-Source Information and the Stabilization of International Norms: Protecting the Principle of Non-Refoulement," Chapter in International Law and Technological Change: Testing the Adaptability of International Law (Edward Elgar, Forthcoming 2024) [preprint]

Migrants and Human Rights Protections (MDPI, March 2024) [open access]

- This reprint of a special issue "delves into human rights law’s enduring struggles to extend protections to migrants. The contributions engage with this subject-matter from a wide range of perspectives that bring to the fore both the universal and particular in migrants’ experiences of human rights protection regimes across countries and continents. This Special Issue also reminds of the value of developments in the Global South."

"Mobility," Entry in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Migration Law (Edward Elgar, Forthcoming 2024) [preprint]

"Ukrainian Racial Contracting and the Geopolitics of Welcome in International Refugee Law," Chapter in Race, Racism & International Law (Stanford Univ. Press, Forthcoming 2024) [preprint]

Reports & journal articles:

"European Migration Law Between 'Rescuing' and 'Taming' the Nation State: A History of Half-hearted Commitment to Human Rights and Refugee Protection," European Papers, vol. 8, no. 3 (2023) [open access]

Global Asylum Governance and the European Union’s Role: Rights and Responsibilities in Implementing the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees (CEPS, March 2024) [text]

International Journal of Law in Context, vol. 20, no. 1 (2024) [contents]

- Special issue on "Law, Migration and Vulnerability: From the Margins to the Centre." The introduction and four articles are open access. 

MOBILE Working Paper Series (Univ. of Copenhagen) [access]

- Series published by the Center of Excellence on Global Mobility Law.

"Three approaches to the 1951 convention: The case for a dialectical approach," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 25 March 2024 [free full-text]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2 (Legal aspects) (19 April 2024)

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (2 March 2024)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Opportunities:

Call for participation: Climate Displacement and Migration in the Arab and South Asia Regions, Side event at Bonn Climate Change Conference, 9 June 2023 [info]

Short pieces:

Five Key Considerations to Address Environmental Mobility from a Human Rights Perspective (IOM Blog, June 2023) [text]

- Focuses on the Americas.

"How the War in Sudan Could Exacerbate Impacts of the Climate Crisis in the Horn of Africa," Tufts Now, 25 May 2023 [text]

Quantifying the effects of climate and conflict on forced displacement (UNHCR Innovation Service, June 2023) [text]

Recycling solar, pulling plastic: Innovating across diverse environments (UNHCR Innovation Service, June 2023) [text]

Remember amid the headlines: there’s no such thing as a “natural” disaster (African Arguments, May 2023) [text]

Under the Weather, On the Move Blog Series (Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy) 

- Focuses on India. Includes three posts: Unpacking the Concept of Climate Migration; Uncovering Nuances with Intersectionality; and Towards a Better Climate Migration Policy Landscape in India.

Reports & journal articles:

Brazil: Climate and Sustainability Interventions (UNHCR, May 2023) [text]

Climate Change and Human Mobility: Quantitative evidence on global historical trends and future projections (IOM, June 2023) [text]

"Facing the Prospect of ‘Mass Exodus’, Can International Law Adequately Protect ‘Climate Refugees’ in the 21st Century?," Ecology Law Quarterly (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Food demand displaced by global refugee migration influences water use in already water stressed countries," Nature Communications, 14:2706 (May 2023) [open access]

- Focuses on Jordan. See also related press release.

Providing legal options to protect the human rights of persons displaced across international borders due to climate change, UN Doc. No. A/HRC/53/34 (UN Human Rights Council, April 2023) [text via Refworld]

- See also submissions received by the Special Rapporteur to assist in the preparation of the report.

"Refugee settlements are highly exposed to extreme weather conditions," PNAS, 5 June 2023 [preprint]

- See also related post in The Conversation.

"Using mobilities theory to study the nexus between climate change and human movement," Australian Geographer, Latest Articles, 29 April 2023 [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1 (19 May 2023)

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 2 (19 May 2023)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Blog posts & press:

Flooding, fires and COVID bring fresh challenges for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (UNHCR, Sept. 2021) [text]

Myanmar coup: Growing displacement issue in India (ORF Commentary, Aug. 2021) [text]

*"No Afghan refugee exodus yet but 'massive displacement' possible - U.N. refugee agency," Reuters, 10 Sept. 2021 [text]

What’s Next for Afghans Fleeing the Taliban? Questions and Answers (Human Rights Watch, Sept. 2021) [text]

- See also French and Spanish versions.

"Why Afghan asylum-seekers are protesting in India," DW, 7 Sept. 2021 [text]

Reports:

Afghanistan Situation Report (Global Detention Project, Sept. 2021) [text]

After the Airlift: Protection for Afghan Refugees and Those Who Remain at Risk in Afghanistan (Refugees International, Sept. 2021) [text]

Asia-Pacific Migration Data Report 2020 (IOM, Aug. 2021) [text]

Beyond Refuge: Advancing Legal Protections for Rohingya Communities in Bangladesh (Refugee Solidarity Network, Aug. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Diaspora organizations and their humanitarian response in Timor-Leste (Diaspora Emergency Action and Coordination Platform, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Failure to Protect: The Denial of Status, Detention and Refoulement of Rohingya Refuges in India, Briefing Paper (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Aug. 2021) [text]

"New Zealand must foster belonging for all refugees in wake of terror attack," The Guardian, 9 Sept. 2021 [text]

Journal articles:

"A comprehensive review of refugee and asylum studies in contemporary Hong Kong: Law, policies, and lived experiences," Asian Journal of Social Science, vol. 49, no. 1 (2021) [free full-text]

"The effectiveness of forecast-based humanitarian assistance in anticipation of extreme winters: a case study of vulnerable herders in Mongolia," Disasters, Early View, 3 Sept. 2021 [open access]

*"How Does the Rohingya Influx Influence the Residential Satisfaction and Mobility Intentions of the Host Communities in Bangladesh?," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 10 Sept. 2021 [open access]

"Nutritional Status of Adolescent Afghan Refugees Living in Peshawar, Pakistan," Nutrients, vol. 13, no. 9 (Aug. 2021) [open access]

"The Role of Humanitarianism in Shaping Public Attitudes Toward Refugees," Political Psychology, Early View, 16 May 2021 [full-text via author site]

- Focuses on Japan.

Multimedia:

Humanitarian and Protection Issues of Rohingya Refugees in India during the Covid-19 Pandemic, 20 Aug. 2021 [access]

*UPDATED

Related posts:

- Round-up: Afghan Humanitarian Crisis (3 Sept. 2021)

- Regional Focus: Asia (27 Aug. 2021)

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2

Reports & journal articles:

"The 1984 Cartagena Declaration: A Critical Review of Some Aspects of Its Emergence and Relevance," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 14 Oct. 2019 [abstract]

"As More Migrants from Africa and Asia Arrive in Latin America, Governments Seek Orderly and Controlled Pathways," Migration Information Source, 22 Oct. 2019 [full-text]

Caught in the Middle: West African Migration through the Americas (Mixed Migration Centre, Oct. 2019) [text]
- See also related video report from The New Humanitarian.

"Changing U.S. Policy and Safe-Third Country 'Loophole' Drive Irregular Migration to Canada," Migration Information Source, 22 Oct. 2019 [full-text]

"Colombia's Armed Conflict and Its Refugees: International Legal Protection versus Interregional State Interests," Colombia Internacional, vol. 100 (Oct. 2019) [open access]

‘Doble afectación’: Living with Disasters and Conflict in Colombia (ODI, Oct. 2019) [access]
- Follow link for report, and executive summary in English and Spanish.

*Fight and Flight: Tackling the Roots of Honduras’ Emergency, Report, no. 77 (International Crisis Group, Oct. 2019) [text]

*"International Institutions: Policies and Problems on the International Protection of Internally Displaced Colombians," Relaciones Internacionales, vol. 40 (2019) [open access]

"Migrants in Transit through Mexico to the US: Experiences with Violence and Related Factors, 2009-2015," PLOS One, 14(8): e0220775 (Aug. 2019) [open access]

Slamming the Golden Door: Canada- U.S. Migration Policy and Asylum Seekers, SPP Communique, vol. 12, no. 23 (Univ. of Calgary, Sept. 2019) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (30 Oct. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities

Access and Dignity Displaced: Women, Children, Adolescents, and Disability in Humanitarian Emergencies, Concept note for side event to 10th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD, New York, 13-15 June 2017 [text]

“Current Situation and Challenges Regarding the Social Participation of Syrian Refugees with Disabilities in Urban Areas of Jordan,” Asian Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 13, no. 1 (2017) [full-text]

Disability, Development, and Humanitarianism (ICRC Cross-files Blog, Oct. 2017) [text]

"Disability in Refugee Populations," Chapter one in The Legal Protection of Refugees with Disabilities: Forgotten and Invisible? (Edward Elgar, 2017) [full-text via SSRN]
- See also related Language on the Move comment.

Disability Inclusion in Disaster Risk Management: Promising Practices and Opportunities for Enhanced Engagement (World Bank & GFDRR, Oct. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Doubly Jeopardized: Provoking Discussion for Visibility of EU’s Refugees with Disabilities," Refugee Review, vol. III (Fall 2017) [open access]

Inclusion in Humanitarian Action (Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland, 2017) [text via PreventionWeb]

Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Global Refugee Compact (RIDS & AIFO, Nov. 2017) [text]

Intersection of Individuals with Disabilities and Refugee Status (Human Rights Brief, Nov. 2017) [text]

Persons with Disabilities on the Move: The Rights of Refugees and Migrants with Disabilities, Side event to 10th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD, New York, 13-15 June 2017 [info]
- "A set of recommendations was produced as a result of the discussion, to give a tool to advocate towards the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact on Migrants."

Task Team on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action: Multi-stakeholder Workshop, Geneva, 2-3 Oct. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for concept note. The final report of the workshop is here.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities & Older People (5 Sept. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Expediting a Case in Immigration Court (The Asylumist Blog, April 2017) [text]

A Fresh Solution to the “Vetting” Problem: Make Refugees Accountable for One Another (Vox, April 2017) [text]
- See also earlier related conference paper.

"From Guantánamo to Syria: The Extraterritorial Rights of Immigrants in the Age of 'Extreme Vetting'," Cardozo Law Review (Forthcoming, 2017) [preprint via SSRN]

*The Growing Threat to the US Asylum System: An Analysis of the Trump Administration’s Expansion of Detention and Expedited Removal (Center for Migration Studies, April 2017) [text]

Is the US Immigration Court System Broken? (The Conversation, April 2017) [text]

*Policy Roundtable 1-8: Immigration and Refugee Policy in Donald Trump’s America (ISS Forum, April 2017) [access]

Poll: Voters Support Allowing Syrian Refugees (Politico, April 2017) [text]

Supreme Court Upholds Flawed Ruling Against Asylum Seekers (Human Rights First, April 2017) [text]

A Troubling Trend of U.S. Turning Away Asylum Seekers at Mexico Border (Refugees Deeply, April 2017) [text]
- See also related Human Rights First press release.

Unconstitutional Motives: When US Policies Are Motivated Only in Part by Religious Discrimination (Just Security Blog, April 2017) [text]

"Willful Blindness or Deliberate Indifference: The United States' Abdication of Legal Responsibility to Refugees," Barry Law Review, vol. 22, no. 1 (2017) [full-text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (24 April 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities and Older People

Event: 

Public hearing: The Situation of Refugees and Migrants with Disabilities, Brussels, 14 February 2017 [info]

Publications:

"Being Untaught: How NGO Field Workers Empower Parents of Children with Disabilities in Dadaab," Global Education Review, vol. 3, no. 3 (2016) [open access]

Elderly Fare Worst in Europe’s Forgotten Conflict (IRIN, Dec. 2016) [text]

"An Enabling Interpretation of the Refugee Convention: Determination of Refugee Status in Light of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities," Chapter 11 in Human Rights and the Refugee Definition: Comparative Legal Practice and Theory (Brill, 2016) [info] [preprint]
- Follow first link for two-page preview.

Five Reasons Why Disability Matters in a Crisis (Medium, Dec. 2016) [text]

Greece: Refugees with Disabilities Overlooked, Underserved (Human Rights Watch, Jan. 2017) [text]

*Growing Older as a Refugee: A Study of Bosnian Refugees in the UK and their Experiences of the Ageing Process, Working Paper, no. 89 (Sussex Centre for Migration Research, Dec. 2016) [text]

The 'Hidden' Story of Disabled Migrants (Border Criminologies Blog, Dec. 2016) [text]

Refugees with Disabilities: Are New Qualification Norms Required to Address Today’s Protection Needs? (EDAL, Jan. 2017) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities & Older People (16 Nov. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Middle East (incl. Syria), esp. Iraqis

Event:

Meeting: Refugee Crises in the Middle East: A Shared Responsibility, Washington, DC, 18 May 2016 [info]

Publications:

al Majdal, no. 58 (Spring 2016) [full-text]
- Theme of this issue is "Oslo is Dead: Alternative Approaches to Achieve Durable Solutions."

"Beyond Exclusion: Palestinian Refugees and the 1951 Refugee Convention," The Researcher, vol. 11, no. 1 (April 2016) [text via Refworld]
 - Scroll to p. 2.

Cash-based Response Feasibility Assessment in Northern Syria (Global Communities, May 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Displacement in Iraq Exceeds 3.4 Million (IOM, April 2016) [text]

A Gendered Perspective: Safety, Dignity and Privacy of Camp and Camp-like Settings in Iraq (IOM, May 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Imprisonment and Deportation of Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon," Forced Migration Review, no. 52 (May 2016) [open access]

Iraq: Besieged Population in Fallujah (ACAPS, April 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Iraq’s Displacement Crisis: Security and Protection (Minority Rights Group, April 2016) [text]

"The Legal Status of Iraqi Refugees in Neighbouring Countries," Forced Migration Review, no. 52 (May 2016) [open access]

Syria and the Middle East: Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Asylum Seekers in Long-Term Global Crises, Cornell, NY, 22 March 2016 [access]
- Follow link for video.

US Probe into Turkey-Syria Aid Corruption Deepens (IRIN, May 2016) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Syria (4 May 2016)
- Regional Focus: MENA (15 April 2016)


Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

2nd Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean, Bangkok, 3-4 Dec. 2015 [info]
- See/listen to statements from Amnesty International, IOM & UNHCR. See also this Reuters news story.

"Les déplacés des Chagos: Retour sur la lutte de ces habitants pour récupérer leur terre ancestrale," Revue québécoise de droit international, vol. 27, no. 2 (2014) [full-text]

Durable Solutions for IDPs in Afghanistan: A Secondary Data Analysis (UNHCR, Nov. 2015) [text]

Legal Rights of Refugees in India (Jesuit Refugee Service, Oct. 2015) [text]

Myanmar: Humanitarian Needs Overview 2016 (OCHA, Nov. 2015) [text]

"A Real Durable Solution for Southeast Asia's Refugees," The Diplomat, 10 Dec. 2015 [text]

Returning Home: Livelihoods and Food Security of FATA Returnees (Food Security Cluster, Aug. 2015) [text]

South-east Asia: Mixed Maritime Movements, July-September 2015 (UNHCR, Nov. 2015?) [text]

Understanding and Addressing Root Causes of Displacement in the Asia-Pacific, Briefing paper prepared for the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, 16-17 December 2015 (APRRN, Dec. 2015) [text]

U.S. Refugee and Migration Policy and Programs in Southeast Asia (U.S. Dept. of State, June 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (18 Nov. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Detention

Dilemma at the Gate: Family Detention vs. Open Borders (The Asylumist Blog, June 2015) [text]

Justice for Immigrants Detention Webinar, 18 June 2015 [access]
- Follow link to access podcast.

Manual for Detention Visitors (JRS Europe, March 2015) [text]

"Migration-related Detention Centers: The Challenges of an Ecological Perspective with a Focus on Justice," BMC International Health and Human Rights, 15:13 (June 2015) [open access]

"'A prison with extra flavours': Experiences of Immigrants in Swedish Immigration Detention Centres," International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 11, no. 2 (2015) [open access]

U.S. Detention of Families Seeking Asylum: A One-year Update (Human Rights First, June 2015) [text]

*"We have no rights": Arbitrary Imprisonment and Cruel Treatment of Migrants with Mental Health Issues in Canada (University of Toronto, June 2015) [text]

Widespread Detention Practices Run Afoul of International Legal Protection for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (ATHA Blog, June 2015) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Detention (1 June 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: General

Publications:

Book Review: Asylum Seeking and the Global City (Border Criminologies Blog, Feb. 2015) [text]

Exile, Refuge and the Greek Polis: Between Justice and Humanity, Oxford, 20 Feb. 20150 [access]
- Follow link for podcast.

"'I Can't Go Back Because If I Go Back I Would Die': How Asylum Seekers Manage Talk about Returning Home by Highlighting the Importance of Safety," Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, Early View, 8 Nov. 2014 [free full-text]

IDPs, Refugees, and Violent Extremism: From Victims to Vectors of Change (Order from Chaos Blog, Feb. 2015) [text]

Refugee Protection and International Migration: Trends August 2013-July 2014 (UNHCR, Nov. 2014) [text]

Research Methods (Border Criminologies Discussion Forum, Feb. 2015) [access]
- Follow link for discussion topics and comments.

Web sites/resources:

Bigger Picture Project (University of Edinburgh) [access]
- Series of "in depth interviews with development practitioners... . The interviews cover a diverse range of contemporary themes and bridge the divides between education, research and practice in international development."

FlüchtlingsforschungsBlog = Refugee Research Blog [access]
- A German-language blog provided by the Netzwerk Flüchtlingsforschung (Refugee Research Network) that aims to serve as a platform for information and exchange. Posts often focus on - but are not limited to - refugee/asylum issues in Germany and Europe. Guest posts are welcome. Email blog[at]fluechtlingsforschung.net for more info.

Migrants and Citizens [access]
- "Migrants and Citizens poses the big questions we need to be asking about immigration and inequality. What does “fair” migration look like? Does protecting citizens’ rights depend upon limiting migrants’ freedoms? Or is migration actually one of the best weapons we have in the fight against poverty, injustice and social immobility – on both sides of our border?"

Related post: 
- Thematic Focus: General (16 Feb. 2015)


Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

New Issue of RSQ

The latest issue of the Refugee Survey Quarterly (RSQ) has been published.  The theme is "The Role of International Organizations and Human Rights Monitoring Bodies in Refugee Protection." Contents of vol. 34, no. 1, March 2015 include:

• Introduction: The Role of International Organizations and Human Rights Monitoring Bodies in Refugee Protection [abstract] [postprint]
• Refugee Protection under International Human Rights Law: From Non-Refoulement to Residence and Citizenship [abstract] [postprint]
• Time for Reform? Refugees, Asylum-seekers, and Protection under International Human Rights Law [abstract] [postprint]
• Recent Jurisprudence of the United Nations Committee against Torture and the International Protection of Refugees [abstract]
• Reframing Relationships: Revisiting the Procedural Standards for Refugee Status Determination in Light of Recent Human Rights Treaty Body Jurisprudence [abstract]
• International Protection in Court: The Asylum Jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU and UNHCR [abstract]

Many thanks to Fernando M. Mariño Menéndez for making his article Open Access!  He follows in the footsteps of David Cantor who was the first to go OA in an earlier issue of RSQ.  [See this post for background on the access status of this article!]

Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: Europe

Accommodation and Financial Support for Asylum Seekers (UK House of Commons Library, Feb. 2015) [text via EIN]

Asylum in the Republic of Croatia One Year after Accession to the European Union, New Issues in Refugee Research, no. 273 (UNHCR, Jan. 2015) [text]

Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals (Electronic Immigration Network, updated 2015) [access]

The CJEU and its Interaction with International Law in the Qualification Directive: A Calculated Selectivity? (EDAL, Feb. 2015) [text]

EU ‘Burying Heads in the Sand’ as Hundreds More Migrants Die at Sea off Italy (Amnesty International, Feb. 2015) [text]

Missing the Point: Lack of Adequate Investigation of Hate Crimes in Bulgaria (Amnesty International, Feb. 2015) [text]

Recommendations for the Development of Safe and Legal Paths to Protection in the EU (JRS et al., Nov. 2014) [text]

Ukraine's Internally Displaced: Close to 1 Million and Rising (Order from Chaos Blog, Feb. 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (9 Feb. 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe

Recent reporting on migrants attempting to reach Europe: 

• "As Many as 700 Migrants Feared Drowned in Mediterranean," Reuters, 15 Sept. 2014 [text]
• Eritrean Exodus: The Drivers and Trends of Current Migration Spike (RMMS, Sept. 2014) [text]
• "Europe's Deadly Borders: An Inside Look at EU's Shameful Immigration Policy," Spiegel Online, 11 Sept. 2014 [text]
• IOM Investigates Reports of Deliberate Drowning of 500 Migrants in Mediterranean (IOM, Sept. 2014) [text]
• "Mapping Mediterranean Migration," BBC News, 15 Sept. 2014 [text]
• Mediterranean Migrant Boat Shipwrecks Highlight Need for EU Action (Amnesty International, Sept. 2014) [text]

Events & opportunities:

CFP: "The Role of EU Institutions in Migration and Asylum Policies: Liberal Constraint?", Panel at 22nd International Conference of Europeanists, Paris, 8-10 July 2015 [info]
 - Abstracts are due by 26 September 2014.

Annual Conference on EU Asylum Law 2014, Trier, Germany, 29-30 October 2014 [info]
- Register before 29 September 2014 for early bird rates.

ECRE Annual General Conference and UNHCR NGO Consultations, Brussels, 15-17 October [info]
- Registration deadline is 3 October 2014.

'Secure the Borders!' The Cost and Consequences of Europe's 'Fight Against Irregular Migration', London, 14 October 2014 [info]
- A podcast of this event will be available after the fact.

Publications:

AIDA Report on Cyprus (AIDA, Aug. 2014) [text]

Asylum Seekers’Access to Territory and Asylum Procedure in the Republic of Hungary 2013 (Hungarian Helsinki Committee, 2014?) [text]

Current Issues of Refugee Protection (UNHCR Greece, June 2014) [text via Oppenheimer Chair]

Humanitarian Visas: Option or Obligation? (European Parliament, Sept. 2014) [text]
- See also related ECRE Weekly Bulletin article.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (11 Sept. 2014)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: General

2006-2012 - Siete Años de Reformas: Impacto Estructural (UNHCR, Sept. 2013) [text]
 
Changing the Story on Asylum Seekers: Positive Peace Journalism Images can Influence the Way Audiences Think and Feel (Conflict Analysis Research Centre, May 2014) [text]

"D'«Opposants» à «Clandestins»: Le Parcours Médiatique des Personnes Migrantes," Vivre Ensemble, no. 48 (Juin 2014) [text]

"Illegal" Migration is a Problem of Our Own Making (Africa at LSE Blog, July 2014) [text]

Post-crisis Displacement: Environmental Recovery as a Strategy for Enhancing Protection and Facilitating Durable Solutions (New Security Beat Blog, July 2014) [text]

Undesirable and Unreturnable? Policy Challenges around Excluded Asylum-seekers and Migrants Suspected of Serious Criminality but Who Cannot be Removed (University of London, July 2014) [info]
- New research project at the Refugee Law Initiative.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: General (8 July 2014)

Tagged Publications.

Events & Opportunities: Last Minute March 2014

Human Rights Watch Film Festival, London, 18-28 March 2014 [info]
- Two films focus on refugees, in Cyprus and Switzerland respectively; more info. in this FM List post.

Access to Asylum: Current Challenges and Future Directions, Prato, Italy, 29-30 May 2014 [info]
- Early bird registration has been *extended* and now runs through 23 March 2014.

Jobs: Various positions, African Refugee Development Center [info]
- Five positions with an application deadline of 23 March 2014 are currently being advertised.

Job: Information Officer/Specialist, Macfadden [info]
- "[P]rovide information support to USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA)."  Apply by 24 March 2014.

Job: Senior Protection Officer, Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Emergencies [info]
- Application deadline is 26 March 2014.

The ‘War Refugee’ and International War: New Global Approaches, London, 27 March 2014 [info]

Europe's Securitized Border Controls: A Parallel World, London, 31 March 2014 [info]
- CMRB seminar.

Refugee Law Initiative Short Courses, London, June-July 2014 [info]
- Registration continues for these two courses: 1) The International Protection of Refugees and Other Displaced Persons, 24-27 June 2014; 2) European Law and Asylum Policy, 30 June-4 July 2014. Note the upcoming deadline for those applying for one partially subsidized and one fully subsidized place for each of these courses, which is 31 March 2014.  The final application deadline is 2 May 2014, although the number of places available are limited.

"Towards a Common European Asylum System: The Legislative Package of Second Generation," 7th European Congress for Jurists Specialised in Immigration and Asylum in Europe, Brussels, 8-9 April 2014 [info]
- Register by 31 March 2014.

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: Even More March 2014

Tagged Events & Opportunities.  

Cartagena +30

The thirtieth anniversary of the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees takes place this year.  The commemoration of this anniversary is being referred to as the Cartagena +30 process, the ultimate objective of which is to draft a new declaration and plan of action at a ministerial meeting to be held in Brasilia on 1-2 December 2014.

More information about the process can be found on the companion web site, specifically in this concept paper which was prepared for the first of several sub-regional meetings, and the campaign's first newsletter. See also the web pages on the ACNUR site devoted to Cartagena +30, which highlight the achievements of the original declaration and the legal developments that have been accomplished in the interim.  Finally, brief overviews can be found in the statement by the Director of the Bureau for the Americas and the update on UNHCR's operations in the Americas prepared for the recent Standing Committee meeting.

Related post:
- 30th Anniversary of the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees (21 Nov. 2013)

Tagged Events & Opportunities, Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Africa

Humanitarian Crises, Emergency Preparedness and Response: The Role of Business and the Private Sector - Kenya Case Study (Humanitarian Policy Group, Jan. 2014) [text]

Kakuma Refugee Influx: Multi Agency Multi Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (UNHCR et al., Jan. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

South Sudan: Donor Response to the Crisis (Development Initiatives, Jan. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

South-Sudan Crisis: Impact on Northern Uganda - A Rapid Assessment Report (Refugee Law Project, Jan. 2014) [text]

A Sudanese Refugee Crisis, Photographed from the Ground Up (NYT Lens Blog, Jan. 2014) [access]

"Towards the Evolution of Legal and Institutional Framework for the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria," OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, vol. 6, no. 5 (2013) [open access]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (23 Jan. 2014)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Displacement

Climate Change Refugees? Think Again (RI Blog, Dec. 2013) [text]

Coping with the Realities of Climate Displacement: The Peninsular Principles (TerraNullius, Dec. 2013) [text]

Creating Legal Protection: Options for Protecting People who Move in the Context of Environmental Change (UK Climate Change and Migration Coalition, Jan. 2014) [text]

"The (In)Applicability of the Statute of Refugees to Environmentally Displaced Persons," Revista de Direito Internacional = Brazilian Journal of International Law, vol. 10, no. 2 (2013) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 197.

Legal Protection, Migration and Climate Change: A Guide to Key Resources and Research (UK Climate Change and Migration Coalition, Jan. 2014) [text]

New International Rights Standard for Climate Displaced People (Young Power in Social Action, 2013) [text via PreventionWeb]

Right Based Solutions of Better Settlements of Climate Displacement in Bangladesh (Young Power in Social Action, 2013) [text via PreventionWeb]

The State of Environmental Migration 2013: A Review of 2012 (IDDRI, Dec. 2013) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Displacement (3 Dec. 2013)

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Thematic Focus: Statelessness - Part 1

"Advocating Together to Resolve Statelessness," Session at UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs, 11 June 2013 [info]
- See also a Statelessness Programme blog post summarizing the discussions relating to statelessness and an ENS blog post advocating that the Consultations be used as a springboard for promoting an International Day on Statelessness.

Publications:

"Interview with UNHCR’s Statelessness Regional Protection Officer, Inge Sturkenboom," ENS Newsletter, no. 3 (May 2013) [text]

Poor Judgement, Bad Judgment (ENS Blog, May 2013) [text]
- Comment on UK Court of Appeal decision in B2 v The Secretary of State for the Home Department.

Protection against Statelessness: Trends and Regulations in Europe (EUDO Citizenship Observatory, May 2013) [text]

Proving Statelessness: Evidential Issues for Refused Asylum Seekers (ENS Blog, June 2013) [text]

The Rohingya: Bargaining with Human Lives (Open Democracy, June 2013) [text]

Ebook:

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is offering its ebook on statelessness for **free** until 19 June 2013!  Download the iPad edition here.

[Image credit: Statelessness Programme Facebook page]

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