Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

The Interpreter was the Variable: Implications for Credibility in Asylum Claims (RLI Blog, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

UNHCR welcomes adoption of the Refugee Law of 2026 in Cyprus, while urging a protection-sensitive implementation (UNHCR, May 2026) [text]

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.**

Reports:

Country Reports (AIDA, May 2026)

- Updated profiles are available for Bulgaria and Spain.

Pact on Migration and Asylum: A common EU system to manage migration (European Commission, May 2026) [access]

Restrictive Immigration: The Reduction of Support Provisions for Vulnerable Asylum Seekers, MOBILE Working Paper, no. 93 (2026) [text]

- Focuses on Denmark.

Multimedia:

Forced displacement in Ukraine: Decisions, measurement, and uncertainty, 26 Feb. 2026 [access]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (5 May 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (5 May 2026)

New Issue of IJRL & Opportunity

The latest issue of the International Journal of Refugee Law (IJRL) has been published. Contents of vol. 37, no. 4, Dec. 2025 include:

• The twice displaced: UNHCR’s role in evacuations [open access]
• The good faith requirement in New Zealand refugee law [open access]
• Bridging the gap between principle and practice: the ‘right to asylum’ under Article 18 EU Charter and its implications for the EU Resettlement Regulation [open access]
• ‘In Any Manner Whatsoever’: Deconstructing Indirect Violations Beyond ‘Constructive Refoulement’ [abstract]

In addition, readers will find case law summaries; two book reviews; the freely-available texts of two sets of guidelines, accompanied by this introduction: "IARMJ Judicial guidelines for the analysis of social media evidence in refugee, protection and migration appeals" and "IARMJ Judicial Well-Being and Resilience Guidelines"; and two UNHCR statements from the 75th EXCOM session (the HC's opening statement and remarks by the AHC for protection).

Separately, IJRL has announced a call for proposed Special Issues. Details are provided here. Proposals must be submitted by 4 May 2026.

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

Seminars: RLI 15th International Refugee Law Seminar Series, 10 October 2024-21 March 2025 [info]

- The theme is "Moments in Refugee History and the Development of the Modern Refugee Regime: Understanding refugee law and policy today." 

Call for applications: Arthur C. Helton Fellowship Program [info]

- Apply by 17 January 2025.

CFP: "Refugee Law and Forced Migration Studies: Debates, Interactions and Futures," RLI 15th Anniversary Conference, London, 2-4 June 2025 [info]

- Submit proposals by 27 January 2025.

Short pieces:

Egypt hosts Africa Chapter of the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges (IARMJ) Conference (UNHCR, Nov. 2024) [text]

Global Roundtables on International Protection of Refugees: Exploring Laws on Climate-Induced Displacement and Refugee Travel Documents with Essex Law School and the UNHCR (Essex Law Research Blog, Oct. 2024) [text]

Seminar on the European Convention on Human Rights and international refugee law compliant procedures at state borders (Council of Europe, Oct. 2024) [text]

New open access books:

Between Protection and Harm: Negotiated Vulnerabilities in Asylum Laws and Bureaucracies (Springer, Oct. 2024) [open access]

- "This open access book dissects the current narratives of ‘vulnerability’ in asylum laws and policies, by unpacking the meanings, productions, and performances, of ‘vulnerability’ in different contexts, from countries of first asylum in the Global South to Europe and Canada. ...[It] examines existing legal and bureaucratic approaches to refugees’ vulnerabilities, which it confronts with the refugees’ experiences and understandings of their own life challenges. It analyses the perspectives from state actors, humanitarian organisations, and social and aid workers, as well as the refugees themselves. By emphasizing how these perspectives relate and feed into each other, the book unpacks the humanitarian replies from states and the international community to refugee movements – including in their implied exclusionary dimensions that generate contestations and implementation difficulties which, if not tackled and understood properly, risk exacerbating and/or producing vulnerabilities among refugees."

Global Asylum Governance and the European Union's Role: Rights and Responsibility in the Implementation of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees (Springer, Dec. 2024) [open access]

- "This book analyses the characteristics and impacts of existing and emerging asylum governance instruments and their practical implementation in selected countries hosting large communities of refugees around the world. Particular focus is given to the cases of Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Jordan, Niger, Serbia, South Africa and Turkey. Attention is put into regional and country-specific asylum instruments and actors from the perspective of their effectiveness, fairness and consistency with refugee protection and human rights standards as well as the UN GCR commitments. By doing so, the book identifies key lessons learned and offers a critical view on policies framed as 'promising practices' so as to inform future steps in the UN GCR implementation and asylum governance more generally."

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (12 Oct. 2024)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

DRC ceasefire for humanitarian aid is a small step forward – what must happen next for peace (The Conversation, July 2024) [text]

"The government view on ending Somalia’s humanitarian aid ‘trap’," The New Humanitarian, 6 Aug. 2024 [text]

Joint statement: World cannot continue to turn blind eye to Sudan as man-made famine is confirmed in Darfur camp (Norwegian Refugee Council, et al., Aug. 2024) [text]

Reports: 

Analysing the Impact of Prioritisation in Uganda: A Longitudinal Study of Refugees’ Food Security (World Food Programme, Aug. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Lessons and Recommendations for Implementing Kenya’s New Refugee Law (Refugees International, Aug. 2024) [text]

Pilot Study on the Southern Migration Route and Access to Protection Services (IOM, June 2024) [text]

- "This report maps the migration dynamics and access to protection services of migrants along the Southern Route, from the Horn of Africa, through Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe, highlighting the protection risks migrants face and their limited access to services during transit."

A Roadmap for Energy Access in Displacement Settings: Uganda (Mercy Corps, July 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Hunger in the shadow of conflict: analyzing malnutrition and humanitarian challenges in Sudan," Conflict and Health, 18:50 (Aug. 2024) [open access]

"Mining-induced Displacement: Experiences of Internally Displaced Persons in Arda Transau, Zimbabwe," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 14, no. 2 (2024) [open access]

"Shock-Responsive Social Protection for Displaced Persons in the IGAD Region: Lessons from COVID-19 Compounding Risks," Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, vol. 4, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

"Surviving food deserts: migrants, refugees and urban food systems in Bloemfontein, South Africa," Migration Policy Practice, vol. XIII, no. 2 (July 2024) [open access]

- Scroll to p. 48.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (25 July 2024)

 

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (United Kingdom)

Short pieces: 

The manner of implementing refugee relocation to Rwanda: Should data protection breaches matter or not? R(AAA) v SSHD (RLI Blog, July 2023) [text]

Minority ethnic politicians are pushing harsh immigration policies – why representation doesn’t always mean racial justice (The Conversation, July 2023) [text]

‘Performative cruelty’: the hostile architecture of the UK government’s migrant barge (The Conversation, July 2023) [text]

Rwanda plan is in legal limbo, but history shows such migration deals are unlikely to disappear (The Conversation, July 2023) [text]

UN experts urge UK to halt implementation of Illegal Immigration Bill (OHCHR, July 2023) [text]

Reports:

People, power and priorities: Insights into the UK refugee and migration sector (Migration Exchange, July 2023) [access via EIN]

Towards a National Refugee Strategy: Our vision for a fair and humane asylum system (Refugee Council, July 2023) [text]

Multimedia:

Courts, Channel crossings and the Rwanda plan: A conversation about UK asylum policy (Kaldor Centre, July 2023) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (2 Aug. 2023)

Regional Focus: MENA

Short pieces:

"For Sudanese fleeing to Egypt, a hard border and an uncertain future," The New Humanitarian, 10 July 2023 [text]

Syrian Refugees in Türkiye: Debunking a Tale of Misconceptions (RLI Blog, July 2023) [text]

Tunisia: No Safe Haven for Black African Migrants, Refugees (Human Rights Watch, July 2023) [access via ReliefWeb]

- Follow link for English and Arabic versions. See also French version.

UNHCR and IOM appeal for urgent solutions for refugees and migrants stranded in Tunisia and Libya borders (UNHCR, July 2023) [text]

- See also related New Humanitarian article on Tunisia and DW article on Libya.

Reports:

Addressing Irregular Migration through Principled Programmatic Approaches: Examining the West Africa Route and WFP Operations (IFPRI & WFP, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Locally-led responses to cash and voucher assistance in the Middle East and North Africa: Barriers, progress and opportunities (CALP Network, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Conflicted presence: The many arrivals of Palestinians in Lebanon," Migration Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 (June 2022) [free full-text]

"La fabrique d’un droit d’asile au Maroc: Circulation des normes, tâtonnements juridiques, et atermoiements politiques," La Revue des droits de l'homme, no. 24 (2023) [full-text]

Humanitarian Exchange, no. 83 (July 2023) [full-text]

- Issue focus is "Refugee participation and leadership"; several articles focus on the MENA region.

"Migration governance in civil war: The case of the Kurdish conflict," European Journal of International Security , First View, 5 June 2023 [open access]

"The Palestinian Refugee Problem: Theory and Practice in Light of Back-Channel Negotiations," International Negotiation, Advance Articles, 4 July 2022 [free full-text]

"The Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Looking for a Convivial Habitat," Contemporary Arab Affairs, vol. 15, no. 1 (March 2022) [free full-text]

"What Becomes a Refugee Camp? Making Camps for European Refugees in North Africa and the Middle East, 1943–46," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 13 July 2023 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: MENA (7 July 2023)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Caught between the guerrilla and the colonial state: Refugee life in Northern Mozambique during the Independence War (1964–1974)," Chapter in On the Social History of Persecution (De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2023) [open access]

"COVID-19 and neglected tropical diseases among refugees: Plight of a vulnerable population in Africa," Public Health Challenges, vol. 2, no. 1 (March 2023) [open access]

"'Emerging Forms of Authority in Land Access?': The Occult and Witchcraft Among Malawian Migrants in Peri-urban Zimbabwe," Chapter in Debating Religion and Forced Migration Entanglements (Springer, 2023) [open access]

"Exploring the Multiple Paradoxes and Challenges of Uganda's Refugee Law, Policies and Practice," Transnational Human Rights Review, vol. 9 (2023) [full-text]

"Maximising the benefits of renewable energy infrastructure in displacement settings: Optimising the operation of a solar-hybrid mini-grid for institutional and business users in Mahama Refugee Camp, Rwanda," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 176 (April 2023) [open access]

"Psychological Capital and Quality of life of Refugees in Uganda During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Serial Mediation Model," International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, Latest Articles, 10 March 2023 [free full-text]

"Transnational lived citizenship turns local: Covid-19 and Eritrean and Ethiopian diaspora in Nairobi," Global Networks, vol. 23, no. 1 (Jan. 2023) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (14 March 2023)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

COVID-19 and Refugees and Asylum Seekers in South Africa (Fluchtforschung Blog, July 2020) [text]
- See also German version.

Disasters Meet Political Unrest, Displacing Millions in East Africa (IDMC Blog, July 2020) [text]

More than 30,000 Refugees Flee Violence in Northwestern Nigeria in Last Two Months Alone (UNHCR, June 2020) [text]

The Pros and Cons of Resettlement (Nextier SPD, June 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Nigeria.

"Uganda Remains Steadfast on Refugees Despite COVID-19," DW, 3 July 2020 [text]

Journal articles:

"Access to Effective Refugee Protection in South Africa: Legislative Commitment, Policy Realities, Judicial Rectifications?," Constitutional Court Review (Forthcoming) [preprint]
- Note: The review in which this eprint is due to be published is an open access publication.

"The Ethio-Eritrean Rapprochement and Potential Implication on Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia," International Law Series, vol. III (Addis Ababa University, 2019) [full-text via SSRN]

"Factors Associated with Adherence to Safe Water Chain Practices among Refugees in Pagirinya Refugee Settlement, Northern Uganda," Journal of Water and Health, vol. 18, no. 3 (June 2020) [open access]

"First-Generation Refugees’ Rejection of Racial Self-Identification in South Africa: Constructing Non-Racial Identifications," Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, vol. 20, no. 1 (April 2020) [free full-text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (25 June 2020)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2

Reports & journal articles:

The 2006 Refugees Act in Uganda: Between Law and Practice, Working Paper, no. 2 ( University of Antwerp, 2020) [text]

Diaspora in Despair: Darfurian Mobility at a Time of International Disengagement (Small Arms Survey, June 2020) [text]

ESR Review: Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, vol. 20, no. 4 (2019) [open access]
- "In appreciation of the fact that non-citizens often struggle to access justice, this special issue of ESR Review focuses on access to justice for migrants, with two articles and a case review that deal with the matter in relation to economic and social cultural rights."

Half of South Africans Would Refuse Asylum, Bar Foreign Workers, Place Refugees in Camps, Dispatch, no. 360 (Afrobarometer, May 2020) [text]

"Is Nigeria Prepared and Ready to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Its Conflict-affected Northeastern States?," International Journal for Equity in Health, 19:77 (May 2020) [open access]

Mounting Hunger in the Sahel: The Unintended Impact of COVID-19 Prevention (Refugees International, June 2020) [text]

"Three Sub-Saharan Migration Systems in Times of Policy Restriction," Comparative Migration Studies, 8:19 (May 2020) [open access]

The World’s Most Neglected Displacement Crises (Norwegian Refugee Council, June 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
- "Africa is home to nine of ten of the world’s most neglected crises."

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt.  1 13 June 2020)

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling - Pt. 1

COVID-19:

COVID-19 Analytical Snapshot #14: Human Trafficking (IOM, April 2020) [text]

COVID-19 Analytical Snapshot #13: Irregularity, Protection & Smuggling (IOM, April 2020) [text]

COVID-19 May Increase the Risk of Human Trafficking: Prevention Efforts Should Start Now (Political Violence at a Glance, May 2020) [text]

COVID-19 Pandemic: Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Considerations in Internal Displacement Contexts (Global Protection Cluster, March 2020) [text via Refworld]

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trafficking in Persons: Preliminary Findings and Messaging Based on Rapid Stocktaking (UNODC, April 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

The “Real” Transformation of Migrant Smuggling in the Time of COVID-19 (Public Anthropologist Blog, April 2020) [text]

Opportunity:

Anti-Trafficking Review [info]
- Contributions sought for a special issue on "Trafficking in Minors." Submission deadline is 1 June 2020.

Blog posts & press:

Always on the Move: Trafficking Risks in the Absence of a Refugee Law in India (Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, Nov. 2019) [text]

Deconstructing the Myth of the Migrant Smuggler (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, April 2020) [text]

Why are Data on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants Important and Why Do We Need to Improve Them? (Migration Data Portal Blog, Jan. 2020) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling (12 Feb. 2020)

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Announcement: IASFM18 postponed

The conference "Disrupting Theory, Unsettling Practice: Towards Transformative Forced Migration Scholarship and Policy," scheduled to be held in Accra from 27-30 June 2020 has been postponed to  26-29 July 2021. More info here.

Blog posts & press:

Are We Improving Health and Education Services in Refugee-hosting Communities in Ethiopia? (Development for Peace Blog, March 2020) [text]

New Edition of Kakuma News Reflector Published [info]

South Africa Should Uphold the Dignity of Asylum Seekers (Human Rights Watch, March 2020) [text]

Reports & research papers:

Deportation of Sudanese and Eritrean Refugees from Israel to Uganda: A Violation of Refugees' Rights, Thesis (Cavendish Univ., March 2020) [text]

Migrating with Seeds: Women, Agricultural Knowledge and Displacement in South Sudan (Rift Valley Institute, April 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

'No place for me here': The Hardships of Return Migration, DIIS Report, no. 1 (Danish Institute for International Studies, March 2020) [text]
- Focuses on Ethiopia.

Tanzania’s National Legal Framework for Refugees: Law, Policy & Practice, LERRN Paper, no. 5 (Carleton Univ., March 2020) [text]

Towards a Common Research Agenda: A Research Synthesis Paper to Inform the Implementation of the Global Refugee Compact (Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat, Rift Valley Institute & UNHCR, March 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Ethiopia.

The Variety of People in Refugee Settlements, Gender and GBV: The Case of South Sudanese Refugees in Northern Uganda, Working Paper, no. 25 (JICA Research Institute, March 2020) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (18 March 2020)
- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (18 March 2020)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

The Afghan Refugee Crisis in 2016, Peace Brief, no. 220 (U.S. Institute of Peace, Feb. 2017) [text]

Afghanistan: Baseline Mobility Assessment - Summary Results (IOM, March 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Banishing Refugees to a Flood-prone Island Will Not Solve Bangladesh’s Rohingya Refugee Crisis (The Conversation, March 2017) [text]

Denial at the Airport, Denial of Procedural Fairness: Examining the Korean Refugee Act (RefLaw Blog, March 2017) [text]

Restitution in Myanmar: Building Lasting Peace, National Reconciliation and Economic Prosperity through a Comprehensive Housing, Land and Property Restitution Programme (Displacement Solutions & NRC, March 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Short Course on Advocacy & Refugee Rights, Bangkok, 28 Nov.-1 Dec. 2016 [text]
- Follow link for report.

UN Convenes Rohingya Abuse Investigation, but Myanmar Says It Won’t Cooperate (IRIN, April 2017) [text]

Why Hazaras are in Danger in Afghanistan: Expert Opinion (Refugee Council of Australia, March 2017) [text]

World Humanitarian Summit: Implications for the Asia-Pacific (RSIS, March 2017) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Asia, esp. Myanmar (21 March 2017)
- Regional Focus: Australia & New Zealand (20 March 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Americas

Opportunity:

Funding opportunity: NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Colombia [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 21 April 2016.

Publications:

2016-2017 Framework for Cooperation between the United States Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (U.S. Dept. of State, March 2016) [text]

Asylum in Canada is not for Everyone (Sorry aboot That) (The Asylumist Blog, March 2016) [text]

Canada’s Oppressed Minority Policy and the Resettlement of Ugandan Asians, 1972-1973 (Canadian Museum of Immigration, March 2016) [text]

Challenges in Accessing Early Childhood Education and Care for Children in Refugee Families in Massachusetts (Migration Policy Institute, March 2016) [text]

Closed Doors: Mexico's Failure to Protect Central American Refugee and Migrant Children (Human Rights Watch, March 2016) [text]

Is the War on Drugs a "Humanitarian Crisis"?, Policy Brief, no. 2 (PRIO, 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Overview of UNHCR's Operations in the Americas, 65th Meeting of the Standing Committee (EXCOM, Feb. 2016) [text]

"Retos actuales en la implementación de la Ley sobre Refugiados y protección complementaria en México: identificación, admisión y acceso al procedimiento de asilo = Current Challenges in the Implementation of the Law on Refugees and Complementary Protection in Mexico: Identification, Admission and Access to the Asylum Procedure," Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional, vol. XVI (Enero-Diciembre 2016) [full-text]

The U.S. Immigration Court: A Ballooning Backlog that Requires Action (Human Rights First, March 2016) [text]

Syrians in the U.S.:

"Syrian Refugees Receive Green Light from U.S. Courts, Mixed Reception from States and Congress," Migration Information Source, 31 March 2016 [text]

What do Americans Really Think about Syrian Refugees? (Markaz Blog, March 2016) [text]

Who We Really Are: A Conversation with Syrian Refugees in America, Washington, DC, 19 Feb. 2016 [info]
- Follow link for video and transcript.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (9 March 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Americas

Experiencias Comunitarias de Protección a Migrantes en Tránsito en México (UNDP, June 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Ser una Persona Refugiada en Panamá: Diagnóstico Participativo 2014-2015 (ACNUR, June 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Streamline: Measuring its Effect on Illegal Border Crossing (U.S. Office of the Inspector General, May 2015) [text]
- See also related commentary from AILA and the American Immigration Council.

The Terrorism Threat to the United States and Implications for Refugees (RAND, June 2015) [text]

TPS for Nepal (ImmigrationProf Blog, June 2015) [text]

"The US Refugee Protection System on the 35th Anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980: A Comprehensive Assessment of the System’s Strengths, Limitations, and Need for Reform," Special edition of the Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 3, no. 2 (June 2015) [open access]

We are Dominican: Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality in the Dominican Republic (Human Rights Watch, July 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (17 June 2015)

Tagged Publications.

New Issues of AULR, Intl. Migr., Intervention, JEMIE, JIRS, JMHS, Perspective, Res. Horizons

American University Law Review, vol. 64, no. 5 (2015) [full-text]
- Articles focus on immigration issues in the U.S., and include one entitled "Bordering Persecution: Why Asylum Seekers Should not be Subject to Expedited Removal."

International Migration, vol. 53, no. 3 (June 2015) [contents]
- Includes special section on "Discourses of Displacement and Deservingness: Interrogating Distinctions between 'Economic' and 'Forced' Migration."

Intervention: Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, vol. 13, no. 2 (July 2015) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

Journal of Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe, vol. 14, no. 1 (2015) [full-text via ISN]
- Mix of articles, including "Remembering Homeland in Exile: Recollections of IDPs from the Abkhazia Region of Georgia."

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 13, no. 2 (2015) [contents]
- Special issue on "Immigration and Civil Society." Also includes "The Integration of Forced Migrants into the Italian Labor Market."

Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 3, no. 2 (June 2015) [open access]
- Special edition released on "The US Refugee Protection System on the 35th Anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980: A Comprehensive Assessment of the System’s Strengths, Limitations, and Need for Reform Journal on Migration and Human Security."

Perspective, no. 2 (2015) [full-text]
- Focus is on education.

Research Horizons, no. 23 (Feb. 2014) [full-text]
- Includes Spotlight feature on "migration."

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Durable Solutions

Event:

Integration Working Group in Norway, Oslo, 20-21 May 2015 [info]
- Meeting held in advance of the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR). This year's chair is Norway and the NGO focal point is the Norwegian Red Cross.

Publications:

"Challenges to Rwandan Former Refugees’ Integration in Zambia," Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 58 (April 2015) [full-text]  

"'Durable Solutions,' Transnationalism, and Homemaking among Croatian and Bosnian Former Refugees," Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees, vol. 31, no. 1 (2015) [open access]

"From Surviving to Thriving? An Investigation of Asylee Integration in the United States," New York University Review of Law & Social Change, vol. 40, no. 2 (Forthcoming 2016) [eprint via SSRN]

Is Australia Pulling Its Weight When It Comes to the Resettlement of Syrian Refugees? (FlagPost Blog, April 2015) [text]

Más allá de las fronteras: La población colombiana en su proceso de integración urbana en la ciudad de Quito (ACNUR, Nov. 2014) [text]

Meaningful Avenues for Resettlement Needed (Oppenheimer Chair, March 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Durable Solutions (26 March 2015)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

The 2014 Afghanistan Refugee and Returnee Overview (UNHCR, Oct. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Evaluation of the First Year Refugee Law Enforcement: Analysis and Position Paper (Advocates for Public Interest Law, Oct. 2014?) [text]
- Assessment of South Korea's Refugee Act.

A Foreseeable Disaster in Burma: Forced Displacement in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (Physicians for Human Rights, Nov. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Indonesia’s Asylum Hub," Refugee Transitions, no. 29 (Oct. 2014) [full-text]
- Scroll to pp. 59-63.

Myanmar: A Tipping Point for Rohingya Rights? (Refugees International, Nov. 2014) [text]

Protection and Security Concerns in South East Burma/Myanmar (Border Consortium, Nov. 2014) [text]

Seminar: Governing Refugees: Justice, Order and Legal Pluralism on the Thai-Burma Border [Book event], Oxford, 29 Oct. 2014 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

Three Approaches to Gender in Humanitarian Aid: Findings from a Study of Humanitarian Aid to Refugees in Thailand and Bangladesh (Umeå University, 2014) [text]

A Volcano and its People (Inside Story, Sept. 2014) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia (30 Oct. 2014)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: United Kingdom

"Asylum and Non-EU Immigration," Section 2.6 in British Balance of Competence Reviews, Part II, EPIN Paper, no. 40 (European Policy Institutes Network, June 2014) [text]

"International Aspects of Asylum Law in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom," ASIL Insights, vol. 18, no. 24 (Oct. 2014) [text]

An Investigation into the Home Office's Handling of Asylum Claims Made on the Grounds of Sexual Orientation, March-June 2014 (Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Oct. 2014) [text]
- See also the government's response and a related Free Movement blog post

Opting out of Mediterranean Rescue Condemns Desperate Migrants to Death (Postcards from... Blog, Oct. 2014) [text]

Reforming the UK Border and Immigration System (UK Public Accounts Committee, Oct. 2014) [text]

Refugee Law in the UK: A Practical Guide (Free Movement, Oct. 2014) [info]
- Follow link for table of contents and extract from the book.

The State of Detention: Immigration Detention in the UK in 2014 (Detention Action, Oct. 2014) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe, Indiv. Countries (28 Oct. 2014)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Asia

Asia's First IDP Policy: From Theory to Practice (IRIN, Oct. 2014) [text]

Cash Transfer Programmes in Afghanistan: Taking Stock of Recent and On-Going Research (OCHA & Samuel Hall Consulting, 2014) [text]

Does Shelter Assistance Reduce Poverty in Afghanistan?, Working Paper, no. 97 (IMI, Aug. 2014) [text]

Exploring Durable Solutions for Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees in India (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, ADRA India & Danish Refugee Council, Oct. 2014) [info via Thomson Reuters]

International Norm as Constitutional Law and the Responsibility to Protect North Korean Refugees in China from Repatriation, Paper presented at the "World Congress of Constitutional Law 2014 - Constitutional Challenges: Global and Local," Oslo, 16-20 June 2014 [text]

Regional Organisations and Humanitarian Action: The Case of ASEAN, HPG Working Paper (ODI, Sept. 2014) [text]

The Risk of Disaster-induced Displacement in South-east Asia and China (IDMC, Oct. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Smuggled Rights: Refugee and Human Rights through Constitutional Law in Hong Kong?, Paper presented at the "World Congress of Constitutional Law 2014 - Constitutional Challenges: Global and Local," Oslo, 16-20 June 2014 [text]

A Study on Refugee Status Determination Criteria and Procedures of Korea’s Refugee Act, Paper presented at the "World Congress of Constitutional Law 2014 - Constitutional Challenges: Global and Local," Oslo, 16-20 June 2014 [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia (14 Oct. 2014)

Tagged Publications.

News: New Refugee Law Blog

The University of Michigan Law School's Program in Refugee and Asylum Law has just launched RefLAW, "an online forum offering critical analysis on important new cases, legislation, and emerging issues in refugee law." (Here is the press release.) It plans to publish both longer articles (such as this one on an Australian Federal Court decision) and shorter notes (like this one on the recent Israeli Supreme Court judgment). Submissions for future commentary are currently being solicited.

RefLAW ultimately replaces the Refugee Caselaw site. As the web site notes: "Following UNHCR’s fundamental retooling of its caselaw collection, it became evident that there was no longer a need for refugeecaselaw.org to continue operating in its previous capacity."  While the latter site is still online, users should be aware that it is no longer being updated, and may ultimately be removed entirely.

Other blogs that regularly provide information and commentary on a range of refugee law and policy issues include the following (their focus is indicated in parentheses):

• The Asylumist (U.S.)
• European Asylum and Human Rights Case-law: Highlights from Strasbourg  (Europe)
• Free Movement (UK)
• Global Views (International)
• Interest Group on Migration and Refugee Law (Europe/International)
• RSDWatch (UNHCR/International)

And of course, you can also find numerous references to relevant commentary appearing in more general legal blogs right here on Forced Migration Current Awareness!

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