The government has failed in its attempt to ram unprecedented changes to the migration act through parliament. The laws, now being reviewed by a senate committee, could be disastrous.
With the arrival of 39 foreign nationals in Western Australia, debate around boat arrivals has been re-ignited. What happens if you come by plane instead?
Seeking shelter and asylum on the US-Mexico border.
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Karen Musalo, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
With the expiration of a pandemic-era restriction, the Biden administration is set to impose a new rule to curtail immigration at the US-Mexico border.
A cafe in Cairo, Egypt, that is predominantly visited by Sudanese migrants, in August 2017.
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Tazreena Sajjad, American University School of International Service
A UK plan to move asylum seekers on its shores to Rwanda has been met with stiff opposition from human rights organizations. But the UK persists, and Rwanda is all too willing.
Our study found that overall, most people just aren’t motivated to take political action against Australia’s refugee policies – even if they strongly dislike them.
Our report sets out practical reforms that can be implemented relatively simply, within existing legislative provisions and with only minimal changes to policy and regulations.
South Sudanese children play at a refugee camp in northern Uganda.
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Refugee law puts humanitarianism above considerations of state sovereignty.
Most Ukrainian refugees, like those pictured here on March 7, 2022, have crossed into Poland.
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More than 2 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the Russian invasion. The EU has welcomed the refugees, but research shows that host communities may tire of the newcomers.
A woman wades through mud to collect items from her home in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The devastation brought by hurricanes Eta and Iota in Honduras in November 2020 contributed to a sharp rise in northward migration.
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This important case because represents a rare litigation win for an asylum seeker. He doesn’t automatically get the right to stay in Australia, but he’s won damages — and that’s unusual.
A Somali refugee shops for fresh produce at a market in the Hagadera camp within the sprawling Dadaab complex.
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By securitising refugees, in this case accusing them of instigating terror, the Kenyan government is compromising their social, economic and political rights as set out in international law.
A warehouse for flour preservation and distribution to refugees at a refugee camp in Ethiopia.
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The country has been praised for the humane treatment of its vast refugee population. Now questions arise about how it can continue to do so without without assistance from aid workers.
A man seen walking through a market in Dadaab refugee camp. More than 200,000 refugees live there.
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On paper, refugees on Kenyan soil have the full protection of local and international laws and regulations. But much more needs to be done on the ground to bring them in from the fringes of society.
A migrant covered with a blanket passes in front of dumped garbage outside the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, Jan. 21, 2020.
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Based on how other diseases have moved through refugee camps, there is an urgent need to protect refugees in camps and informal settlements from COVID-19.
Dagahaley – one of three camps that make up Kenya’s sprawling Dadaab refugee camp.
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