Refugees
UN Targets Electrifying All of World’s Refugee Camps
The U.N. set itself a daunting challenge this week aimed at improving the lives of displaced people, reining in climate...
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Italy Faces Complaint at UN Over ‘Abusive’ Libya Asylum Returns
The complaint maintains that Italy and other states have turned private merchant vessels into instruments of so-called refoulement - returning...
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Eight Migrants Die Trying to Reach Spain in 24 hours
More than 1,200 migrants have died or are missing at sea after attempting to cross the Mediterranean this year, U.N....
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Told to ‘Stop the Genocide’ in UN Court Showdown
Suu Kyi, whose silence about the plight of the Rohingya has tarnished her international reputation as a rights icon, personally led...
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Greece to Overhaul Migrant Camps and Enforce ‘Air-Tight’ Borders
Instead of being allowed to move freely in and out of the camps, asylum-seekers will now be locked up until...
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Fearing Attacks, Asylum-Seekers Storm UN Office in S.Africa
A leader of the group warned that "if the police try to move us, they must bring coffins."
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The Fight for Justice Over Myanmar’s Rohingya ‘Genocide’
U.N. investigators last year branded the bloody expulsion a genocide, and called for the prosecution of top generals - including...
Read moreRights Groups Condemn Controversial New Greek Migration Law
Greece on Friday approved a law tightening asylum procedures that has been widely criticized by rights groups as harmful to...
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Migrants on Greek Islands ‘on Edge of Catastrophe:’ Council of Europe
"What we see in practice is telling me that human rights are not respected. This is an unacceptable situation."
Read more‘It’s The Jungle’: Bosnian Migrant Camp In Crisis
The location "is absolutely inappropriate and inadequate for accommodating human beings", said the U.N.'s Special Rapporteur on the human rights...
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Forced Relocation of Refugees in Bosnia Can Spark Humanitarian Emergency
A humanitarian emergency may be unfolding in Bosnia after more than 1,000 refugees were forced to move to the notorious...
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Turkey Assault in NE Syria Displaces 300,000: Monitor
Dozens of civilians - mostly on the Kurdish side - have been killed since the start of the offensive, which...
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Europe Must Brace for New Refugee Wave: Greek PM
Europe must be ready for a new refugee influx, Greece's Prime Minister said Wednesday, as a Turkish offensive in Syria...
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Burkina Violence Forces 267,000 to Flee in Last 3 Months: UNHCR
Violence in Burkina Faso has caused more than a quarter of a million people to flee their homes over the...
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Turkey’s Syria Offensive Could Cause ‘Impending Humanitarian Disaster:” NGOs
In a separate statement, the Save The Children charity warned of "an impending humanitarian disaster."
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Smugglers Profit on Host Countries’ Hostility Toward Refugees in Southeast Asia
Refugees are facing an increase in violence and persecution especially when having to leave the country they initially sought asylum...
Read moreUN, Local Officials Urge Migrant Transfers After Deadly Fire in Greek Camp
The UN and the mayor of Lesbos on Monday called for the transfer of migrants from an overcrowded Greek refugee...
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Thousands Scramble to Flee Unrest in Indonesia’s Papua
The incidents come against a backdrop of a long history of reported rights abuses in the region.
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1,500 Flee Homes in South Africa Amid Xenophobic Violence: UN
At least 1,500 foreign nationals have been forced to flee their homes in South Africa amid a surge in deadly...
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UN Calls for End to Migrant Child Detention Worldwide
Effects of detention on migrant children include nightmares, insomnia, depression and anxiety.
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