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- Rohingya Women, Girls to Testify in Genocide Trial of Myanmar Military
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- Rohingya plight needs innovative solutions developed by themselves
- Foreign minister urges British secretary of state to resettle Rohingya refugees
EU court rules undocumented refugees cannot be jailed
The European Court of Justice says EU rules prevent imprisonment of refugees crossing into Schengen area. EU countries cannot imprison undocumented refugees and migrants for entering the Schengen area, the bloc's top court ruled on Tuesday. The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has said that European Union rules prevent the jailing of non-EU refugees […]
‘No ticket to Europe’: Send refugees back home or settle them on islands, says Austrian FM
Refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach European shores have to be sent back or re-settled on islands, Austria’s Foreign Minister has said, adding that being rescued from a boat in distress should be “no ticket to Europe.” Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz told Die Presse newspaper in an interview on Saturday that Europe […]
Why Did You Come Here?
This is a short documentary directed and produced by JADE HEFFERAN CLARK that presents five personal stories from interviewees who have sought asylum or refuge in Australia. Their stories are profoundly moving. The courage and determination, the great strength, the driving love and the undying hope these five people had to have in order to […]
UNHCR flags concerns over refugee sites in northern Greece
UNHCR flags concerns over refugee sites in northern Greece UN Refugee Agency urges Greek authorities to find better alternatives quickly for refugees transferred from Idomeni IDOMENI, Greece, May 27 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency said today it was “seriously concerned” over what it termed sub-standard conditions at several sites in northern Greece where refugees […]
Syrian refugees in Turkey train for better jobs with their host communities
Syrian refugees and members of the host community are taking part in Turkish language courses and vocational training programmes to increase their employability. These programmes in Turkey are being implemented by local partners with support from the ILO to improve livelihoods and decent work opportunities for both communities. (Closed Captions available) Read more... [Translate]
EU migrant deal at risk? Greek judges rule Turkey ‘unsafe’ for refugees
reek judges have ruled that a Syrian asylum seeker should not be sent back to Turkey because it is not safe. Amnesty International campaigners say the decision throws the EU-Turkey migrant deal into doubt. They say migrants in Turkey do not have basic human rights and many are at risk of being taken to […]
Charity Save the Children urges ‘new deal’ for child refugees
Save the Children is calling for greater international commitment to ensure child refugees remain in school. The charity's new report, A New Deal for Refugees, says no child should be out of school for more than a month. It comes as countries struggle to respond to a huge displacement of people fleeing conflict and […]
Refugees in Greece warn of suicides over EU-Turkey deal
Syrians and Afghans threatened with deportation from the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios have said they would rather take their own lives than be expelled from the EU under its migration deal with Turkey. On Monday, 202 migrants were forcibly returned from Lesbos and Chios to the Turkish coast under the landmark deal aimed at halting “irregular” […]Donate Now
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A group of Rohingya women and girls is expected to travel to Argentina within two months to testify against the Myanmar military in a genocide trial being heard by a court in Buenos Aires. The survivors have each given remote testimony of sexual assault to the court. The Argentine court has a history of taking […]
