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Coming just one week before the election, the political calculation of Morrison’s policy revival is difficult to ignore.
Italian aid workers charged with helping migrants travel through the country were acquitted in May 2022. But migrants are often not well received in Europe, despite a welcome of Ukrainian refugees.
The deal undermines every human being’s right to seek asylum and commitments enshrined in the Refugee Convention.
Newcomers need settlement services to learn about life in Canada. Settlement agencies need to use online channels and communicate existing online services to help newcomers before they arrive.
The situation in refugee camps in Bangladesh may offer some lessons for communities hosting Ukrainian refugees.
From sending arrivals to Rwanda to stripping citizenship without notice – it’s little wonder the government has had to fight to get this legislation passed.
At the age of five, Akuch Kuol Anyieth climbed into a cattle truck to journey to the refugee camp known as Kakuma. This is her story.
A young woman in Lviv, Ukraine, writes about fleeing Russian aggression not once, but twice, since 2014 and explains the fierce desire to stay in her home country – a desire shared by many.
South Africa does not put refugees in camps. So, the government is responsible for their protection and well-being. Its performance was hit-and-miss.
Refugee camps should only be a temporary solution. They’re no place for ongoing health care.
Richer nations are increasingly looking to offshore their immigration processing and further their own economic and political interests at the same time.
The ‘air bridge’ for Ukrainians to Canada has the potential to be more promising than anything else in recent Canadian refugee history. Canadians should support and celebrate it.
The choice of Rwanda has a logic about it. But it’s also controversial.
Poland has an opportunity to emerge from this refugee crisis a more united, more accepting and economically strong society, but first they need to have tough conversations about immigration.
As Ukrainian refugees seek support from strangers online, it’s important that authorities are aware of who they are in contact with and where they are staying.
An expert on rape during war examines the emerging evidence from Ukraine that Russian soldiers raped Ukrainian women and explains the role rape plays in conflicts.
Offshore processing is a failed policy that continues to haemorrhage cash, destroy lives and erode the international system for refugee protection.
Amid the war in Ukraine, there are concrete steps organisations can take to prevent emotional exhaustion within volunteers supporting refugees.
Even once the war in Ukraine ends, the millions of people who fled from their homes might not be quick to return. The faster the war ends, the more likely it is they will go back.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Adjunct professor, University of Adelaide
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Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Research Professor, Coventry University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, and Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia
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Research associate, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada
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Director, Centre for Refugee Studies & Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada
