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Here you can read close up accounts of individual issues effecting refugees. While they might not be a specific campaign of JRS Asia Pacific, these stories shed light on the complexities of living day to day as a refugee.
Here you can read close up accounts of individual issues effecting refugees. While they might not be a specific campaign of JRS Asia Pacific, these stories shed light on the complexities of living day to day as a refugee.
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Asia Pacific: regional cooperation... an impossible dream? 28 décembre 2012 Bangkok, 28 December 2012 – Millions of refugees and asylum seekers face tough challenges in their struggle to find safety in Asia Pacific. With the lowest number of signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention in the world, this region* offers paltry protection to people on the move. The glaring absence of national asylum laws and standardised procedures for refugee status determination has driven asylum seekers underground. Read more >> |
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Thailand: Moving the tides of education in Ranong 08 novembre 2012 Ranong, 5 November 2012 – The seafood factory on the southwestern coast of Thailand is sometimes ironically referred to as the 'Burmese university in Ranong'. It is one of the only opportunities available to many Burmese migrant children denied an education due to chronic poverty and social pressure. Read more >> |
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Regional cooperation: an impossible dream? 31 octobre 2012 Bangkok, 1 November 2012 — Millions of refugees and asylum seekers face tough challenges in their struggle to find safety in Asia Pacific. With the lowest number of signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention in the world, this region* offers paltry protection to people on the move. The glaring absence of national asylum laws and standardised procedures for refugee status determination has driven asylum seekers underground. Read more >> |
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Global: new guidelines on detention, a step forward 27 septembre 2012 Brussels, 27 September 2012 – Amid growing concern of the abuse of detention as a way of controlling the flow of asylum seekers, this week the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) published new guidelines for governments dealing with the issue. Although far from perfect from a JRS perspective, this document represents a step forward in the promotion of human rights. Read more >> |
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Australia: expert panel, where is the queue? 29 août 2012 Sydney, 29 August 2012 – 'The Devil is in the detail' seems to be a fairly recent idiom in the history of the English language, but I much prefer the earlier version of this idiom, sometimes attributed to Gustave Flaubert: 'Le bon Dieu est dans le detail': the good God is in the detail. Read more >> |
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Australia: Fear of 'other' reflected on refugees 17 juin 2011 Sydney, 15 June 2011 – I was watching the May 9th edition of ABC’s Q&A television program when, during a discussion about the Australian government’s proposal to send irregular maritime arrivals – “boat people” to most Australians – to Malaysia for processing, a Tweet at the bottom of the screen caught my eye: “My aboriginal mate still defines ‘irony’ as one wave of boat people complaining about another.” Read more >> |
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The UN refugee convention: still valid? 06 mai 2011 Rome, 05 May 2011 – This year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) marks the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. Amaya Valcarcel, JRS International Advocacy Coordinator, considers the aptness of the law to deal with forced displacement today. Read more >> |
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Asia Pacific: The Rohingya: Between the devil and the deep blue sea 11 avril 2011 Bangkok, 11 Aril, 2011 – In January 2009, the Rohingya hit international media headlines when the world saw images of hundreds of emaciated boat people being rescued off the Andaman Islands of India and in Aceh, Indonesia. They had been intercepted in Thai waters, transferred to deserted islands, tortured and eventually cast adrift by the Thai military on the high seas, in boats without engines and with little food and water. At least 1000 people were dumped at sea in three separate incidents. Hundreds were reported missing. Read more >> |
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Asia Pacific: Islands at risk: Climate change in the Pacific 11 avril 2011 Sydney, 11 April, 2011 – Over the past decade a new term has entered the lexicon of policymakers and the media: ‘climate change refugees’. Human movement caused by environmental factors – drought, land degradation or significant climate events (like cyclones) – is not new; what is new is the number of people thought to be susceptible to such pressures and the attention these movements are now getting. Read more >> |
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Thailand: When school interferes with family income: a photo story 05 avril 2011 Ranong, 6 April, 2011 – Ranong is a small coastal town. Population 25,000, most people earn their income from the sea — working in hotels for tourists stopping off before heading to an island or into Burma; working on fishing boats for weeks at a time to haul in squid, prawns and fish; working in fish processing factories to prepare the meat for distribution all over Thailand; or working in local shops and stands selling the fresh fish. Read more >> |
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Australia: Blame detention centres, not detainees 21 mars 2011 Sydney, 21 March, 2011 -- Taken together the recent events in remote detention centres are both deplorable and predictable. Read more >> |
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Papua New Guinea: The slow tides of change – West Papuan refugees, 25 years of exile 16 mars 2011 Kiunga, 16 March 2011 – After 25 years of exile, these 12,000 West Papuans must decide their future: life in the camp, integrating into their host society, or attempt to free West Papua from Indonesian control and move home. Read more >> |
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Thailand: Life for a female Burmese economic migrant 19 janvier 2011 Bangkok, 19 January, 2011 – Kyaw never expected to be a father. “The mother was raped by a Burmese broker who promised her a job in a factory,” he explained. “He locked her up, raped her and she became pregnant. When her belly became visible she lost her job as a housemaid.” Read more >> |
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Thailand: Living day to day in limbo as a Sri Lankan refugee 13 janvier 2011 Bangkok, 12 January, 2011 – A family of six sits in their Bangkok apartment, talking about field trips, exams and homework. The oldest daughter smiles as she talks about college brochures. Read more >> |
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Thailand: life for a female Burmese economic migrant 02 décembre 2010 Bangkok, 2 December 2010 -- Kyaw never expected to be a father. "The mother was raped by a Burmese broker who promised her a job in a factory", he explained. "He locked her up, raped her and she became pregnant. When her belly became visible she lost her job as a housemaid." Read more >> |
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Asia Pacific: Precarious lives, involuntary displacement of people today 21 janvier 2010 Paper prepared for the 'Right to Move' Symposium Read more >> |
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Indonesia: Weathering the Storms 13 décembre 2009 “What is a Jesuit? I get asked this question all the time.” Zainuddin, a young man from Jogjakarta, received a Muslim education from elementary to university level. His interest in Jesuits arises from his work as education officer with JRS in Aceh, a region in northwest Indonesia hard hit by the 2004 Tsunami and by civil war that ended in 2005. In this province governed by Sharia law, it is villagers benefiting from the intervention of JRS who ask what ‘Jesuit’ means. Read more >> |
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Asie Pacifique: coopération régionale... un rêve impossible? 28 décembre 2012 Bangkok, 28 décembre 2012 – Des millions de réfugiés et de demandeurs d'asile luttent dans leur recherche de sécurité en Asie Pacifique. Avec le plus faible taux de signataires de la Convention de 1951 dans le monde, cette région* offre une protection dérisoire aux personnes en déplacement. L'absence flagrante de lois nationales d'asile et de procédures normalisées pour la détermination du statut de réfugié pousse les demandeurs d'asile à la clandestinité. La région dénombre quelque 10,6 millions de déplacés. Lire la suite >>> |
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Mondial: nouvelles lignes directrices sur la détention, un pas en avant 27 septembre 2012 Bruxelles, 27 septembre 2012 – Au milieu des croissantes préoccupations sur l'usage abusif de la détention comme manière de contrôler le flux de demandeurs d'asile, cette semaine l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (UNHCR) a publié les nouvelles lignes directrices pour les gouvernements impliqués dans cette question. Bien que loin d'être parfait du point de vue du JRS, ce document représente un pas en avant dans la promotion des droits humains. Lire la suite >>> |
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La convention des Nations Unies relative aux réfugiés : est-elle encore valide? 06 mai 2011 Rome, 5 mai 2011 – Cette année, le UNHCR marque le 60ème anniversaire de la Convention relative aux réfugiés de 1951. Amaya Valcarcel, coordinatrice de l’advocacy au JRS international, analyse la pertinence de cette législation au vu des déplacements forcés dans le monde actuel. Lire la suite >>> |
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Asia Pacífico: cooperación regional... ¿un sueño imposible? 28 décembre 2012 28 de diciembre de 2012 – Millones de refugiados y solicitantes de asilo se enfrentan a retos difíciles en su lucha por encontrar seguridad en la region de Asia Pacífico*. Con el menor número de signatarios de la Convención de Refugiados de 1951 de todo el mundo, esta region ofrece una precaria protección a quienes huyen de su país. La falta de leyes nacionales de asilo y de procedimientos estandarizados para la determinación del estatuto de refugiado obligan a los solicitantes de asilo a vivir en la clandestinidad. Leer más >>> |
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Global: nuevas directrices sobre la detención, un paso adelante 27 septembre 2012 Bruselas, 27 de septiembre de 2012 – En medio de la creciente preocupación por el abuso de la detención como forma de controlar el flujo de solicitantes de asilo, esta semana la agencia de la ONU para los refugiados (ACNUR) ha hecho públicas sus nuevas directrices dirigidas a los gobiernos que se ocupan de la cuestión. Aunque lejos de ser perfecto desde el punto de vista del JRS, este documento representa un paso adelante en la promoción de los derechos humanos. Leer más >>> |
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La convención Onu para los refugiados: ¿sigue siendo válida? 06 mai 2011 Roma, 05 de mayo de 2011 – Este año, el ACNUR conmemora el 60 aniversario de la Convención de 1951 para los Refugiados. Amaya Valcárcel, coordinadora de advocacy del JRS Internacional, hace una valoración de la ley en el contexto actual del desplazamiento forzoso. Leer más >>> |
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Asia del Pacifico: cooperazione regionale... un sogno impossibile? 28 décembre 2012 Bangkok, 28 dicembre 2012 – Milioni di rifugiati e di richiedenti asilo affrontano dure sfide per trovare la sicurezza nell'Asia del Pacifico*. Con il più basso numero di firmatari al mondo per la Convenzione per i Rifugiati del 1951, questa regione offre una protezione insufficiente alle persone in fuga. La chiara assenza di leggi nazionali sull'asilo e di procedure standardizzate per la determinazione dello status di rifugiato ha condotto i richiedenti asilo nella clandestinità. Segue >>> |
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Globale: nuove linee guida sulla detenzione, un passo avanti 27 septembre 2012 Bruxelles, 27 settembre 2012 – Mentre cresce la preoccupazione in merito all'abuso della detenzione come strumento di controllo dei flussi di richiedenti asilo, questa settimana l'agenzia delle Nazioni Unite per i rifugiati (UNHCR) ha pubblicato nuove linee guida per i governi riguardo a questo tema. Sebbene si tratti di un documento tuttaltro che perfetto, nella prospettiva del JRS, esso rappresenta un passo in avanti per la promozione dei diritti umani. Segue >>> |
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La convenzione Onu per i rifugiati: è ancora valida? 06 mai 2011 Roma, 05 maggio 2011 – Quest'anno l'ACNUR celebra il 60° anniversario della Convenzione sui rifugiati del 1951. Amaya Valcarcel, coordinatrice per le azioni di advocacy del JRS internazionale, valuta quanto sia valida oggi la legge che riguarda gli sfollamenti. Segue >>> |
