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Thailand: End Detention of Lao Hmong Refugees
The Thai government should immediately end the detention of 158 Lao Hmong refugees held in poor and abusive conditions for three years, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Human Rights Watch urged the government...
National › UNHCR chief expresses hope for Japan's success in resettling refugees
Tōkyō :: Japan | 1 day ago
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High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said Friday he hopes Japan will successfully resettle 90 refugees from Myanmar and other countries through its planned pilot program and become a ‘‘resettlement country.’’ While the number of the refugees...
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Boat intercepted with 55 aboard
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 2 days ago
Credibility It is the 44th boat of suspected asylum seekers to arrive in Australian waters this year. Ashmore Islands, and is believed to be carrying 53 passengers and two crew, Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said in a statement. The group will be transferred...
Tags: Indonesian, Australian, asylum seekers, detention centre, lankan asylum, Christmas Island, prime minister, customs vessel, christmas islands, Kevin Rudd, Indonesia, Jakarta, Rudd, Bruce Haigh, John Howard, Members of the Australian House of Representatives, Prime Ministers of Australia, Politics, Siev 36, Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel, Immigration to Australia, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Refugee, Hospitality Recreation, Javanese people, SIEV X, Tampa affair, Simon Crean, Right of asylum, Demography, Pacific Solution, Forced migration, Refugees, Social Issues
NZ support of refugees shows room for improvement
Wellington :: New Zealand | 2 days ago
Credibility Towle says that 203,000 refugees are in situations so urgent that resettlement is needed within 2010. Discussing the challenges that exist for refugee resettlement, beyond capacity, Towle said it was critical that resources committed to the support of...
Tags: Towle, New Zealand, Wellington, Demography, Population, Refugee, European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Refugees, Forced migration, Right of asylum, Social Issues, War Conflict
Safe haven?
Ishii :: Japan | 3 days ago
Credibility Japan is one of the largest single donors providing financial aid and assistance to refugees overseas. But critics say that is in stark contrast to the reception given to asylum seekers at home...But it is still an almost four-fold increase on 10 years...
Tags: Japanese, Japan Association for Refugees, asylum seekers, refugees status, Japan, Ishii, Right of asylum, Refugees, Immigration, Russian Federation Law on Refugees, Asylum in the United States, Demography, Population, Forced migration, Social Issues
Appeal to the Australian Government
Tanjung Pinang :: Indonesia | 3 days ago
Credibility If Kevin Rudd really wants to put an end the dark days of children behind razor wire, It's time to end the Indonesian Solution," said Ian Rintoul. Statement from Merak Asylum Seekers To the Australian government and people: The asylum seekers at Merak...
Tags: Indonesian, asylum seekers, sri lankan, Australian, australians government, Oceanic Viking, Kevin Rudd, detention centre, Merak Asylum, Mr Rudd, Indonesia, Tanjung Pinang, Demography, Population, Refugee, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Tampa affair, Forced migration, Refugees, Right of asylum, Social Issues, Pacific Solution, politics, Meneng Stadium, Immigration to Australia, Australia, Internments, Indonesian language, Rakyat Merdeka dingo cartoon controversy, Howard Government, Javanese people, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Australian PM's support falls on boatpeople issue
Canberra :: Australia | 4 days ago
Credibility Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's personal rating with voters has fallen in the past two weeks as he struggles to stem a rise in boatpeople arrivals, but his government remains ahead. A new opinion poll, published in The Australian newspaper on...
Tags: Senate, emissions trade, trade scheme, Kevin Rudd, Coalition, Parliament, government wants, Telstra, Australia, Canberra, Newspoll, Rudd, Immigration to Australia, Refugees, Pacific Solution, Members of the Australian House of Representatives, Prime Ministers of Australia, Politics, Greenwashing, Sustainability, Greg Combet, Family Guy, Carbon finance, Air pollution, Emissions trading, Environment, Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, Senate of Canada, Climate change in Australia, Social Issues, Nick Minchin
RI agrees to detain 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers
Tanjung Pinang :: Indonesia | 4 days ago
Credibility The group will be accommodated for up to six months, with Australia agreeing to cover the costs, Riau Law and Human Rights Office chief I Gede Widiharta told The Jakarta Post here on Tuesday. A group of 22 of the asylum seekers were brought to the detention...
Tags: asylum seekers, Indonesian, Australia, sri lankan, Oceanic Viking, Kevin Rudd, Jakarta Post, lankan asylum, Dr Sujatmiko, Indonesia, Tanjung Pinang, Carbon finance, Emissions trading, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Rudd, Environment, Members of the Australian House of Representatives, Air pollution, Politics, Demography, Right of asylum, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Sri Lanka, Immigration to Australia, Forced migration, Refugees, Pacific Solution, Alexander Downer, Howard Government, Immigration detention, Refugee, Bintan Island
Refugee Health Highlighted in New Zealand
Wellington :: New Zealand | 5 days ago
Credibility Mr Towle is also participating in a number of events, consultations and meetings in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch from 16-23 November.
Tags: refugees health, New Zealand, Wellington, Population, Refugee, Right of asylum, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Refugees, Demography, Forced migration, Social Issues
Aid agency staff withdraw over hostage fears
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 5 days ago
Credibility Standoff...Sri Lankan asylum seekers on board their boat in the port of Merak...The International Organisation for Migration has withdrawn its staff from a dock at a port in north-western Java, fearing they could be taken hostage by desperate Sri Lankan...
Tags: sri lankan, asylum seekers, Indonesia, lankan asylum, Jakarta, International Organization for Migration, Refugee, Tamil people, Ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, Dravidian peoples, Human migration, Social Issues, Riau, Riau Archipelago, Sri Lanka, Bintan Island, Boat people, Forced migration, Refugees, War Conflict, Politics, Gatot Soebroto, Pacific Solution, Javanese people, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
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