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Blogging around the campaigns – NCADC volunteers explore some of the latest issue affecting migrant rights 27 March 2011 David Shortland, NCADC Campaigns Volunteer As the conflict in Libya rages on, the number of refugees produced has steadily increased. The UNHCR has called on the international community to step up to the mark by supporting [...]

Daily news from NCADC Today’s top stories: Reprieve for asylum seeking child - detained in adult detention centre and nearly deported to Iraq Onboard protest stops deportation flight - video Inspection of Colnbrook removal centre: oppressive; excessive use of force continues UN Refugee agency chief visits Iraq

NCADC News 10 November 2010. To subscribe to NCADC news by daily or weekly email, go to www.ncadc.org.uk/news Contents: Campaigns - - Media round-up - - Europe - - International - - Legal - - Research - - Events 1. Campaign alerts and updates Save 4 year old Cher and his mother, Netsai, from Deportation Cher is a four year old [...]

As another round of EU-coordinated Iraqi refugee collective expulsions gets underway, the United Nations Refugee Agency has called for European governments to provide protection for Iraqi refugees. From the UNHCR press statement: UNHCR is very concerned by on-going forced returns of Iraqi citizens from Western European countries. On September 1st, a chartered flight with 61 [...]

Amnesty International, 27 April 2010 UK among countries defying UN over returning refused asylum-seekers despite violence Amnesty International has today called on the Iraqi authorities to urgently step up the protection of civilians amid a recent surge of violence in the country. Groups like religious and ethnic minorities, journalists, women and girls, and men perceived [...]

UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims Relating to Victims of Organized Gangs March 2010 This Note provides guidance on the assessment of asylum claims caused by, or associated with, organized gangs. It presents a brief overview of these gangs and their activities as well as a typology of victims of gang-related violence. As organized gangs [...]

On 4 December 2000, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 18 December International Migrants Day. On that day, in 1990, the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. Throughout the world, refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants are being held in detention and [...]

To increase awareness of UNHCR positions, recommendations, guidelines and related papers, UNHCR regularly sends out e-mail notifications of recently released papers of interest. The following new compilation has just been released on UNHCR’s Refworld website: Selected Documents Relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Relevant to International Refugee Protection. October 2009 http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4ae99c582.html This list of “Selected [...]