| FMR 43 'Everyone for themselves' in DRC's North Kivu |
While the international donor community has been trying to engage with DRC by partnering with the government to implement the New Deal for Aid Effectiveness for Fragile States, communities in DRC. |
Luisa Ryan, Dominic Keyzer |
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| FMR 43 Repeated displacement in eastern DRC |
The provision of some basic assistance in places to which people flee makes this process slightly easier but in the absence of state-led protection, multiple displacement has become a defining feature of the Kivu conflict. |
Fran Beytrison, Olivia Kalis |
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| FMR 43 Fragile states, collective identities and forced migration |
Governance and the rule of law should be vital considerations in attempts to deal with forced migration in fragile states such as DRC. |
Kelly Staples |
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| FMR 43 Fragile states and protection under the 1969 African Refugee Convention |
Current practice in African states highlights both the potential and the limitations of the 1969 African Refugee Convention in providing protection to persons displaced from fragile states. |
Tamara Wood |
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| FMR 43 Peace villages for repatriates to Burundi |
Burundi's peace villages, which are intended both as models for reintegration and as centres of economic development, have encountered a number of problems which are related to the country's continued fragility as a state. |
Jean-Benoît Falisse, René Claude Niyonkuru |
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| FMR 43 application/pdf iconPDF audio/mpeg iconMP3 Liberia: local politics, state building and reintegration of populations |
Interventions aiming to assist IDPs and refugees returning home in fragile states would do well to take note of the local political and economic contexts in the aftermath of war, because these deeply affect the reintegration of war-affected populations. |
Jairo Munive |
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| FMR 43 Displaced populations and their effects on regional stability |
A better understanding of state fragility, combined with improvements in policy and funding for displaced populations, is necessary to prevent the proliferation of further regional conflicts. |
Joe Landry |
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| FMR 43 How to engage constructively with fragile states |
Donors have allocated increasing resources in fragile states to the reform and/or rebuilding of the architecture of the state, such as justice systems, the police and army, and the management of ministries in efforts to support stability. |
Jon Bennett |
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| FMR 43 State fragility, refugee status and "survival migration" |
State fragility demands the protection of people fleeing the omissions of states, whether due to states' unwillingness or to their inability to provide for their citizens' fundamental rights. |
Alexander Betts |
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| FMR 43 From the Editors |
From the editors. |
The editors |
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| FMR 42 Grantmaking for SOGI programmes |
With issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity a relatively new field for funders, the opportunity exists for funders to exert strategic influence on the development of improved policy and practice. |
Andrew S Park |
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| FMR 42 LGBT aid workers: deployment dilemmas |
LGBT aid workers and their managers confront a number of dilemmas in deciding whether LGBT staff will be safe - and accepted - working in certain countries. |
Anon |
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| FMR 42 Gender identity and disaster response in Nepal |
Agencies need to be mindful of the special needs of LGBTI victims of disasters in order to enhance protection and minimise unintended harmful consequences of relief efforts. |
Kyle Knight, Courtney Welton-Mitchell |
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| FMR 42 Protection in the city: some good practice in Nairobi |
Despite a challenging protection environment, an assistance programme for LGBTI refugees in Nairobi offers examples of good practice that could be replicated in other urban settings. |
Duncan Breen, Yiftach Millo |
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| FMR 42 Identity and integration in Israel and Kenya |
Expression of non-conforming sexual orientation and gender identity depends on social, legal, cultural and political opportunities which provide space for exploration and the emergence of new identities. People's protection will also depend on these. |
Yiftach Millo |
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| FMR 42 A model immigration detention facility for LGBTI? |
The US has taken some positive steps to improve the treatment of gay and transgender asylum seekers in immigration detention but could make improvements in four key areas. |
Christina Fialho |
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| FMR 42 LGBTI migrants in immigration detention |
As states increasingly use detention as a means of controlling migration flows, sexual minority migrants find themselves in detention facilities where they may face multiple violations of their human rights. |
Shana Tabak, Rachel Levitan |
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| FMR 42 LGBT refugee resettlement in the US: emerging best practices |
US refugee resettlement agencies are directing more attention and effort toward assisting LGBT refugees and asylum seekers, and best practices are beginning to emerge. |
Scott Portman, Daniel Weyl |
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| FMR 42 Towards inclusive resettlement for LGBTI refugees |
Practical initiatives, such as creating a welcoming space, ensuring confidentiality, training staff, providing critical resources and fostering inclusive workplaces, can promote a more humane resettlement experience. |
Jennifer Rumbach |
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| FMR 42 City planning for sexual diversity: new policies in Bogotá |
In 2009 the city council of Bogotá introduced a policy to guarantee equal rights for LGBT people in the city. |
Marcela Ceballos, Juan Carlos Prieto |
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| FMR 42 Kosovo: what does the future hold for LGBT people? |
States considering such claims need to look beyond Kosovo's apparently progressive constitution to the rather different reality on the ground. |
Agathe Fauchier |
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| FMR 42 Assessing transgender asylum claims |
It can be challenging for all asylum seekers to demonstrate that they are at risk of persecution but perhaps even more so for transgender applicants. |
Jhana Bach |
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| FMR 42 Challenges to producing LGB-specific Country of Origin Information |
Evaluations of whether LGB asylum claimants have a well-founded fear of persecution frequently require Country of Origin Information but information on LGB populations in countries where being LGB is criminalised is often difficult to obtain. |
Christian Pangilinan |
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| FMR 42 Asylum for persecuted homosexuals in the Republic of Korea |
Two recent successful claims for asylum suggest that the Republic of Korea may be prepared to serve in the future as an important country of asylum for those suffering persecution due to their sexual orientation. |
Andrew Wolman |
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| FMR 42 Resources for those representing asylum claims on grounds of sexual orientation |
Resources for those representing asylum claims on grounds of sexual orientation. |
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| FMR 42 Barriers to justice in the UK |
In recent years, there have been significant legal advances in the treatment of the cases of lesbian and gay asylum seekers in the UK. However, significant barriers still remain. |
Charlotte Mathysse |
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| FMR 42 Seeking asylum in the UK: lesbian perspectives |
Many aspects of the UK asylum process can be confusing, disempowering and traumatic for lesbian asylum seekers. Recent research examines the impacts of this process on their experiences, their identity and their well-being. |
Claire Bennett, Felicity Thomas |
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| FMR 42 LGBT refugee protection in the UK: from discretion to belief? |
The UK government used to have no specific guidance or training for decision-makers for claims brought on the grounds of sexual orientation. It was only in 2010 that specific policy guidance was speedily issued and significant progress was seen. |
Amanda Gray, Alexandra McDowall |
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| FMR 42 Sexual orientation and gender identity: developments in EU law |
The amended version of the EU Qualification Directive, adopted in 2011, marks further progress in ensuring LGBTI applicant' rights by explicitly adding gender identity alongside sexual orientation as a cause of persecution. |
Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi |
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| FMR 42 LGBTI refugees: the Brazilian case |
Public policies in defence and in favour of LGBT people are neither sufficient nor effective in reducing homophobic violence in Brazil. |
Henrique Rabello de Carvalho |
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| FMR 42 Global human rights frameworks applicable to LGBTI migrants |
Although no international legal instrument exists to specifically protect the human rights of LGBTI individuals, over recent years international legal bodies have interpreted basic human rights provisions to apply to LGBTI populations. |
Shana Tabak, Rachel Levitan |
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| FMR 42 LGBTI asylum claims - the Central and Eastern European perspective |
Low levels of awareness, lack of guidance and cultural hostility are jeopardising asylum seekers' prospects for fair treatment. |
Anna Śledzińska-Simon, Krzysztof Śmiszek |
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| FMR 42 "On what grounds?" LGBT asylum claims in Canada |
A number of positive developments have occurred over the past two decades to create more robust protection and community support within Canada, but recent legislative changes will jeopardise fairness and justice for LGBT refugee claimants. |
Sharalyn Jordan, Chris Morrissey |
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| FMR 42 The Rainbow Group in Mae La camp |
Discrimination, verbal abuse and physical and sexual violence follow Burmese LGBTI people who cross into Thailand to seek shelter in camps. |
Moses |
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| FMR 42 Mental health challenges of LGBT forced migrants |
Mental health providers can assist in documenting the psychological impact of anti-LGBT persecution and its impact on the ability to secure refugee status. |
Ariel Shidlo, Joanne Ahola |
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| FMR 42 New UNHCR SOGI Guidelines |
New UNHCR SOGI Guidelines. |
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| Fmr 42 Ensuring protection for LGBTI Persons of Concern |
There needs to be greater awareness not only of the specific protection concerns relating to LGBTI individuals but also of related jurisprudence and guidance available for UN staff, partners, state authorities and decision-makers. |
Volker Türk |
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| FMR 42 LGBT: equally entitled to human rights and dignity |
Recognition that LGBT rights are universal rights is gaining ground. The trend, finally, is positive. But greater respect for LGBT rights and inclusion of LGBT people still is not a worldwide movement. |
Anne C Richard |
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| FMR 42 From the editors |
From the editors. |
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| FMR 41 Challenging RSD clients' preferences for foreign service providers |
Organisations that provide legal services to refugees and asylum seekers face the challenge of responding ethically to clients' requests to be assisted by foreigners as opposed to by nationals in country offices. |
Christian Pangilinan |
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| FMR 41 Overseas cultural orientation programmes and resettled refugees' perceptions |
Resettled refugees often have misconceptions about their potential for self-sufficiency in the United States, and experience adjustment problems after their arrival. |
Julie M Kornfeld |
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| FMR 41 Are refugees an economic burden or benefit? |
Governments emphasise the negative impacts and costs but these, although undeniable and well documented, are only part of the picture. |
Roger Zetter |
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| FMR 41 From the Nansen Principles to the Nansen Initiative |
The Nansen Initiative launched in October 2012 aims to build consensus among states about how best to address cross-border displacement in the context of sudden- and slow-onset disasters. |
Walter Kälin |
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| FMR 41 Lessons from mobilisation around slum evictions in Tanzania |
A study of forced urban eviction in Tanzania shows that grassroots mobilisation alone may be unable to confront the challenges of displacement and that there are risks when mobilisation around displacement is premised on unrealistic expectations. |
Michael Hooper |
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| FMR 41 Making work safe for displaced women |
Understanding risk factors and protection strategies allows practitioners to ensure appropriate programme design and implementation for displaced women. |
Dale Buscher |
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| FMR 41 From a lab in Luxembourg to satellites in South Sudan |
A new communications platform for use in humanitarian emergencies made its debut in January 2012 in South Sudan, and is now being deployed elsewhere. Emergency.lu aims to be a global inter-agency tool. |
Marianne Donven, Mariko Hall |
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| FMR 41 North Koreans in China in need of international protection |
Ihe international community needs to reconsider how it might better work towards securing protection for North Koreans. Some may be political refugees, others 'refugees sur place'. |
Roberta Cohen |
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| FMR 41 The conveniently forgotten human rights of the Rohingya |
As stateless Rohingya in Burma face containment in IDP camps and within their homes and communities in what is effectively segregation, their human rights are on the whole being ignored. |
Natalie Brinham |
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| FMR 41 East African refugees adapting to life in the UK |
This article reflects on the first-hand life experiences of refugees of East/Horn of Africa origin on arrival in the UK. The experiences, some of which could be seen as humorous or sad, may be informative and relevant for other practitioners. |
Samuel Bekalo |
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| FMR 41 Attempts to prevent displacement in the occupied Palestinian territories |
Prevention has become a strategy increasingly adopted by the humanitarian community in addressing forced displacement in the occupied Palestinian territories and responding to immediate emergency needs for families displaced or at risk. |
Karim Khalil |
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| FMR 41 Natural disasters and indigenous displacement in Bolivia |
Those seeking to understand and address the reasons for growing numbers of displaced indigenous people in Bolivia should consider the relationship between traditional knowledge and the impacts of climate change. |
Ludvik Girard |
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| FMR 41 Property restitution in Colombia |
The Colombian government has established a legal framework to prevent further displacement. The rebuilding of community relationships and institutional trust are central to the success of this approach. |
Eduardo Medina |
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| FMR 41 The role of women defenders of human rights in Colombia |
Women in Colombia are increasingly being attacked because of their efforts to defend human rights and to bring an end to the conflict and displacement in their country. |
Juanita Candamil, Claudia María Mejía Duque |
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| FMR 41 Education as an essential component of prevention of youth re-displacement |
If education is seen as a factor that keeps refugees in camps or host communities rather than encouraging them to go back home, it should be systematically included as part of return to prevent re-displacement. |
Marina L Anselme, Barbara Zeus |
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| FMR 41 Post-conflict land insecurity threatens re-displacement in northern Uganda |
For many in northern Uganda, access to land and property remains an unresolved issue that threatens peace and sustainable returns. |
Levis Onegi |
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| FMR 41 Preventing re-displacement through genuine reintegration in Burundi |
Displacement is often part of a cyclical process of conflict and displacement. Preventing displacement, therefore, is not only about preventing new displacement but about ensuring that people do not get re-displaced. |
Lucy Hovil |
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| FMR 41 The UN Security Council and prevention of displacement |
Respecting the prohibitions against forced and arbitrary displacement could significantly reduce the risk of, or prevent, displacement in situations of armed conflict. |
Sanjula Weerasinghe, Elizabeth Ferris |
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| FMR 41 Undermining development: forced eviction in Bangladesh |
The case of a proposed coalmine in Bangladesh clearly illustrates the potential for human rights violations in such projects, the need for stronger safeguard policies that uphold people's rights and prevent displacement, and the power of local protest. |
Kate Hoshour |
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| FMR 41 Businesses' human rights responsibilities |
Businesses have the responsibility to avoid infringements of human rights that could lead to displacement and also to take actions to remedy their human rights violations that might lead to displacement. |
Corinne Lewis |
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| FMR 41 The ICRC approach in situations of pre-displacement |
The ICRC prioritises the need to prevent displacement-triggering events when possible. Their experience highlights the complexity of the challenges and the central role of working in partnership to serve communities at risk. |
Veronika Talviste, Jamie A Williamson, Anne Zeidan |
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| FMR 41 Voluntariness to remaın |
The 'choice' to remain rather than flee is often in effect not really voluntary. |
Arzu Guler |
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| FMR 41 Shelter interventions prevent and mitigate displacement |
In hazard-prone developing countries, shelter interventions are an important way to prevent or mitigate natural disaster-induced displacement. To be effective, they need to be multi-faceted and carried out with the involvement of the communities affected. |
Davina Wadley |
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| FMR 41 Recognising the land rights of indigenous peoples and rural communities |
Current global trends are putting increasing economic pressure on land and natural resources, raising the risk that new waves of internal displacement may be caused by the combined forces of climate change and large-scale investment in agriculture. |
Rhodri C Williams |
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| FMR 41 The management of climate displacement |
Knowing that displacements will occur as a result of climate change, the humanitarian community will need to work pre-emptively with communities identified as likely to be threatened on the land-based solutions that may be available to them. |
Scott Leckie |
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| FMR 41 Flooding in Thailand: flee, fight or float |
The severity of recent flooding in Thailand and the probability of future flooding have triggered a re-assessment of coping mechanisms employed by both the Thai population and the government. |
Wan S Sophonpanich |
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| FMR 41 Towards a uniform legal system of protection |
There exists a set of inter-related normative texts for the protection of the environment and for the prevention and reduction of disasters, as well as for ensuring respect for human rights in all circumstances. |
Dimitrios Chotouras |
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| FMR 41 Predicting disasters and protecting rights |
In order to prevent or reduce disaster-related displacement, we need to address some clear gaps in both knowledge and capacity by improving research on and awareness of disaster risks and associated human rights, and the capacity to address them. |
Justin Ginnetti, Nina Schrepfer |
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| FMR 41 Driving displacement: explosive weapons in populated areas |
The issue of the role of explosive weapons in generating displacement in urban areas has recently risen up the international agenda. |
Simon Bagshaw |
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| FMR 41 The tool box at states' disposal to prevent displacement: a Swiss perspective |
A harmful action that is looming and has not yet taken place is difficult for third-party states to denounce or counter. A whole range of measures and methodologies is at their disposal enabling them to contribute to the prevention of forced displacement. |
Isabelle Gómez Truedsson |
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| FMR 41 To prevent or pursue displacement? |
The repertoire of survival actions of at-risk civilians includes both avoiding and attempting displacement. But there are also overlaps, combinations and tacking back and forth between the two, while trying to mitigate the risks that any choice entails. |
Casey Barrs |
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| FMR 41 International Humanitarian Law: a short summary of relevant provisions |
International Humanitarian Law: a short summary of relevant provisions in relation to the right not to be displaced. |
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| FMR 41 The history and status of the right not to be displaced |
The many existing fragments of law relating to arbitrary displacement have a common thread running through them, revealing a human right not to be displaced. The existence of such a right has not yet been recognised in any international legal instrument. |
Michèle Morel, Maria Stavropoulou, Jean-François Durieux |
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| FMR 41 Preventing displacement |
Displacement can be a means of escaping violence but it can also bring great suffering. Displacement is not inevitable, so what can we do to prevent it? |
Valerie Amos |
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| FMR 41 From the editors |
From the editors. |
Editors |
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| FMR 39 Proud to be Tunisian |
Proud to be Tunisian. |
Elizabeth Eyster, Houda Chalchoul, Carole Lalève |
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| FMR 39 Migrants caught in crisis |
A number of new initiatives point to ways in which the international community, particularly governments, could help reduce the vulnerabilities of migrant workers during conflict and crisis situations. |
Brian Kelly |
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| FMR 39 Newly recognised humanitarian actors |
'New' humanitarian leaders are growing in profile, impact and capacity. They need to be recognised as equals by the international humanitarian community. |
James Shaw-Hamilton |
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| FMR 39 An asylum spring in the new Libya? |
An asylum spring in the new Libya? |
Jean-François Durieux, Violeta Moreno-Lax, Marina Sharpe |
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| FMR 39 Protection for migrants after the Libyan Revolution |
Irregular and mixed migration is still of great concern in post-revolutionary Libya, made more complex by the securitisation of border control issues and the inherent challenges of an interim government consolidating its authority. |
Samuel Cheung |
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| FMR 39 |
The Dublin II Regulation makes the first safe country of refuge solely responsible for refugees and asylum seekers. In the case of Italy, the first responsible country has not been acting responsibly. |
Raffaela Puggioni |
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| FMR 39 From commitment to practice: the EU response |
The EU's response to events in North Africa in 2011 indicates that more is needed to translate a commitment to solidarity from limited aid and statements of principle into practical reality. |
Madeline Garlick, Joanne van Selm |
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| FMR 39 Looking beyond legal status to human need |
What humanitarians can expect more of in the future is more mixed flows defying rigid categorisation and calling for a humanitarian response based on common needs for assistance and protection. |
Tarak Bach Baouab, Hernan del Valle, Katharine Derderian, Aurelie Ponthieu |
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| FMR 39 Protecting and assisting migrants caught in crises |
The 2011 Libya crisis brought into sharp focus how global migration patterns are re-defining the range and type of needs and vulnerabilities of persons affected by a humanitarian crisis. |
Mohammed Abdiker, Angela Sherwood |
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| FMR 39 We are not all Egyptian |
For many refugees in Egypt the weeks of the revolution were marked by isolation, fear and brutality. In the aftermath of the revolution, the promise of greater freedom has not yet been extended to refugees. |
Martin Jones |
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| FMR 39 Dispossession and displacement in Libya |
Inability to access pre-displacement housing, land and property poses a significant obstacle to the achievement of durable solutions for most IDPs in Libya. Displacement and dispossession cannot be separated from the legacy of the Gaddafi era. |
Rhodri C Williams |
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| FMR 39 Resettlement is needed for refugees in Tunisia |
With Tunisia experiencing wide-ranging political, social and economic change, there is an imperative need to alleviate the burden of hosting people fleeing Libya who are unable to return to their countries of origin. |
Amaya Valcárcel |
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| FMR 39 Local hosting and transnational identity |
Tunisian people, rather than their government, led the response to the humanitarian crisis when Libyans started their own revolt and people starting fleeing across the border. |
Katherine E Hoffman |
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| FMR 39 The reintegration programme for Bangladeshi returnees |
When evacuated Bangladeshi migrants arrived home, the government, civil society, international organisations and the private sector cooperated to help them. |
Anita J Wadud |
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| FMR 39 The bittersweet return home |
Migrants left Libya in haste and in fear for their lives. A rapid international response saved lives and facilitated the return home but a premature return may have some unwelcome repercussions. |
Asmita Naik, Frank Laczko |
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| FMR 39 Legal protection frameworks |
The large-scale displacement associated with the recent popular uprisings in North Africa both reinforces and challenges the role of legal protection mechanisms. |
Tamara Wood |
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| FMR 39 Bordering on a crisis |
While the phenomenon of 'mixed migratory flows' has long been recognised, this was the first time it applied to a large-scale displacement. It required a coordinated humanitarian response for a large and diverse group of displaced persons. |
Guido Ambroso |
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| FMR 39 Migration and revolution |
The Arab Spring has not radically transformed migration patterns in the Mediterranean, and the label 'migration crisis' does not do justice to the composite and stratified reality. |
Hein de Haas, Nando Sigona |
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| FMR 39 Broadening our perspective |
Broadening our perspective, remarks from the IOM Director General. |
William Lacy Swing |
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| FMR 39 Positive lessons from the Arab Spring |
Positive lessons from the Arab Spring. |
António Guterres |
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| FMR 39 From the editors |
From the editors. |
Editors |
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| FMR 38 Protracted internal displacement: is local integration a solution? |
Recent research in six countries in Africa, Europe and Latin America highlights a range of factors that may help or hinder integration. |
Elizabeth Ferris, Kate Halff |
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| FMR 38 Kenyan refugees included in transitional justice processes |
In the complex relationship between forced migration and transitional justice, a visit by the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission to a refugee settlement in Uganda seems to mark a significant step. |
Bernadette Iyodu |
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| FMR 38 Preventing partner violence in refugee and immigrant communities |
For many refugees and other forced migrants, sexual and gender-based violence does not necessarily stop after resettlement; for some, that may be when it starts. |
Greta Uehling, Alberto Bouroncle, Carter Roeber, Nathaniel Tashima, Cathleen Crain |
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| FMR 38 A new strategy for meeting humanitarian challenges in urban areas |
Experience indicates that significant challenges remain across key humanitarian operational approaches relating to the needs of growing numbers of IDPs and refugees who migrate to cities. |
Roger Zetter, George Deikun |
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| FMr 38 Forgotten and unattended: refugees in post-earthquake Japan |
Refugees and asylum seekers suffered restrictions on movement, increased impoverishment and shortage of essential information. |
Katsunori Koike |
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