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Seeking Protection

Author : Rumbi Mabuwa
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Human rights
ISBN : 1564322483

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Seeking Protection by Rumbi Mabuwa Pdf

Human Rights Watch presents the full text of its October 2000 report entitled "Seeking Protection: Addressing Sexual and Domestic Violence in Tanzania's Refugee Camps" (ISBN: 1-56432-247-5). The agency notes that women face particular protection and security risks in refugee camps in Tanzania and are vulnerable to rape, sexual assault, and other forms of sexual violence. Human Rights Watch recommends that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) should implement guidelines on the protection of refugee women and the prevention of sexual violence in all refugee situations.

Queering Asylum in Europe

Author : Carmelo Danisi,Moira Dustin,Nuno Ferreira,Nina Held
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030694418

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Queering Asylum in Europe by Carmelo Danisi,Moira Dustin,Nuno Ferreira,Nina Held Pdf

This two-volume open-access book offers a theoretically and empirically-grounded portrayal of the experiences of people claiming international protection in Europe on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI). It shows how European asylum systems might and should treat asylum claims based on people’s SOGI in a fairer, more humane way. Through a combined comparative, interdisciplinary (socio-legal), human rights, feminist, queer and intersectional approach, this book examines not only the legal experiences of people claiming asylum on grounds of their SOGI, but also their social experiences outside the asylum decision-making framework. The authors analyse how SOGI-related claims are adjudicated in different European frameworks (European Union, Council of Europe, Germany, Italy and UK) and offer detailed recommendations to adequately address the intersectional experiences of individuals seeking asylum. This unique approach ensures that the book is of interest not only to researchers in migration and refugee studies, law and wider academic communities, but also to policy makers and practitioners in the field of SOGI asylum.

Protection of the Right to Seek and Obtain Asylum under the African Human Rights System

Author : Chaloka Beyani
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004228610

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Protection of the Right to Seek and Obtain Asylum under the African Human Rights System by Chaloka Beyani Pdf

This Commentary draws on the applied use of international human rights law under the African System of Human Rights to provide protection to those who need it most- refugees.

Seeking Refuge

Author : María Cristina García
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520247017

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Seeking Refuge by María Cristina García Pdf

Tells the story of the 20th-century Central American migration, and how domestic and foreign policy interests shaped the asylum policies of Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

Urban Refugees

Author : Koichi Koizumi,Gerhard Hoffstaedter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317557418

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Urban Refugees by Koichi Koizumi,Gerhard Hoffstaedter Pdf

Urban refugees now account for over half the total number of refugees worldwide. Yet to date, far more research has been done on refugees living in camps and settlements set up expressly for them. This book provides crucial insights into the worldwide phenomenon of refugee flows into urban settings, repercussions for those seeking protection, and the agencies and organizations tasked to assist them. It provides a comparative exploration of refugees and asylum seekers in nine urban areas in Africa, Asia and Europe to examine issues such as status recognition, international and national actors, housing, education and integration. The book explores the relationship between refugee policies of international organisations and national governments and on the ground realities and demonstrates both the diverse of circumstances in which refugees live, and their struggle for recognition, protection and livelihoods.

Protection from Refuge

Author : Kate Ogg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781316519738

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Protection from Refuge by Kate Ogg Pdf

The first global and comparative study of litigation in which refugees seek protection from a place of ostensible 'refuge'.

LGBTI Asylum Seekers and Refugees from a Legal and Political Perspective

Author : Arzu Güler,Maryna Shevtsova,Denise Venturi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783319919058

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LGBTI Asylum Seekers and Refugees from a Legal and Political Perspective by Arzu Güler,Maryna Shevtsova,Denise Venturi Pdf

This book addresses the ‘three moments’ in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers’ and refugees’ efforts to secure protection: The reasons for their flight, the Refugee Status Determination process, and their integration into the host community once they are recognized refugee status.The first part discusses one of the most under-researched areas within the literature devoted to asylum claims based on sexual orientation and gender identity, namely the reasons behind LGBTI persons’ flight. It investigates the motives that drive LGBTI persons to leave their countries of origin and seek sanctuary elsewhere, the actors of persecution, and the status quo of LGBTI rights. Accordingly, an intersectional approach is employed so as to offer a comprehensive picture of how a host of factors beyond sexual orientation/gender identity impact this crucial first stage of LGBTI asylum seekers’ journey.In turn, the second part explores the challenges that LGBTI asylum seekers face during the RSD process in countries of asylum. It first examines these countries’ interpretations and applications of the process in relation to the relevant UNHCR guidelines and questions the challenges including the dominance of Western conceptions and narratives of sexual identity in the asylum procedure, heterogeneous treatment concerning the definition of a particular social group, and the difficulties related to assessing one’s sexual orientation within the asylum procedure. It subsequently addresses the reasons for and potential solutions to these challenges.The last part of the book focuses on the integration of LGBTI refugees into the countries of asylum. It first seeks to identify and describe the protection gaps that LGBTI refugees are currently experiencing, before turning to the reasons and potential remedies for them.

Asylum Seekers and the State

Author : Claudia Tazreiter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351956772

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Asylum Seekers and the State by Claudia Tazreiter Pdf

Highly topical in subject matter, Asylum Seekers and the State reveals immigration policy as a political process which has social consequences not only for the newcomer group, but also for the wider receiver society. This work considers the obligations which receiver societies have for considering refugee claims, but at the same time assesses contemporary security concerns; it also provides an introduction to the roles of non-government organizations as stake-holders in the political process. The book also offers a study of the historical and cultural context of immigration in Germany and Australia, which demonstrates the practical impact of these issues. Taking a fresh approach to the issue of asylum seekers and refugees, this book offers unique perspectives from non-state actors as significant brokers and advocates of social and political processes.

Controlling Knowledge

Author : Lorna Stefanick
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781926836263

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Controlling Knowledge by Lorna Stefanick Pdf

Digital communications technology has immeasurably enhanced our capacity to store, retrieve, and exchange information. But who controls our access to information, and who decides what others have a right to know about us? In Controlling Knowledge, author Lorna Stefanick offers a thought-provoking and eminently user-friendly overview of current legislation governing freedom of information and the protection of privacy. Aiming to clarify rather than mystify, Stefanick outlines the history and application of FOIP legislation, with special focus on how these laws affect the individual. To illustrate the impact of FOIP, she examines the notion of informed consent, looks at concerns about surveillance in the digital age, and explores the sometimes insidious influence of Facebook. Specialists in public policy and public administration, information technology, communications, law, criminal justice, sociology, and health care will find much here that bears directly on their work, while students and general readers will welcome the book's down-to-earth language and accessible style. Intended to serve as a "citizen's guide," Controlling Knowledge is a vital resource for anyone seeking to understand how freedom of information and privacy protection are legally defined and how this legislation is shaping our individual rights as citizens of the information age.

Seeking Asylum in the European Union

Author : Céline Bauloz,Meltem Ineli-Ciger,Sarah Singer (Law teacher),Vladislava Stoyanova
Publisher : International Refugee Law
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Law
ISBN : 900429015X

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Seeking Asylum in the European Union by Céline Bauloz,Meltem Ineli-Ciger,Sarah Singer (Law teacher),Vladislava Stoyanova Pdf

"Seeking asylum in the European Union (EU) today is as complex as the EU asylum system itself: the different forms of protection that exist do not remain easily accessible and are sometimes not tailored to the specific protection needs of asylum-seekers. The aim of this volume is to provide critical analyses of selected problems that scholars and policy-makers will have to address in the 'second phase' of the Common European Asylum System. A broad range of issues are examined relating to access to and qualification for international protection and the further problems raised by this amended set of asylum instruments which continue to impede asylum-seekers from benefiting from effective protection in EU Member States"--Unedited summary from book cover.

MRTD REPORT: The New eUNLP

Author : International Civil Aviation Organization
Publisher : International Publications Media Group
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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MRTD REPORT: The New eUNLP by International Civil Aviation Organization Pdf

In This Issue: Coverage of Eighth Symposium on MRTDs, Biometrics and Security Standards Travel Documentation, Human Rights and the Promise of Development Antigua Sub-Regional Workshop on Capacity Building Zimbabwe Regional MRTD Seminar

Fundamental Rights and Mutual Trust in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Author : Ermioni Xanthopoulou
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509922277

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Fundamental Rights and Mutual Trust in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice by Ermioni Xanthopoulou Pdf

This book explores the relationship of mutual trust and fundamental rights in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) of the European Union and asks whether there is any role for proportionality. Mutual trust among Member States has long been presumed by the Court in a manner that mutual recognition was prioritised in regard to, but to the detriment of, the protection of fundamental rights. After thoroughly reviewing this relationship, this book offers a comprehensive framework of proportionality and explores its impact on the protection of fundamental rights in a mutual trust environment. It applies a theoretical and a normative framework of proportionality to two case studies (EU criminal and asylum law) by reference to several fundamental rights, enabling a carefully constructed analysis with useful parallels. The book argues that such analysis, based on proportionality, is not always desirable and helpful for the protection of fundamental rights in this area and thoroughly explores its impact on the protection of fundamental rights vis-à-vis mutual trust.

The Responsibility to Protect

Author : Alex J. Bellamy,Edward C. Luck
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509512478

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The Responsibility to Protect by Alex J. Bellamy,Edward C. Luck Pdf

In 2005, the international community made a landmark commitment to prevent mass atrocities by unanimously adopting the UN’s “Responsibility to Protect” (R2P) principle. As often as not, however, R2P has failed to translate into decisive action. Why does this gap persist between the world’s normative pledges to R2P and its ability to make it a daily lived reality? In this new book, leading global authorities on humanitarian protection Alex Bellamy and Edward Luck offer a probing and in-depth response to this fundamental question, calling for a more comprehensive approach to the practice of R2P – one that moves beyond states and the UN to include the full range of actors that play a role in protecting vulnerable populations. Drawing on cases from the Middle East to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, they examine the forces and conditions that produce atrocity crimes and the challenge of responding to them quickly and effectively. Ultimately, they advocate both for emergency policies to temporarily stop carnage and for policies leading to sustainable change within societies and governments. Only by introducing these additional elements to the R2P toolkit will the failures associated with humanitarian crises like Syria and Libya become a thing of the past.

The Ethics of Refugee Policy

Author : Christina Boswell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351890472

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The Ethics of Refugee Policy by Christina Boswell Pdf

What duties do liberal democratic states owe to refugees? Does international refugee law impose unfeasible demands on states? This highly original contribution explores what theories of international ethics have to say about refugee policy. It advances an innovative critique of prevalent liberal approaches, showing how their assumptions about moral agency create unfeasible expectations about international justice. It sets out an alternative theory, showing how this could be more adept at mobilizing commitment to refugee rights. The volume will be of interest not just to scholars and students of applied ethics, but also to those more generally interested in debates on refugee and migration policy. It presents a clear and thorough discussion of liberal political theory and its application to questions of international justice, and provides insights into the philosophical sources of debates on liberal versus restrictive approaches to refugee policy.

Asylum-Seeker and Refugee Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : Cristiano d'Orsi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317669821

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Asylum-Seeker and Refugee Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa by Cristiano d'Orsi Pdf

It is not often acknowledged that the great majority of African refugee movement happens within Africa rather than from Africa to the West. This book examines the specific characteristics and challenges of the refugee situation in Sub-Saharan Africa, offering a new and critical vision on the situation of asylum-seekers and refugees in the African continent. Cristiano d’Orsi considers the international, regional and domestic legal and institutional frameworks linked to refugee protection in Sub-Saharan Africa, and explores the contributions African refugee protection has brought to the cause on a global scale. Key issues covered in the book include the theory and the practice of non-refoulement, an analysis of the phenomenon of mass-influx, the concept of burden-sharing, and the role of freedom fighters. The book goes on to examine the expulsions of refugees and the historical role played by UNHCR in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a work which follows the persecution and legal challenges of those in search of a safe haven, this book will be of great interest and use to researchers and students of immigration and asylum law, international law, human rights, and African studies.