Persecuted and Unwanted: Plight of Rohingya Refugees in India
-Kriti Chopra IntroductionThe Rohingyas have been described as the ‘World’s least wanted’ and the ‘World’s most persecuted minorities’. Victims of ethnic cleansing and ongoing violence in their...
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The Demand for Power and the Tussle with Nature – Sikkim’s Dilemma
-Sonam Wangchuk NadikpaIt was on May 27, 1927, at Ranikhola near Gangtok, that the first micro hydroelectric project was commissioned in Sikkim. But while the demand for electricity kept on increasing,...
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Towards Success: The Sri Lankan Resettlement Process
-Ashwathy VijayanThe second term of His Excellency MahindaRajapaksa as the Sri Lankan President was undoubtedly the outcome of the decisive nature of his first term. His decision-making has been...
View ArticleChallenges of Refugees in a Non-signatory Country: A Situation Analysis of...
- Imran Khan LaghariIntroductionUnlike other refugee receiving countries of the world, Pakistan has been host to one of the largest population of refugees since three decades, the majority of whom...
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The Increasing World of the Displaced
-Priyanca Mathur Velath & Aparajita DasAs this issue of RWO goes online the shocking reality confronting us is that the number of displaced people is the highest ever today in the world. This...
View ArticleThe Causes And The Impact Of Domestic Violence Among Bhutanese Refugee Women...
Experiences from the field - Compiled by Gobardhan Niroula“Domestic violence is not simply an argument. It is a pattern of coercive control that one person exercises over another. Abusers use physical...
View ArticleOrganizing for Exile through Self-Help! The Tibetan Narrative
Sudeep Basu Unlike the rehabilitation strategy for the permanent agricultural settlements in Southern India which were built at the behest of the Tibetan Government-in-exile in Dharamsala and the...
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Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: Voices from Former War Zones
Minna Thaheer Pradeep Peiris and Kasun PathirajaStudy of this book is an effort at understanding the post-war reconciliation process as experienced by the different communities in the war-affected...
View ArticleExploring the Case of Protracted Displacement and Transitional Justice in Sri...
Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen and Anuradha GunerathneIn Sri Lanka, the twenty six year old conflict between the government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have result in massive waves...
View ArticleThe 15TH Conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced...
IASFM 1515 – 18 July 2014, Bogota, ColombiaThe International Association for the Study of Forced Migration is a platform for academics, practitioners and decision-makers, working on issues of forced...
View ArticleThe Council of Europe Takes Strides on Combatting Violence against Women
Jutta Seidel and Gert Westerveen in Strasbourg, France[]STRASBOURG, France, July 31 (UNHCR)– The UN refugee agency on Thursday warmly welcomed the entry into force of a Council of Europe convention...
View ArticleNew RCOA Paper Highlights the Strengths within Refugee Communities
A new RCOA paper on the role of refugee community organisations in the settlement of new arrivals highlights the extent of the contribution these community organisations make. Titled “The Strength...
View ArticleHon Alistair Nicholson: "Asylum Seekers: A Disgraceful Episode in Australian...
Former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia and current Chair of Children's Rights International, the Hon Alistair Nicholson, has criticised both sides of politics in Australia for...
View ArticleReturn to Sri Lanka of Individuals Intercepted at Sea
UNHCR is deeply concerned by Australia's announcement today that it has returned some 41 asylum-seekers to Sri Lanka after having intercepted them at sea, as well as the fate of a further 153...
View Article‘Seeking Asylum is a Human Right, Not A Crime’
Today a ground breaking inquiry into the use of immigration detention in the UK has been launched.Imagine a country where, at the stroke of a pen and without any recourse to a judge, a faceless...
View ArticleTransitional Justice and Displacement: The Way Forward
Fathima Azmiya BadurdeenIncreasing efforts have been taken to incorporate displacement into the transitional justice agenda. It is an acknowledged fact that transitional justice measures can support...
View ArticleInternational Summer School on Forced Migration
Dates: Monday, 06 July 2015 to Friday, 24 July 2015Venue: Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB / Wadham College, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PNThe International...
View ArticleConference 2015: Human Migration and the Environment: Futures, Politics,...
Date: 28th June - 1st July, 2015Venue:Durham University, Durham, United KingdomConcept NoteHuman migration and the environment are two of the most pressing issues of our times. Migration is a defining...
View ArticleCall for Papers: Advancing Protection and Fostering Belonging in a Global Era...
8th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS)Hosted by: Department of Criminology, Ryerson University in collaboration withRyerson Centre for...
View ArticleCall for Papers: Refugee and Asylum Law: Theory, Policy and Practice
Dates: 31 March-2 April 2015Venue: University of Warwick, United KingdomThe deadline for the submissions is Monday 19 January 2015.This stream welcomes papers that focus on any issues relating to the...
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