a monthly forum for news and discussion on refugee legal aid
Issue 23, February 2012
ISSN 2049-2650
Editorial Team: Yara Romariz Maasri, Themba Lewis, Nora Danielson, Sara Gonzalez Devant, Annemarie Hulbert, Janet McGiffin
ISSN 2049-2650
Editorial Team: Yara Romariz Maasri, Themba Lewis, Nora Danielson, Sara Gonzalez Devant, Annemarie Hulbert, Janet McGiffin
Web Design Consultant: Kareem Traboulsi
In this issue:
STOP PRESS: Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid website
United States practice advisory concerning asylum applications for long term residency or family reunification put on hold under the Tier III provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act
United States practice advisory concerning asylum applications for long term residency or family reunification put on hold under the Tier III provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act
Somalis in Kenya suffer the consequences of Kenyan war in Somalia
Life in exile: challenges facing refugees and organisations working to support them in Cape Town
Life in exile: challenges facing refugees and organisations working to support them in Cape Town
Longing to repatriate or resettle? Bhutanese refugees in Nepal
How language testing used to authenticate asylum claims fails to recognise the reality and complexity of language
Info links
Conferences and courses
Announcements
Requests
Funding appeal for FMR
Publications and resources
Country of Origin and legal news
Death at the gates of Europe: refugees drown off the Moroccan coast trying to reach Spain
Language analysis in the UK Refugee Status Determination system
Updates on access to asylum in Switzerland
Vacancy announcements
Grants and awards
Call for papers
Unless stated otherwise, opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors, and do not reflect the position of the organisations that they are or have been formerly affiliated with, the Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Network, or the Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter.
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