Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter

OCTOBER 2012

a monthly forum for news and discussion on refugee legal aid 

Country of Origin and legal news

Deportation and third country removal news

Announcements

Reader response: Rwandans in Zambia subject the the Cessation Clause

Open letter to ExCom: The threat of invoking the Cessation Clause in particular reference to Rwanda

Petition presented to the Djibouti delegation attending the UN meeting in New York, concerning Eritreans detained in Djibouti

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) human rights violations against asylum seekers on the Israeli-Egyptian border

Afghan refugees in Pakistan

European Court issues freedom of religion judgment

Unlawful detention and refoulement of asylum seekers in South Africa

China’s new exit-entry law

Croatia to join EU, drawing attention to refugee treatment

The Refugee Consortium of Kenya: code of conduct

Zimbabwe’s resettlement rumours

The right to asylum of unaccompanied minors in the European Union

Sources of persecution seldom spoken about: witchcraft accusations and asylum

Serbia: a worrying situation outside the centre for asylum seekers in Bogovada

Hong Kong refugee NGO calls for ‘march for protection’ in response to zero percent recognition rate for torture survivors

Deportations of failed Ugandan asylum seekers

Announcing the European database of asylum law

As Syria stalemate continues, UN Security Council ponders options for protection of refugees and civilians

Analysis: Was Hungary the first EU country of arrival? Legal responsibility before human rights: a short story on Dublin

Argentina introduces state-run refugee status determination (RSD) system

Requests

New publications and resources

Calls for papers

Conferences and workshops

Grants and awards

Vacancies