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Greece still in violation of some norms for detention

16 Dec 2019

A group of United Nations experts on arbitrary detention said that despite some improvements, Greece was still in violation of certain international obligations in how and where people are imprisoned....

Australia restricts medical transfer of refugees from Pacific camps

04 Dec 2019

Australia on Wednesday removed the right of doctors to order sick asylum seekers be evacuated from two remote Pacific detention centres for medical treatment, a repeal that opponents said risks...

Human Rights Watch says Rohingya child refugees being denied education

03 Dec 2019

Bangladesh is blocking hundreds of thousands of Rohingya children from accessing meaningful education, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, urging authorities to lift restrictions on schooling in refugee camps. In...

VIDEO: Big Heart Foundation leads Emirati officials on a field visit to Kenya to assess humanitarian needs

25 Nov 2019

Home to 485,524 refugees and asylum seekers housed mainly between the camps in Dadaab and Kakuma according to latest UNHCR statistics – Kenya is one of the most generous refugee-hosting...

There was uproar at Question Time debate

24 Nov 2019

The big news from tonight’s BBC Question Time Leaders’ Special is that Jeremy Corbyn would be “neutral” in the second referendum held by a Labour government if he wins the...

Head of UN Palestinian agency Pierre Krahenbuhl resigns

07 Nov 2019

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has resigned amid an internal probe into alleged mismanagement and ethical abuses at the organization, the United Nations said Wednesday. UN...

Rohingya refugees agree move to Bangladesh’s Bhashan Char island

20 Oct 2019

Thousands of Rohingya living in Bangladesh refugee camps have agreed to move to an island in the Bay of Bengal, officials said on Sunday, despite fears the site is prone...

Disruptive diplomacy: New era of informal bilateralism

11 Oct 2019

Rajendra Shende, Indo-Asian News Service Disagreements do not degenerate into disputes. Differences are the signs of mutual understanding and mature relationship. The meaningful and informal dialogues are the...

UN rights chief urges Australia to overhaul detention policies

08 Oct 2019

The UN’s top rights official urged Australia to reform its criminal and refugee detention systems on Tuesday, just days after the country’s prime minister took a veiled swipe at the...

Life-size hologram of Gandhi holds forth at Ahimsa lecture in Paris

02 Oct 2019

A life-size hologram of Mahatma Gandhi participated in a dialogue with panellists at the fourth Ahimsa lecture here in Paris, organised by the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for...

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