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Publication: High Time for a Fair Israeli Asylum Regime

Publication by a member of the Interest Group: Dr. Reuben (Ruvi) Ziegler 20th June marks World Refugee Day, proclaimed by UN General Assembly Resolution 55/76 of 4 December 2000 to commemorate the convening of the Convention of Plenipotentiaries that has led to the … Continue reading

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Report: on Israel’s treatment of Sudanese and Eritrean asylum seekers

Human Rights Watch has today published a 83 page report on the treatment by Israel of the Sudanese and Eritrean asylum seekers within its border. The title of the report, “Make Their Lives Miserable”, and the subtitle “Israel’s coercion of … Continue reading

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IDMC: A record 33.3 million internally displaced in 2013

news On 14 May 2014, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) issued a report in which it says that 33.3 million people were internally displaced at the end of 2013 due to conflict and violence. This equates to a staggering increase of … Continue reading

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New ECtHR Judgment on Risk of Inhuman or Degrading Treatment Upon Return of Sudanese Political Opponent

News item On 7 January 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that he deportation from Switzerland of a political opponent of the Sudanese government to Sudan would expose him to a risk of ill-treatment contrary to Article … Continue reading

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