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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Feb 25 2016
Can we predict a humanitarian emergency?
Leave a commentBy Nicolò Maganza* Since the end of the Cold War, the humanitarian field has witnessed the emergence of new early warning systems, as well as the improvement of old ones, the purpose being to alert us of imminent humanitarian emergencies. … Continue reading
Posted by: February 25, 2016
Feb 18 2016
Genocide is the tip of the iceberg: Reviewing the Guatemalan case
1 CommentBy Diego Alburez-Gutiérrez* In 2013 the former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos-Montt was tried in a national court for genocide and crimes against humanity. He was found guilty and sent to prison, but the verdict was quickly overturned on technical grounds. … Continue reading
Posted by: February 18, 2016
Feb 11 2016
A Call for Safe Passage: End Avoidable Risk and Death in the Aegean Crossing
Leave a commentThis post is the final of four articles to be published as part of this week’s intensive series on refugee and migration rights. By Phil Bracey* Phil recently returned from Lesvos where he volunteered with VCA, a small NGO whose team provided food and … Continue reading
Posted by: February 11, 2016
Feb 10 2016
Seeking Asylum in Europe
Leave a commentBy Nicolò Maganza* This post is the third of four articles to be published as part of this week’s intensive series on refugee and migration rights. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s article on safe passage for asylum seekers in the Aegean Crossing. The UN Agency for Refugees … Continue reading
Posted by: February 10, 2016
Feb 9 2016
The Extraterritoriality of the Principle of Non-Refoulement: A Critique of the Sale case and Roma case
Leave a commentThis post is the second of four articles to be published as part of this week’s intensive series on refugee and migration rights. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s article on seeking asylum in the European context. By Paulina Tandiono* Article 33(1) of the 1951 Refugee … Continue reading
Posted by: February 9, 2016
Feb 8 2016
International Refugee Law: Definitions and Limitations of the 1951 Refugee Convention
1 CommentThis post is one of four articles to be published as part of this week’s intensive series on refugee and migration rights. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s article on the principle of non-refoulement. By André de Lima Madureira* [i] International Refugee Law (IRL), International Human … Continue reading
Posted by: February 8, 2016
Feb 1 2016
The Case of the Disappearing Activists: The Fight for Freedom of Speech in China
Leave a commentBy Stephanie Tai* Pu Zhiqiang’s recent suspended jail sentence is a reminder of China’s disturbing crackdown on dissidents and activists. The human rights lawyer was detained in 2014 for nineteen months after attending a gathering commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of … Continue reading
Posted by: February 1, 2016