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News Release: REFUGEES and FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT

Posted on by Sanja Begic
News Release: REFUGEES and FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT

International conference hosted by Menno Simons College at UWinnipeg explores plight of refugees – May 11 to 14, 2016 WINNIPEG – The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 13) states that everyone has the right to freedom of movement within and across borders. Today, unprecedented numbers of people are being denied this fundamental freedom. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that war, conflict, and persecution have displaced some…

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Call for Presenters – Identifying and Analyzing Gaps in Protection for Asylum Seekers from the Middle East: Recent Research and Findings  

Posted on by Sanja Begic
Call for Presenters – Identifying and Analyzing Gaps in Protection for Asylum Seekers from the Middle East: Recent Research and Findings  

29 January 2016, 12:00pm – 2:00pm Seminar Room, Centre for Ethics, Trinity College, University of Toronto Sponsored by the Canadian Association of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies and the Centre for Ethics The ongoing humanitarian crises in the Middle East are provoking large-scale refugee movements out of the region. Existing legal and policy frameworks are proving incapable of securing safety and protection for the asylum seekers in either neighbouring states or during transit to more…

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