Coronavirus and Border Guards Powers
Blog post by Dr Elif Mendos Kuskonmaz, University of Portsmouth and Professor Elspeth Guild, Queen Mary University of London.
(more…)The Rohingya Refugee Crisis, International Justice, and Rethinking Solutions
Blog post by Brian Gorlick, a human rights lawyer and tutor on the ‘Gender, Sexual Identity and Age’ module in the RLI’s MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies. Previously he worked with UNHCR and the UN Secretariat for over twenty-five years. He currently lives in Bangladesh.
(more…)Ground Zero of the Second Largest Migration Exodus in the World
Blog post by Enrique Jose Garcia who was born from Cuban parents and raised in Venezuela until he moved to the US to attend University at Boston College. He started his career as a beverage entrepreneur and recently started a master’s degree at London School of Economics in Public Administration, concentrating his studies on Social Entrepreneurship. He currently writes part-time for a UK-based publication on Economics and Entrepreneurship in Latin America.*
(more…)Should India deport Rohingya refugees because its ‘soldiers are fighting at the borders’?
Blog post by Sreekar Aechuri who is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in law at National Academy of Legal Studies And Research (NALSAR), India. He is interested in the field of human rights and is a member of the NALSAR Legal Aid Group (N-LAG).*
(more…)A Milestone in Latin America Protection System: Brazil recognizes 21,000 Venezuelans as refugees in landmark decision
Blog post written by Aryadne Waldely, a Fulbright Scholar at the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility of The New School, in New York City, and a PhD candidate at the Law School of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Previously, Aryadne has worked for the Protection Unit of the UNHCR in Brazil after several years working as a lawyer, consultant and researcher for different non-profit organizations, such as ActionAid, Caritas and Earth Child Institute.
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