European Border and Coast Guard: The EU force of securitisation in migration governance

Blog post written by Mariana Gkliati, an RLI affiliate and a PhD researcher at Leiden University, working on the accountability of Frontex for human rights violations during its operations. Mariana will present on the ‘Regional Institutions in Europe’ panel at the upcoming RLI 4th Annual Conference.
The conference draft programme is available online and registration for the event is now open.

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Why is Asia Known as the Region that Rejects the Refugee Convention?

Blog post written by Professor Susan Kneebone (University of Melbourne) who is the convenor of two panels at the upcoming RLI 4th Annual Conference: ‘Human Rights and the Refugee Convention in Asia: Nationality, States and “Regionalism”’ and ‘Protection of Refugees in Southeast Asia: Indonesia’s Laws and Policies in Regional Context’. The conference draft programme is online and registration for the event is now open.

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