Solidarity with/out Borders
Blog post by Dr Eleni Karageorgiou (Lund University) and Professor Thomas Spijkerboer (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).
(more…)The Recast of the EU Returns Directive: Human Rights Lost Again?*
Blog post written by Dr Izabella Majcher, a Refugee Law Initiative Research Affiliate and researcher at the Global Detention Project.
Izabella is presenting on a panel entitled ‘European Union Regional Strategies on Asylum and Migration’ at the upcoming RLI Fourth Annual Conference. View the conference programme and register for the event here.
A Tale of Two Camps: The Dissociation of Kakuma and Dadaab under the Self-Reliance Agenda in Kenya
Blog post written by Dr Cory Rodgers (Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford) who is presenting on a panel entitled ‘Regional Trends in the Pursuit of Durable Solutions in eastern Africa’ at the upcoming RLI 4th Annual Conference.
The conference draft programme is available online and registration for the event is now open.
The Role of the “Regional”: Shoring Up Refugee Rights?
Blog post written by Professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales (Temple University) who is the convenor of the panel ‘The Role of the “Regional”: Shoring Up Refugee Rights?’ at the upcoming RLI 4th Annual Conference.
The conference draft programme is available online and registration for the event is now open.
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.
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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