refugees

April 17, 2019

New training project launched for women in Bangladesh refugee communities

A new training project in southeast Bangladesh to promote self-reliance among women in communities hosting refugees, as well as among Rohingya refugee women, has become operational in Cox’s Bazar.
April 11, 2019

UNHCR relocates detained refugees in Libya to safety

UNHCR says conditions in Libya are not safe for rescued or intercepted refugees and migrants, and that people must not be returned there.
April 9, 2019

Civilians must be protected as fighting escalates in Libya, says Amnesty

There is particular concern for 1,300 migrants in detention centres in Qasr Ben Gashir and Ain Zara.
March 24, 2019

Thailand: Next government must ensure urgent human rights reforms

Election takes place after more than four years in which freedom of expression has been systematically repressed, says Amnesty International.
March 20, 2019

New analysis of UK asylum system published

The Refugee Council has published a new analysis of the latest developments in the UK asylum system.
March 13, 2019

Refugees and Christian discipleship: an Australian perspective

“May we be doers of the word, and not hearers only...” The famous theologian Karl Barth urged preachers to read the Bible alongside their newspapers to help them understand the
March 11, 2019

Supreme Court reasserts role of medical experts in asylum claims by torture survivors

The lower courts were wrong to override the conclusions of a medical expert when considering forensic evidence of torture in an asylum claim, the Supreme Court has ruled.
March 4, 2019

MSF concerned for former patients on Nauru after telemedicine prohibited

On the island of Nauru asylum seekers and refugees are held for processing by the Australian government.
February 27, 2019

Too many people left to live on thin air, Church of Scotland Moderator tells MSPs

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has urged MSPs to put the most vulnerable people in society at the heart of political decision making.
February 15, 2019

Christian Aid calls for action for displaced people across Africa

The African Union has declared 2019 the year of refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons.