Download or read book Unhcr and Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees written by Marjoleine Zieck and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voluntary repatriation of refugees is generally considered to be the preferred solution to what is referred to as the problem of refugees. This study attempts to analyze the legal meaning of voluntary repatriation, its place within the framework of universal refugee law, and whether or not it deserves to be called an ideal solution. The focus of the text is on UNHCR - the agency which is mandated to assist in the voluntary repatriation of refugees - as the constant and recurrent actor in the practice of organized large-scale repatriations. A brief historical analysis is followed by four real-life case studies of the voluntary repatriation: of Cambodian refugees in 1980 and again in 1992 and 1993; of Iraqi (Kurdish) refugees in 1991; and of Mozambican refugees (from Malawi) in 1993-1995.
Download or read book Unhcr and Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees written by Marjoleine Zieck and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1997-06-11 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voluntary repatriation of refugees is generally considered to be the preferred, even ideal, solution to what is traditionally designated 'the problem of refugees'. Its popularity may also be inferred from the fact that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has declared the nineties to be the 'decade of voluntary repatriation'. This study attempts to analyze the legal meaning of voluntary repatriation, its place within the framework of universal refugee law, & whether or not it deserves to be called an ideal solution. The focus is on UNHCR--the agency which is mandated to assist in the voluntary repatriation of refugees--as the constant & recurrent actor in the practice of organized largescale repatriations. The study comprises a brief historical analysis of the events which preceded the adoption by the General Assembly of the Statute of the High Commissioner with its reference to voluntary repatriation, the evolution of the High Commissioner's mandate over the past 45 years, as well as four case studies: the voluntary repatriation of Cambodian refugees in 1980 and, again, in 1992 & 1993; of Iraqi (Kurdish) refugees in 1991; & of Mozambican refugees (from Malawi) in 1993-1995.
Download or read book UNHCR and Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees written by Marjoleine Yolanthe Ariane Zieck (jurist.) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book UNHCR and Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees written by Marjoleine Zieck and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Voluntary Repatriation Programmes for African Refugees written by Jeff Crisp and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This working paper examines the issue of encouraging the voluntary repatriation of African refugees to their country of origin. The paper is in three parts: 1) Ethiopian Refugees in Djibouti; 2) Ugandan Refugees in Sudan and Zaire; and 3) Conclusions and Recommendations. In part one, the author outlines the causes of exodus of Ethiopian refugees and the efforts that have been made, with UNHCR assistance, to repatriate them. He expresses doubt about the willingness of the refugees to return and concern about their eventual safety. In part two, he gives the background to the situation of Ugandan refugees since 1980, and describes attempts to repatriate them with the assistance of UNHCR and voluntary agencies. He argues that since conditions in their countries of origin have not changed, the safety of Ethiopian and Ugandan refugees cannot be guaranteed. He concludes therefore, that enthusiasm among the international community for voluntary repatriation programmes has been against the interests of the refugees themselves. Among the author's recommendations are: voluntary repatriation programmes should only be initiated once refugees express a desire to return; refugees should be given full information on conditions in their country of origin; resettlement should be monitored by independent voluntary organizations; repatriation should be linked to long-term assistance programmes; and, maximum refugee participation in planning repatriation programmes should be sought.
Download or read book Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees written by Saul Takahashi and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Point of No Return written by Katy Long and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Point of No Return' explores the politics that surround refugees' return 'home'. It combines political theory historical research, and grassroots fieldwork in Latin America and Africa to present a comprehensive picture of refugee repatriation through the 20th-century.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law written by Cathryn Costello and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 1337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook draws together leading and emerging scholars to provide a comprehensive critical analysis of international refugee law. This book provides an account as well as a critique of the status quo, setting the agenda for future research in the field.
Download or read book Refugee Repatriation written by Megan Bradley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-21 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voluntary repatriation is now the predominant solution to refugee crises, yet the responsibilities states of origin bear towards their repatriating citizens are under-examined. Through a combination of legal and moral analysis, and case studies of the troubled repatriation movements to Guatemala, Bosnia and Mozambique, Megan Bradley develops and refines an original account of the minimum conditions of a 'just return' process. The goal of a just return process must be to recast a new relationship of rights and duties between the state and its returning citizens, and the conditions of just return match the core duties states should provide for all their citizens: equal, effective protection for security and basic human rights, including accountability for violations of these rights. This volume evaluates the ways in which different forms of redress such as restitution and compensation may help enable just returns, and traces the emergence and evolution of international norms on redress for refugees.
Download or read book Refuge in a Moving World written by Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Refuge in a Moving World draws together more than thirty contributions from multiple disciplines and fields of research and practice to discuss different ways of engaging with, and responding to, migration and displacement. The volume combines critical reflections on the complexities of conceptualizing processes and experiences of (forced) migration, with detailed analyses of these experiences in contemporary and historical settings from around the world. Through interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies – including participatory research, poetic and spatial interventions, ethnography, theatre, discourse analysis and visual methods – the volume documents the complexities of refugees’ and migrants’ journeys. This includes a particular focus on how people inhabit and negotiate everyday life in cities, towns, camps and informal settlements across the Middle East and North Africa, Southern and Eastern Africa, and Europe.
Download or read book Refugee Solutions in the Age of Global Crisis written by David K. Androff and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Refugee Solutions in the Age of Global Crisis: Human Rights, Integration, and Sustainable Development addresses the question of what to do about the global refugee crisis. One in every ninety-five people on the planet has been forcibly displaced from their home, the collective response is woefully inadequate. Through comparative case study, this book provides the first policy analysis of all three durable solutions in the context of the global refugee crisis. The durable solutions are designed to find a permanent place for refugees were developed more than 70 years ago. Last year, fewer than two percent of refugees found their way any of these solutions. Reforming yesterday's solutions requires understanding how they have been used, how they have failed, and how they can be improved. Comparative case studies of the Somali Voluntary Repatriation Program, the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement, and the Arizona Refugee Empowerment Project provide a comprehensive, global, and timely policy analysis grounded in social work, human rights, and sustainable development. The policy analysis of all three durable solutions is comprehensive, these are rarely considered together. The policy analysis is global in scope as the case studies are from refugee policies and populations from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. The policy analysis is timely in its focus on contemporary voluntary repatriation, local integration, and third country resettlement programs. This book offers implications for improving refugee solutions to promote human rights, integration, and sustainable development. This is vital to counter the rising tide of restrictionist, anti-refugee sentiment and policies"--
Download or read book UNHCR and International Refugee Law written by Corinne Lewis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the UNHCR's contribution to international refugee law. The book explores the role of the organisation in developing international refugee law and ensuring the effectiveness of such law. The book charts the significant evolution that has occurred in the organisation's role in the last sixty years and reflects on how the UNHCR can ensure its own viability and relevance in the face of future refugee crises.
Download or read book Voluntary Repatriation Legal and Policy Issues written by G.S. Goodwin-Gill and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is an preliminary analysis of the legal and political issues of voluntary repatriation. In the introduction, the author puts the concept of voluntary repatriation back in the context of durable solutions for refugees and notes that the promotion of voluntary repatriation is increasingly discussed in the search for more composite formulas covering every manifestation of the refugee phenomenon. The legal relationships in the pre-repatriation period are then examined. Firstly, the country of origin and the refugee; in this framework two legal issues are discussed: the right to return, stressed by several General Assembly Resolutions, and the concept of nationality, considered by the International Court of Justice as of fundamental importance in the relationship between people and territory, and the implications which that has both for sovereignty and for the responsibility of the state. Secondly, the country of refuge and the refugee: states are bound by the principle of non-refoulement and are obliged to treat refugees according to certain minimum standards deriving in particular from the rules and principles which enjoin respect and protection of human rights; UNHCR, in the exercise of its functional protection, represents the (legal) interest of the international community by ensuring that international obligations are observed. Thirdly, the country of refuge and the country of origin: the legal relations are based on the fact that a state of origin retains obligations in regard to its nationals, while a state of refuge retains obligations in regard to foreign nationals, including refugees; if a 'dispute' exists between them, it must be solved in accordance with relevant principles of general law, for instance peaceful settlement of dispute. The author briefly presents the facilitation of voluntary repatriation as included in two legal instruments: the OAU Convention 1969, and the 1980 UNHCR Executive Committee Conclusion which gives the basic conditions that lead to a voluntary repatriation movement. A narrative review of the 1983-84 repatriation plan for Ethiopian refugees in Djibouti follows, which illustrates the very practical measures that may be required, in addition to formal legal or political initiatives. Next, the author considers how appropriate mechanisms may be developed within the existing international organizations to promote voluntary repatriation and to create or galvanize the necessary political will of both sides. Particular reference is given to the role of UNHCR within the limits of the entirely non-political character of its mandate. However, the 1985 Executive Committee Conclusion recognizes that UNHCR's mandate is broad enough to enable the Office to take all appropriate initiatives, including those which might promote favourable conditions. The author concludes by suggesting some objectives and guidelines based on the belief that there is an important qualitiative distincion between promoting the necessary political will in the inter-state context, and the individual will of refugees.
Download or read book Voluntary repatriation written by Gervase Coles and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This background study was prepared for the Round Table on Voluntary Repatriation convened by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in co-operation with the International institute of Humanitarian Law, San Remo, 16-19, July 1985. It examines the requirements of the principle or rule of non-refoulement prohibiting expulsion in circumstances which can be gravely detrimental to the individuals involved. The term voluntary is used in connection with a freely formed decision in regard to conditions generally, and repatriation to encompass all forms of return. The particular problem of return which is the focus of this paper is that which exists where there is, or has been, an obstacle to return, either because the persons involved have been expelled or excluded from their own country or because they have been obliged to flee or remain abroad because of a well-founded fear in relation to such basic aspects as life, physical integrity or liberty. The paper considers the repatriation of prisoners of war as well as civilians. The study also includes cases of the return of asylum-seekers or of persons caught up in the refugee movement who are denied refugee status. It does not examine repatriation other than that across international frontiers. The role and responsibilities of all the parties concerned are analyzed from a material and legal point of view. In the first section, there is a detailed, lengthy description of recent experience and practice concerning voluntary repatriation during the last sixty-five years. After, the paper considers the principles and rules of international law and mandatory responsibilities of international organizations which are relevant to voluntary repatriation and how international law and policy can be developed to promote in practice for the relevant parties at the national and international levels. A number of propositions are listed concerning potentially useful measures.
Download or read book Handbook Voluntary Repatriation written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Protecting Refugees written by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asylum.
Download or read book UNHCR it Doesn t Take Much to Become a Refugee Your Race Or Beliefs Can be Enough written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
