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Assistant High Commissioner reports mixed year for refugee protection

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Despite some gains over the past year, far too many refugees and asylum seekers still face intolerance and denial of their rights in many parts of...

SOUTH AFRICA: Rethinking asylum

Sunday, August 17, 2008

South Africa should consider temporarily declaring asylum seekers from certain Southern African countries as refugees, to keep up with the burgeoning...

US Report Catalogues “Human Rights Violation” In The Gambia

State Dept USA

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The United States (U.S) has, on March 11, 2i00I8, published a critical report on the human rights situation in the Gambia, in 2007, among them...

Is Gambia Safe?!

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Editor, Good Morning! My name is Elisabeth Petermichl and I m working in a councelling service for refugees in Vienna, Austria. One of my clients had...

United States Grants Asylum to Ex-Major Kalifa Bajinka

The Point

Monday, October 01, 2007

According to informed sources, Kalifa Bajinka, a former Major in the Gambia National Army, has been granted political asylum in Boston, United...

BURUNDI: Congolese asylum seekers moved to transit site

IRIN

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Hundreds of asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of Congo who had been camping in a playground in front of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR)...