Human Security

Although witnessed in the full glare of the international community, Mali’s descent into war appeared remarkable even against the backdrop of a volatile sub region.

INTRODUCTION

On 18 December 2012, the Kenyan government through the Department of Refugees Affairs made an unprecedented announcement of a new directive to implement an encampment policy.

In this issue:

News on countries of origin and asylum

Deportation news

Reader Response: UNHCR’s regional policy in Zambia

New film on Rwanda cessation released

Israeli Ministry of Interior prevents jailed asylum seekers from filing asylum requests

I am admittedly a Francophobe.

The sequence of events makes the immediate causes prompting the M23 rebellion quite clear.

In this issue:

Avaaz Community Petition to stop the invocation of the cessation clause for Rwandan refugees

News on Countries of Origin and Asylum

Reader Response: Rwanda, Zambia, Cessation

Deportation News

The purpose of RSDWatch, then and now

According to a recent Associated Press article, ‘State Dept. warns Americans about Haiti travel,’ the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs has now issued a travel warning ‘to inform U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Haiti about the current security situation.’

In this issue:

Announcements

News on countries of origin and asylum

Deportation News

Dozens of organisations urge member states to accede to statelessness conventions

As Uganda joins the world to mark the International Human Rights Day on 10 December, a key concern remains the rights of children in conflict and post conflict environment.