September 2013 Issue of the Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE

News on countries of origin

News on countries of asylum

Deportation & Detention News

Announcements

Conferences & workshops

Calls for papers

Vacancies

Letter to the editors: ‘To achieve a solution or die’

SPECIAL FEATURE: The state of Rwandan refugee protection after the Cessation Clause

June 30th Cessation deadline’s inconclusive

Finding a home at last? Rwandan exiles in Zambia

Memorandum of Rwandan refugees in Uganda to Kagame’s regime over its pressure for return of Rwandan refugees

The beginnings of refugee legal aid in India

Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network statement on recent policy announcements in Australia

KISA condemns another incident of discriminatory treatment regarding granting Cypriot citizenship to a family from Sri Lanka

Canadian Council for Refugees welcomes Ezokola decision clarifying refugee exclusion

AH (Article 1F(b) - ‘Serious’) Algeria v. SSHD

R v Mateta & Ors, [2013] EWCA Crim 1372 30 July 2013

Excerpt: Lack of an effective remedy in relation to deportation and unlawful detention of Syrian national

Excerpt: Deportation of failed asylum seekers originally from cities in northern Iraq would not breach their human rights as they could relocate to other regions

Excerpt: Opinion of Lord Eassie in the appeals

Republic of Kenya in the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi, Petition No. 19 OF 2013 Consolidated with Petition No. 115 of 2013

Harming asylum seekers’ chances through poor use of human rights treaties

Hungary’s asylum system under pressure

Why do we still have refugee camps?

Response I: ‘Why do we still have refugee camps?
Response II: ‘Why do we still have refugee camps?

Resources

Publications

Requests

Information links