Latest Refworld Updates
- 4 October 2017
- Burma: Military Massacres Dozens in Rohingya Village, Human Rights Watch, 4 October 2017
- Jordan: Parliament Passes Human Rights Reforms, Human Rights Watch, 4 October 2017
- Zimbabwe: Journalist arrest a tactic to intimidate him and others for doing their work, Amnesty International, 3 October 2017
- Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, UN Human Rights Council, 16 March 2017
- Implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015) and 2332 (2016), UN Security Council, 21 September 2017
- UNHCR's Preparedness for Emergencies: How to Better Prepare for Urgent Humanitarian Needs of Displaced People, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 2017
- UNHCR's New Emergency Policy: How to Better Prepare for and Respond to the Needs of Displaced People, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 2017
- Policy on Emergency Preparedness and Response, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 2017
- 3 October 2017
- Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the cases of N.D. and N.T. v. Spain (Appl. Nos 8675/15 and 8697/15) before the European Court of Human Rights, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 15 November 2015
- N.D. et N.T. c. Espagne, Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 3 October 2017
- Kenya: Police brutally assault University students, Article 19, 3 October 2017
- Land of Sorrow: Human rights violations at Myanmar's Myotha Industrial Park, International Federation for Human Rights, September 2017
- Press freedom violations recounted in real time January 2017, Reporters Without Borders, 3 October 2017
- For Yemenis and migrants, protracted conflict an 'endless nightmare' – head of UN agency, UN News Service, 2 October 2017
- Amid 'critical' resource shortage, UN agency cuts food rations for refugees in Kenya, UN News Service, 2 October 2017
- As Rohingya crisis continues, UNICEF seeks funds to reach 720,000 children in need, UN News Service, 2 October 2017
- Cameroon: UN Secretary-General urges dialogue to resolve grievances, UN News Service, 3 October 2017
- "These are the Crimes we are Fleeing" - Justice for Syria in Swedish and German Courts, Human Rights Watch, 3 October 2017
- Egypt escalates LGBTI crackdown with fresh wave of arrests and anal examinations , Amnesty International, 2 October 2017
- Saudi Arabia Death toll reaches 100 as authorities carry out execution spree, Amnesty International, 2 October 2017
- Russian authorities lock up opposition leaders for organising a peaceful rally, Amnesty International, 3 October 2017
- Manus Island: Tragic death proves situation increasingly desperate, Amnesty International, 2 October 2017
- Syria IDP Operations Summary, 2017 - Valid as of 02/10/2017, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 2 October 2017
- Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali, UN Security Council, 28 September 2017
- Guatemala: Decreto 70-96 del Congreso de la República, National Authorities, 27 September 1996
- Syria: Requirements and procedures to obtain, renew, and replace passports and national identity cards, including in Canada and in neighbouring countries; information and details contained in each document, including physical characteristics (2015-July 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 11 September 2017
- Syrie : information sur les exigences et la marche à suivre pour obtenir, renouveler et remplacer un passeport et une carte nationale, y compris au Canada et dans les pays voisins; information sur les détails contenus dans chaque document, y compris les caractéristiques physiques (2015-juill. 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 11 September 2017
- Niger: The situation of sexual minorities, including legislation; treatment of sexual minorities by society and the authorities; protection provided to sexual minorities who are victims of violence (2015-September 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 17 September 2017
- Niger : information sur la situation des minorités sexuelles, incluant les lois; traitement des minorités sexuelles par la société et les autorités; protection offerte aux minorités sexuelles victimes de violence (2015-september 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 13 September 2017
- Albania: Requirements and procedures to obtain a biometric identity card, including renewal and replacement, both within and outside the country; appearance and content of the card (2015-September 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 18 September 2017
- Albanie : information sur les exigences et la marche à suivre pour obtenir une carte d'identité biométrique, y compris le renouvellement et le remplacement d'une telle carte, au sein du pays et depuis l'étranger; apparence de la carte et renseignements y figurant (2015-septembre 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 18 September 2017
- Chad: Information on the Mouvement d'action pour le changement au Tchad (MACT), including ideology, activities, and structure within and outside Chad; treatment of members, leaders and their families, by authorities (2012-December 2016), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 23 December 2016
- Tchad : information sur le Mouvement d'action pour le changement au Tchad (MACT), y compris son idéologie, ses activités et sa structure au Tchad et à l'étranger; information sur le traitement réservé aux membres, aux dirigeants et à leurs familles par les autorités (2012-décembre 2016), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 23 December 2016
- Tchad : information sur les droits de garde des enfants lors du décès du père, y compris les droits de la mère si elle refuse le lévirat (2014-2016), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 28 December 2016
- Chad: Child custody rights when the father is deceased, including the mother's rights if she refuses levirate (2014-2016), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 28 December 2016
- Tchad : information sur le parti politique Cadre d'action populaire pour la solidarité et l'unité de la République (CAP-SUR), y compris le traitement réservé à ses membres par les autorités depuis les élections présidentielles du 10 avril 2016 (2015-janvier 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 20 January 2017
- Chad: The Framework of Popular Action for Solidarity and Unity of the Republic (Cadre d'action populaire pour la solidarité et l'unité de la République, CAP-SUR) political party, including the treatment of its members by the authorities since the presidential elections on April 10, 2016 (2015-January 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 20 January 2017
- Syria: Changes to legal exemptions from compulsory military service, including implementation (January-July 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 18 September 2017
- Syrie : information sur les modifications aux exemptions prévues par la loi concernant le service militaire obligatoire, y compris sur leur mise en oeuvre (janvier-juillet 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 18 September 2017
- Syrian Arab Republic: Besieged communities (as of 27 Sep 2017), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 27 September 2017
- Syrian Arab Republic: Overview of hard-to-reach and besieged locations (as of 27 September 2017), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 27 October 2017
- EU Emergency Relocation Mechanism (as of 27 September 2017), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 28 September 2017
- Myanmar: Displacement from Rakhine after 25 Aug 2017 (as of 28 Sep 2017), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 28 September 2017
- Syria: Information on the opposition forces involved in abductions and extortions and their areas of operation in the country; frequency of abductions and extortions of civilians committed by rebel groups; whether rebel groups target particular social groups, including Christians (2015-July 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 14 September 2017
- Syrie : information sur les forces de l'opposition s'étant livrées à des enlèvements et à l'extorsion et les régions où elles exercent leurs activités dans le pays; la fréquence des enlèvements et des cas d'extorsion commis contre des civils par des groupes rebelles; information indiquant si les groupes rebelles ciblent des groupes sociaux particuliers, y compris les chrétiens (2015-juill. 2017), Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 14 September 2017
- Guilt by Association: Iraqi Women Detained and Subject to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Refugees International, October 2017
- Millions of refugees at risk in the Middle East as winter funds dwindle, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 3 October 2017
- DRC violence drives more than 3,300 Congolese into Zambia in a month, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 3 October 2017
- Bangladesh: UNHCR & partners work to contain outbreak of diarrhoeal disease, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 3 October 2017
- 2 October 2017
- How to Ensure a Credible, Peaceful Presidential Vote in Kenya, IRIN, 2 October 2017
- Exiled Turkish journalist threatened with Interpol red notice, Reporters Without Borders, 29 September 2017
- Ukraine urged not to deport Uzbek journalist, Reporters Without Borders, 30 September 2017
- Ugandan commission threatens broadcasters with closure, Reporters Without Borders, 29 September 2017
- RSF backs Serbia's embattled independent media, Reporters Without Borders, 28 September 2017
- Media targeted in Kurdistan referendum tension, Reporters Without Borders, 2 October 2017
- Fixing Fallujah: City tests Iraq's ability to bounce back, IRIN, 2 October 2017
- In Bangladesh, UN food relief agency chief urges support amid massive Rohingya influx, UN News Service, 1 October 2017
- Integrated care for older people, UN World Health Organization (WHO), 2017
- UN Human Rights Council wraps current session, adopts texts on Myanmar, Yemen, Burundi, UN News Service, 29 September 2017
- Half a million Rohingya arrive in Bangladesh; UN agencies rush to provide shelter, clean water, UN News Service, 29 September 2017
- Over half of schools remain closed in epicentre of Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria – UNICEF, UN News Service, 29 September 2017
- UN chief urges all parties to refrain from acts that could escalate tension in Cameroon, UN News Service, 28 September 2017
- Rohingya refugee crisis a 'human rights nightmare,' UN chief tells Security Council, UN News Service, 28 September 2017
- DR Congo: UN mission deploys 'blue helmets' to protect civilians and refugees, UN News Service, 28 September 2017
- Horrific accounts of sexual violence against Rohingya 'just tip of the iceberg' – UN agency, UN News Service, 28 September 2017
- UNHCR saddened by reports of refugees drowning in the Bay of Bengal, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 28 September 2017
- UNHCR seeks support for Burundian refugees, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 29 September 2017
- As new arrivals top half a million in Bangladesh, UNHCR getting ever more refugees into shelter , UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 29 September 2017
- Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, UN General Assembly, 5 September 2017
- Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, UN Secretary-General (UNSG), 29 August 2017
- The concept of vulnerability in European asylum procedures, European Council on Refugees and Exiles, 31 August 2017
- Russia: Jehovah's Witness Bible, Jewish, Christian, Muslim books banned, Forum 18, 29 September 2017
- A New Roadmap to Make U.S. Sudan Sanctions Relief Work, IRIN, 29 September 2017
- Jordan: Syrian Refugees Being Summarily Deported , Human Rights Watch, 2 October 2017
- Iran: Afghan Children Recruited to Fight in Syria, Human Rights Watch, 1 October 2017
- Egypt: Stop Anti-LGBT Crackdown, Intimidation, Human Rights Watch, 30 September 2017
- Rwanda: Post-Election Political Crackdown, Human Rights Watch, 28 September 2017
- UN Rights Body: Stand With Yemeni Civilians, Launch International Investigation, Human Rights Watch, 28 September 2017
- Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Colombia, UN Security Council, 26 September 2017
- Country Policy and Information Note - Ukraine: Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk, United Kingdom: Home Office, September 2017
Latest UNHCR News
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UNHCR tackles diarrhea outbreaks in Bangladesh camps
As Rohingya influx rises to an estimated 507,000, UN Refugee Agency adds three diarrhoea treatment centres and rehydration outreach teams.
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Zambia faces crisis as thousands flee violence in DRC
As thousands more flee violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia is now facing a growing humanitarian crisis.
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Hindus from Myanmar find welcome in Bangladesh
Driven out of Myanmar by persecution, Hindu families from four villages now live as refugees in a rural hamlet.
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Nigerian lawyer receives UNHCR's annual Nansen Award
Zannah Mustapha provides orphans of Boko Haram conflict with education and hope.
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Grandi calls for more efforts to solve conflicts
UN refugee chief says global community is letting down millions of refugees and displaced people
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Op-ed by Thomas Albrecht, UNHCR Regional Representative in Canberra
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Moving refugees out of the rain in Bangladesh
To beat monsoon downpours, UNHCR is providing tarps to Rohingya as they cross the border from Myanmar.
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Nigeria wins second Refugees World Cup title in Brazil
Sixteen teams with a total of 250 players took part in the annual football knock-out tournament in São Paulo.
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Survivors tell of kidnap and torture along route to Europe
Plucked from the Mediterranean by the Italian Coast Guard, refugees and migrants warn of forced labour and slavery.
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Grandi highlights needs of refugees in Bangladesh
Praising response so far, UNHCR chief says he has rarely seen people in so much need.
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Former refugee from South Sudan to address Brussels education gathering
UNHCR-supported initiative aims to provide 100 scholarships a year to enable refugee and internally displaced students to attend UWC colleges worldwide.
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Disease threatens refugees in Bangladesh in unplanned sites
Racing to prevent a 'disaster within a disaster,' UNHCR ups vaccine, clean water and sanitation drives in informal Bangladesh settlements.
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As refugee crisis grows, Rohingya struggle in roadside settlements
As more flee Myanmar for Bangladesh, UN Refugee chief Grandi warns of humanitarian disaster.
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Bangladesh elephant rampage highlights dangers for refugees
A refugee prays on a hill overlooking Kutupalong camp after another Rohingya burial.
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UNHCR boosts delivery of vital aid to Rohingya in Bangladesh
A month after fleeing Myanmar, vast majority of refugees live in informal camps and spontaneous settlements.
