Jeff Crisp

@JFCrisp

Tweeting on refugees. Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford; Chatham House, London; Refugees International, Washington DC. Former Head of Policy Development, UNHCR.

Oxford, UK, jefferyfcrisp@gmail.com
Joined November 2013
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 16

    Buy cool vintage street and sports wear from this non-profit website and support projects for urban refugees:

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  2. 42 minutes ago

    So why has so little been said about the collusion between Italy, Libya and the EU in violating this principle? The quote comes from this document:

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  3. 44 minutes ago

    In fact, UNHCR policy is quite clear: "Persons rescued or intercepted at sea cannot be summarily turned back or otherwise returned to the country of departure, including in particular where to do so would deny them a fair opportunity to seek asylum."

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  4. 2 hours ago

    Does anyone know roughly what proportion of the migrants in detention in Libya are unable to repatriate because (a) they don't have the necessary documents; (b) their country of origin will not readmit them? and (c) what proportion simply don't want to return? Thanks.

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  5. 2 hours ago

    Are Italy and the EU listening?

    As Mediterranean Sea arrivals decline and death rates rise, UNHCR calls for strengthening of search and rescue
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  6. 2 hours ago

    Trump's continuing assault on refugees:

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    2 hours ago

    Well this looks like a disaster in the making: Ford government is ending co-operation with Ottawa on resettlement of asylum-seekers

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    17 hours ago

    "Have some shame, sir; have some shame! We are not fools." High Commissioner 's last speech to the begins at 01:45:23 here. He is angry, and rightly so:

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid pulling no punches as he calls again for ICC probe into possible genocide against the Rohingya.
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    17 hours ago

    Super-complex stuff indeed, but here has managed to help me finally understand Law 10. Do read.

    Debate over the new Law 10 has framed it as a reconstruction law. In fact, it is an outgrowth of pre-war plans to address Syria's enormous illegal housing problem, but it is now—controversially—applied to bombed-out former rebel areas. Super-complex stuff:
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  10. 3 hours ago

    India-Pakistan (1940s). China (1950s). Biafra (1960s). Cambodia (1970s). Ethiopia (1980s). Liberia (1990s). Darfur (2000s). Plus many many others. Why are current humanitarian emergencies so often described as being "unprecedented"? Because people don't know the history?

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    3 hours ago

    ⛔️📈🤔 HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION IN ITALY, WITH DATA. The Italian Ministry of the Interior's crackdown on "humanitarian protection" may create upwards of 60,000 new irregulars who will NOT be returned to their countries of origin. THREAD with thoughts and musings. 👇

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  12. 3 hours ago

    Let's hope that other parts of the organization are reading and acting upon this!

    We have to stop telling the same stories, with the same emotions and same plots that contribute to stereotypes and master narratives around refugee communities. And more importantly, refugees should be leading these stories themselves.
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  13. 4 hours ago

    My impression is that the refoulement issue has been conveniently swept under the carpet when it comes to the interception and return of foriegn nationals. Has anyone come out with an authoritative statement on this?

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  14. 4 hours ago

    Excellent series of articles!

    Want to understand policy better? Read my 4 part series for from : Part1: Evacuation Part2: Frustration Part3: Desperation Part4: Deportation
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  15. 4 hours ago

    This will raise some thorny issues for the EU (and to a lesser extent UNHCR & IOM) about whether the interception & return of Libyans to their own country constitutes refoulement.

    Really important piece reported from Libya by on a worrying trend. Thanks to for early discussions on this
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    Jul 4

    Absolutely deplorable that the Israeli Govt is sending in bulldozers to demolish the Palestinian Community at Felan al-Ahmar and then build a new illegal settlement for Jews at the location. Disgraceful that the UK approves the EU and USA support for this denial of human rights!

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  17. 5 hours ago

    Here's the link:

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  18. 5 hours ago

    Libya describes its abusive detention centres as "shelters." Some kind of shelter!

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  19. 5 hours ago

    South Korea: Yemeni refugees not welome:

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  20. 5 hours ago

    Manus Island: mental health warning :

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    Jul 4

    High Commissioner Zeid calls for UN Security Council to refer to ICC. Myanmar rep says his Govt is defending human rights. Zeid says that “almost creates a new category of absurdity. Have some shame sir. Have some shame. We are not fools.”

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