Afrika Spectrum, vol. 43, no. (2008) [contents]
- Special issue on the Horn of Africa; includes articles on the "productivity of refugee camps" and "international aid to refugee camps."
Conflict, Security and Development, vol. 8, no. 3 (2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including one on "displaced children" and one on "remittance sending practices amongst Somalis in Norway."
Disaster...
In
Human Rights,
Remittances,
children,
conflict,
Migration,
periodicals,
human trafficking,
refugee camps,
refugee rights,
disaster preparedness,
Horn of Africa
A police raid of a "baby farm" in Nigeria has uncovered how widespread the social ill is. Some human trafficking sites pose as maternity homes or foster clinics to lure young girls in. Once inside they are drugged, and raped, then some months later the baby is sold on the black market. A recent raid in Nigeria rescued 20 teenage girls from the baby farm. The News Australia details how the farm operated, and talks to one on the girls. Our snippet is a bit bigger than usual due to the gravity of the story. The doctor in charge, who is now on trial, reportedly lured teenagers with unwanted pregnancies by offering to help with abortion.They would be locked up there until they gave birth, whereupon they would be forced to give up their babies for a token fee of around 20,000 naira ($170).The...
Congress and U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees: Recent Legislation and Implementation (U.S. Congressional Research Service, Oct. 2008) [text via Human Security Gateway]
Data and Research on Human Trafficking: Bibliography of Research-Based Literature (Institute for the Study of International Migration, Oct. 2008) [text]
miniAtlas of Human Security (Human Security Report...
In
United States,
Natural Disasters,
Private Sector,
North Koreans,
international security,
displaced persons,
human development,
national law,
bibliographies,
security forces,
human trafficking
Desperate Lives: Burmese Refugee Women Struggle to Make a Living in Malaysia (Women's Commission, Oct. 2008) [text]
An Introduction to Human Trafficking: Vulnerability, Impact and Action (UN Office on Drugs and Crime, 2008) [text]
The long road home: Opportunities and obstacles to the reintegration of IDPs and refugees returning to Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. Report of Phase II:...
In
Sudan,
Spain,
internally displaced persons,
protection,
Burmese,
unaccompanied minors,
disasters,
manuals,
repatriation,
reintegration,
women refugees,
Democratic Rep. of the Congo,
human trafficking
Documents/Reports from the 59th Executive Committee Meeting:
- List of documents
- Refugee Realities: Meeting the needs of refugees and other people of concern globally. Global Needs Assessment, Pilot Report (Oct. 2008) [report launched during EXCOM; related web page; press release]
Evaluation Reports from the Policy Development and Evaluation Service (PDES):
- Evaluation of UNHCR’s efforts...
In
public health,
evaluation,
kenya,
Iraqis,
West Africa,
sexual violence,
voluntary repatriation,
cash benefits,
needs assessment,
Sudan,
internally displaced persons,
reintegration,
human trafficking
Climate Wrongs and Human Rights: Putting people at the heart of climate-change policy (Oxfam, Aug. 2008) [text]
Employment Issues for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK (ICAR, Sept. 2008) [text]
FMO Research Guide: Local Integration (FMO, Aug. 2008) [text]
The French Presidency’s European Pact on Immigration and Asylum: Intergovernmentalism vs Europeanisation? Security vs Rights? (Centre...
Conflict-induced migration and remittances: exploring conceptual frameworks, RSC Working Paper, no.47 (RSC, August 2008) [text] Review of the U.S. Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report (The Protection Project, Summer 2008) [text] Seeing People Through the Trees: Scaling Up Efforts to Advance Rights and Address Poverty,...
Publications:
Reports and Documents for the 59th Executive Committee Plenary Session (August 2008) [access]
- The actual meetings are scheduled for 6-10 October 2008.
Selected Documents Relating to National Security and Counter-Terrorism Relevant to International Refugee Protection (UNHCR, July 2008) [text]
UNHCR Recommendations for the Ministerial Conference of the Euro-African Process on...
Health and Human Rights, vol. 10, no. 1 (2008) [full-text]
- First issue in the newly-adopted open access format. Includes an article on promoting greater access to biomedical literature to meet the needs of people around the world who cannot afford the subscription costs generally associated with health and medical journals.
International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 20, no. 2 (June 2008)...
The Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 was released by the U.S. State Department on June 4, 2008. It "covers 170 countries: 153 are assessed and ranked into Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 2 Watch List, and Tier 3; another 17 countries are considered special cases, often because [of a lack of] sufficient information to assess whether a significant number of trafficking victims exist in those countries"...
from Womens E NewsBy Zoe AlsopPoverty and tradition help fuel a potent business in human trafficking in East Africa, where a girl can sell for $20. Most kidnapped children are not as lucky as Saffi, who returned after her mother bought TV ads. Many disappear without much notice.For five months last year Kim Kitchen, a Canadian expert on sexual violence and community development, lived in a crowded shantytown on the outskirts of the Tanzanian capital of Dar es Salaam while she set up a women's safety program. She began to notice that nightfall was an anxious time for mothers."One of the startling realities for me was as the sun started to set I observed the women would start calling in their daughters," said Kitchen. "As the sun set more and more, and daughters hadn't come, the urgency in...
Asylon(s), no. 4 (mai 2008) [full-text]
- Focuses on xenophobia in France.
Development in Practice, vol. 18, no. 3 (2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles.
Human Security Journal, no. 6 (Spring 2008) [full-text]
- Special issue on "Human Trafficking."
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (May 2008) [full-text]
- New article on the theory of obligation in the context of humanitarian assistance....
The Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking began today and will run through 15 February. Sessions will look at what makes people vulnerable to being trafficked; the impact of human trafficking on individuals, communities and economies; and the available instruments and tools that can be used to better protect people and fight human trafficking. An IOM-led session will be held tomorrow that...
The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings comes into force today, 1 February 2008. This was triggered by the required 10th state ratification on 24 October 2007. A handbook is available for parliamentarians to learn more about how to promote further ratification and application of the Convention by their governments. A complete list of ratifications and...
Global Eye on Trafficking, no. 1 (Dec. 2007) [text]
- From IOM.
Monthly Newsletter, no. 22 (Dec. 2007) [text]
- From the Programme on Conflict and Peacebuilding at the School for a Culture of Peace.
PeaceWatch, vol. 13, no. 4 (Dec. 2007) [text]
- From the U.S. Institute of Peace.
The Researcher, no. 8 (Dec. 2007) [text]
- Published by the Refugee Documentation Centre, Ireland.
VOICE Out...
Asylum:
Comments on the European Commission's Green Paper on the Future of the Common European Asylum System (CEAR) have been gathered together and made available online. Replies through 30 September 2007 were received from member governments, other governments, regional authorities, NGOs, and IGOs.
A recent New Issues in Refugee Research paper, entitled "Fortress Europe and the Iraqi...
EXCOM Conclusion on Children at Risk, no. 107 (Oct. 2007) [text]
Human Trafficking: Update (House of Lords & House of Commons, Oct. 2007) [text]
Humanitarian advocacy in Darfur: the challenge of neutrality (Humanitarian Policy Group, Oct. 2007) [text]
The myth of invasion: Irregular migration from West Africa to the Maghreb and the European Union (International Migration Institute, Oct. 2007)...
In
Publications,
journalists,
illegal immigration,
children-at-risk,
censorship,
Advocacy,
reproductive health,
Annual Reports,
UNHCR EXCOM Conclusions,
Sudan,
manuals,
Human Rights,
human trafficking
Asylum from Trafficking: A Failure of Protection, Immigration Briefings (July 2007, posted by DocuTicker, Sept. 2007) [text]
Country of Return Information (CRI) Project, Country Sheets (Aug. 2007) [access]
- See the Project web site for more info.
Documents from the 19-20 September 2007 Standing Committee Meeting (UNHCR, Sept. 2007) [access]
Dynamics of Conflict and Displacement in Papua,...
In
Indonesia,
Zambia,
educational programmes,
returnees,
immigrants,
Publications,
peace efforts,
UNHCR EXCOM,
refugees,
reintegration,
children,
conflict,
human trafficking
Anderson, B., "Motherhood, Apple Pie and Slavery: Reflections on Trafficking Debates," Compas Working Paper No. 48 (2007) [text]
Bradley, M., "Return in Dignity: A Neglected Protection Challenge," RSC Working Paper No. 40 (June 2007) [text]
Capjon, A., "Coordinating the Humanitarian Response to Refugee Situations: The Role of Power and Trust in Humanitarian Networks," Sussex Migration Working...
Human Trafficking: A Strategic Framework Could Help Enhance the Interagency Collaboration Needed to Effectively Combat Trafficking Crimes (GAO, July 2007) [text; posted on beSpacific.com]
Human Trafficking: Monitoring and Evaluation of International Projects Are Limited, but Experts Suggest Improvements (GAO, July 2007) [text; posted on beSpacific.com]
Listening to Youth: The Experiences of...
In
Youth,
Uganda,
Syria,
united kingdom,
Somalis,
peace efforts,
humanitarian assistance,
reproductive health,
international protection,
Iraqis,
children,
human trafficking
2006 Global Trends: Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons (UNHCR, June 2007) [text]
Bridging Divides: The Role of Ethnic Community-based Organizations in Refugee Integration (MPI, June 2007) [text]
Detention of asylum seekers in the UK (ICAR, June 2007) [text]
Failed States Index 2007 (Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy, June 2007) [access]
Human...
In
Immigration,
Security,
asylum,
detention,
deportation,
displacement,
vulnerable groups,
statistical data,
integration,
humanitarian assistance,
Sudan,
Human Rights,
conflict,
human trafficking
Forced Migration/Internal Displacement in Burma: With an Emphasis on Goverment-Controlled Areas (IDMC, May 2007) [text]
Global Peace Index [access]
No Forcible Return of Minorities to Kosovo (Amnesty International, May 2007) [text]
Nowhere to go: Forced Evictions in Mau Forest [Kenya] (Amnesty International, May 2007) [text]
Remittances during Crises: Implications for Humanitarian Response,...
"Giving out their Daughters for their Survival": Refugee Self-Reliance, 'Vulnerability', and the Paradox of Early Marriage (Refugee Law Project, April 2007) [text]
Handbook on Integration for Policy-makers and Practitioners, 2nd edition (European Communities, May 2007) [text]
Keeping Up: A Brief on the Living Conditions of Palestinian Refugees in Syria (Fafo, 2007) [text]
Report on Destitute...
This sampling of recent press releases highlights a range of forced migration developments:Immigration Reform Must Protect the Persecuted and Uphold U.S. Values (Amnesty International USA, 26 March 2007) [text]Iraqi Volunteers; Iraqi Refugees: What Is America's Obligation?, Statement of Ellen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration before the House Foreign Affairs...
The U.S. National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is soliciting applications to undertake "Trafficking in Human Beings Research" and/or a "Comprehensive Literature Review." Specifically:
NIJ is seeking applications for funding two distinct research projects to address certain knowledge gaps related to trafficking in human beings in the United States. NIJ is specifically seeking applications for...
A proposal was put forth at a recent Informal Consultative Meeting of the Standing Committee for an "Executive Committee Conclusion on the Protection of Victims of Trafficking Seeking Asylum." Several perspectives on the intersection between human trafficking and refugee/asylum issues are represented in the literature. The following examples highlight some of these viewpoints:
Morrison, J.,...
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 15, no. 4 (2006) [contents]- Special issue focusing on "Sex Trafficking in Asia and Australia."Disasters, vol. 31, no. 1 (March 2007) [FREE full-text]- Special issue reproducing papers from June 2006 forum "on the use of food aid and the potential roles and activities of WFP in Sudan."Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 21, no. 1 (Fall 2006) [contents]- Mix of articles including one on detaining asylum-seekers in Australia and another on U.S. asylum and foreign policy considerations.Human Rights Tribune, vol. 12, no. 2 (Feb. 2007) [text]- Special issue on good governance.Migration Letters, vol. 4, no. 1 (2007) [text]- Mix of articles including several on women migrants.Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 1 (2007) [contents]- EXCOM 2006...
New research publications:Burma: The Changing Nature of Displacement Crises, RSC Working Paper No. 39, by A. South (Feb. 2007) [text]Contemporary slavery in the UK, by G. Craig et al, Joseph Roundtree Foundation (Feb. 2007) [site]Human Security Research (22 Feb. 2007) [access]- Current issue focuses on the security realities confronting humanitarian aid workers."Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America," by A. Singer and J.H. Wilson, in Migration Information Source (March 2007) [text]New research projects:Environmental Change and Forced Migration Scenarios [web site]- Two-year project that will look into environmental changes/degradation that cause forced migration. Unlike other research, this study will consider "multiple environmental problems and socio-political and demographical...
I have come across a number of literature reviews that focus on human trafficking. The principal aim of the compilers was to locate the studies that already exist, assess the research conducted, and identify gaps. The titles are organized by region:GeneralLiterature Review and Analysis Related to Human Trafficking in Post-Conflict Situations, Washington, DC: USAID (2004) [text]AfricaGetting to Grips with Trafficking: Reflections on Human Trafficking Research in South Africa, Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies (2006) [text]Literature Review on Trafficking in West and East Africa, Bangkok: Global Alliance against Traffic in Women ([2004]) [text]"Review of Research and Data on Human Trafficking in sub-Saharan Africa," International Migration, vol. 43, no. 1/2 (2005): 75-98 [contents...