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The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will be commemorated one month from today on December 10th. The Global Migration Group has released a report in advance of the anniversary, entitled International Migration and Human Rights: Challenges and Opportunities on the Threshold of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which "considers...

Globalization, poverty and mobility: an introduction to the developmental dimensions of international migration, New Issues in Refugee Research Working Paper, no. 164 (UNHCR, Sept. 2008) [text] National Legal Framework for IDPs in Sri Lanka: A Critical Analysis, IPCS Research Papers (Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Sept. 2008) [text via Human Security Gateway] Negotiating Rights: The...

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, vol. 17, no. 3 (July 2008) [contents] - Special issue on "Refugee Mental Health." Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 22, no. 3 (Spring 2008) [contents] - Mix of articles. International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 20, no. 3 (Oct. 2008) [contents] - Includes articles on non-refoulement, property restitution, asylum in the Western...

Several glossaries have recently been issued: Glossary of Humanitarian Terms (ReliefWeb, Aug. 2008) [text] - Compilation of terms selected from other glossaries; see also their listing of other humanitarian glossaries. People on the Move: Handbook of Selected Terms and Concepts (Hague Process on Refugees and Migration, July 2008) [text] - Developed for the general public/civil society to raise...

Conflict and Health (March 2008) [access] - Several full-text articles posted to this open access journal focus on infectious diseases in the displaced Burmese population. Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 2 (May 2008) [contents] - Mix of articles. International Migration, vol. 46, no. 2 (June 2008) [contents] - Mix of articles including one on forced displacement in Darfur. Refuge, vol....

Asylon(s), no. 2 (nov. 2007) [full-text] - Theme of this issue is "Terrains d'ASILES." Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, no. 2007-2 (Nov. 2007) [full-text] - Mix of articles, with several on psychosocial aspects of disasters. Conflict, Security & Development, vol. 7, no. 4 (2007) [contents] - Mix of articles, including one on conflict-generated diasporas. Disasters, vol....

Researchers can read reports and statements and, in some cases, even view presentations from several conferences that have recently concluded. The 12th International Metropolis Conference, which met 8-12 October 2007 in Melbourne, has PowerPoint presentations for many of its presenters at http://www.metropolis2007.org/. The 28th Conference of European Ministers of Justice, which met 25-26...

Gaining from Migration: Towards a New Mobility System (OECD, Sept. 2007) [text]Information Services for Refugee Communities in Zambia, Paper presented at 73rd IFLA General Conference (15 Aug. 2007) [text]Library Services for Displaced People: Activities in Burmese Refugee Camps, Paper presented at 73rd IFLA General Conference (15 Aug. 2007) [text]The long road home: Opportunities and obstacles...

International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 19, no. 2 (July 2007) [contents] - Includes articles on expanding the scope of the gender guidelines in Canada; North Korean refugees; refugees in India; and assessing credibility of asylum applicants. International Migration, vol. 45, no. 3 (August 2007) [contents] - Focus is on "illegal" and "irregular" immigrants. Journal of Ethnic and Migration...

Courrier de la Planète, no. 81-82 (2007) [selected full-text] - Special issue on international migration; includes an interview with Stephen Castles. Disaster Prevention and Management, vol. 16, no. 3 (2007) [contents] - Mix of articles. European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 9, no. 2 (2007) [contents] - Includes one article on the detention of asylum-seekers, and another on EU asylum...