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Refugee & Asylum Policy

Refugee & Asylum Policy

Asylum Seekers
Refugees & Resettlement
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Tens of millions of people around the globe have been forcibly displaced by conflict, natural disaster, or persecution, seeking refuge either within or beyond the borders of their country. Humanitarian protection, whether for refugees, asylum seekers, or internally displaced persons (IDPs), represents a key policy area for many major immigrant-receiving countries as well as nations bordering locations where war, political upheaval, or natural disaster have disrupted daily life. The research offered here relates to the law and practice of protecting refugees and IDPs in areas of conflict as well as in industrialized nations, with a focus on secure solutions and effective institutional arrangements for comprehensive protection.

Recent Activity

Articles
March 1, 2005
U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers and Human Rights
By Bill Frelick
Articles
January 1, 2005
The Hague Program Reflects New European Realities
By Joanne van Selm
Articles
September 1, 2004
Darfur: Beyond the Brink of Disaster
By Erin Patrick
Articles
May 1, 2004
Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration
By Stephen Castles
Articles
May 1, 2004
Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda
By Sarah Dryden-Peterson
Articles
April 1, 2004
EU Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications
By Veysel Oezcan
Articles
April 1, 2004
Gender-Related Persecution and International Protection
By Erin Patrick
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Reports
March 2004
The EU as a Global Player in the Refugee Protection Regime
By  Joanne van Selm

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Recent Activity

Articles
March 1, 2005

U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers and Human Rights

Bill Frelick of Amnesty International USA reports on why the United States' detention of asylum seekers concerns the human rights community.

Articles
January 1, 2005

The Hague Program Reflects New European Realities

MPI's Joanne van Selm analyzes the EU's latest effort to guarantee rights, protect refugees, and regulate migration flows and borders.

Articles
September 1, 2004

Darfur: Beyond the Brink of Disaster

MPI Associate Policy Analyst Erin Patrick maps out the latest developments in the evolving refugee crisis in and around Sudan's Darfur region.

Articles
May 1, 2004

Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda

The UN is collaborating with Uganda's government to open new doors to refugee education, according to Sarah Dryden-Peterson.
Articles
May 1, 2004

Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration

Stephen Castles of the University of Oxford outlines the categories of forced migrants and the factors driving their movement.
Articles
April 1, 2004

Gender-Related Persecution and International Protection

MPI Associate Policy Analyst Erin Patrick presents an in-depth look at some of the controversies associated with gender-related asylum.

Articles
April 1, 2004

EU Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications

Countries in the European Union received fewer asylum applications in 2003, according to Veysel Oezcan of the Social Science Research Center Berlin.
Reports
March 2004

The EU as a Global Player in the Refugee Protection Regime

Through a broad overview of key policy and legislation dating back to the early 1990s, this paper finds that despite persistent efforts to coordinate an EU level approach to asylum and refugee protection, the process has been severely stifled by the lack of a philosophical consensus between Member States as to what constitutes refugee protection in Europe and globally.

 

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