Survivors, Sudanese diaspora, atrocities prevention experts, and more issue warning of genocide in Darfur, Sudan. We, the undersigned Darfuri survivors, members of the Sudanese diaspora, atrocities...
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Sudan: Urgently convene a special session and establish an investigative mechanism
26 April 2023 OPEN LETTER TO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) Excellencies, In light of the unfolding...
Re: Threats to Terminate the Mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia
To: Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society and human rights organizations, are alarmed by...
Eritrea: Extend the UN Special Rapporteur mandate and enshrine his “benchmarks for progress”
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 50th session (13...
Sudan: Ensure continued public debates on the human rights situation
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, Following the military coup of 25 October 2021, the UN...
Sudan: The UN Human Rights Council should act urgently and hold a special session
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, As violence is increasing in Sudan following the...
HRC47: Multilateral action is needed to address the human rights crisis in Cameroon
TO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are...
World + 23 more
Rights in Exile Newsletter June 2021
Issue 124 ISSN 2049-2650 Editorial Team: Nejla Sammakia, Christian Jorgensen, Cristina de Nicolás Izquierdo, Taylor Brooks, Lucia Slot, Nastassja White, Lena Ellen Becker, Rosa da Costa, Divita...
Burundi + 1 more
Dynamiques de retour des refugies et des deplaces internes dans les provinces de Bujumbura, Cibitoke et Muyinga
INTRODUCTION ET REMERCIEMENTS La présente étude vient dans le prolongement d’une autre activité similaire qui a été réalisée dans les provinces du Sud et de l’Est du pays (Makamba, Rutana et Ruyigi)...
Burundi + 1 more
Summary of the research on the dynamics of refugee and IDP returns and reintegration in Burundi
The Return Dynamics of Refugees and IDPs in the Provinces of Bujumbura, Cibitoke and Muyinga The research took place in the provinces of Bujumbura, Cibitoke and Muyinga between 14 January and 20...
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Rights in Exile Newsletter December 2020
Issue 118 ISSN 2049-2650 Editorial Team: Nejla Sammakia, Christian Jorgensen, Cristina de Nicolás Izquierdo, Taylor Brooks, Lucia Slot, Adam Severson, Nastassja White, Lena Ellen Becker, Muchengeti...
Saudi Arabia + 2 more
Choiceless Departures and Involuntary Immobility: Forced Migration from the Gulf States to Africa
Millions of the foreign nationals who live and work in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states hail from repressive or conflict-affected countries, and yet their situation rarely features in...
Joint NGO Statement: The Human Rights Council should support systemic human rights reforms in Sudan
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland 9 September 2020 The Human Rights Council should support systemic human...
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Rights in Exile Newsletter July 2020
Issue 114 ISSN 2049-2650 Editorial Team: Nejla Sammakia, Christian Jorgensen, Cristina de Nicolás Izquierdo, Nicolas Parent, Taylor Brooks, Lucia Slot, Adam Severson, Nastassja White, Lena Ellen...
Burundi + 8 more
Thirty-nine organisations call on governments to ensure access to asylum seekers during COVID-19 pandemic
People seeking safety are trapped at borders across Eastern Africa due to COVID-19 measures A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central Africa...
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IRRI Press Statement on World Refugee Day 2020: Self-reliance as a contemporary ‘durable solution’ to forced displacement
20 June 2020 is World Refugee Day. This year’s theme is Everyone can make a difference. Every action counts. Refugees can and do make a difference in the host communities where they seek refuge, and...
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Rights in Exile Newsletter June 2020
ISSN 2049-2650 Editorial Team: Nejla Sammakia, Christian Jorgensen, Cristina de Nicolás Izquierdo, Nicolas Parent, Taylor Brooks, Lucia Slot, Adam Severson, Nastassja White, Lena Ellen Becker,...
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Rights in Exile Newsletter February 2020
Issue 109 ISSN 2049-2650 Editorial Team: Nejla Sammakia, Christian Jorgensen, Cristina de Nicolás Izquierdo, Nicolas Parent, Taylor Brooks, Sirak Akalu Iyassu, Lucia Slot, Adam Severson, Nastassja...
Rights in Exile Newsletter January 2020
Issue 108 ISSN 2049-2650 Editorial Team: Nejla Sammakia, Christian Jorgensen, Cristina de Nicolás Izquierdo, Nicolas Parent, Taylor Brooks, Olivia Bueno, Sirak Akalu Iyassu and Lucia Slot. Chief...
Tanzania + 1 more
African leaders should raise concerns about Tanzania’s pressure on refugees to return to Burundi
Ahead of the African Union (AU) High-Level Dialogue on displacement taking place from 4-6 December in Uganda, African and international NGOs call on African leaders and regional organisations to urge...