Refugees

DHAKA: Authorities in Bangladesh have begun relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process, officials said Thursday. The United Nations has also voiced concern that refugees be allowed to make a “free and informed decision” about whether…

Cape Town — The United Nations has received approval from the Ethiopian government for “unimpeded, sustained and secure access for humanitarian personnel and services to vulnerable populations in administered areas in Tigray and bordering areas of Amhara and Afar regions”, according to the agreement that was seen and reported Wednesday…

The federal government could face some very expensive lawsuits now that the Federal Court can hear refugees' negligence claims. Home Affairs Minister Peter DuttonLawyers and refugee advocates are hailing a recent High Court decision as a victory for asylum seekers after it unanimously held that the Federal Court could hear…

News Jada Loutoo Tuesday 1 December 2020Venezuelans including 16 children onboard a pirogue made its way to Los Iros beach after a high court judge ordered the authorities to produce them followinga deportation order. - Lincoln HolderTHE STATE scored a major victory on Tuesday as it wrestles with “an avalanche”…

KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has expressed disappointment that its 2019 Annual Report would not be debated in Parliament this year. Suhakam in a statement today said the annual report contained its recommendations relating to the rights of vulnerable communities including Orang Asli, women and children,…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praised his soldiers on Monday for victory over a rebellious northern movement, but the leader of Tigray's forces said they were still fighting amid fears of a protracted guerrilla conflict. The nearly month-long war has killed hundreds and probably thousands, sent…

A man registers Ethiopian refugees, who fled the fighting in Tigray Region, at a border reception centre (Village 8) in Gedaref State, eastern Sudan, on Nov. 29, 2020. ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images A day after Ethiopia declared victory in its 25-day military march into the rebellious Tigray region, reports from the…

Many are aged 13 to 17, but some are as young as five. A number of them have relatives or family friends waiting on the other side but about 800 of them are completely on their own, according to UNHCR’s records. They are left to fend for themselves in a…

SASCHA WIL­SON   Af­ter three days on the rough seas, 16 Venezue­lan chil­dren, the youngest a four-month-old ba­by and the el­dest child 14 years, along with 11 adults, most­ly women, re­turned to the shores of Trinidad. Hun­gry and trem­bling from the cold, they ar­rived short­ly be­fore 1 pm in two pirogues…

Tortoise refugees with the highest genetic variation are far more likely to survive conservation translocation than tortoises whose genetic diversity is lower, according to a new study. The findings suggest that translocation efforts should account for genetic variation when selecting target individuals rather than focusing solely on those determined to…