Right of asylum
China, DR Congo Most Affected By Displacements In 2016
More than 31 million people were displaced in their own countries by conflict, violence and disasters in 2016, with...
UN Refugee Chief Urges Libya To Free Refugees and Asylum Seekers
The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Sunday urged Libyan authorities to free all asylum seekers and...
Snowden Lashes Out At Hong Kong For Rejecting Refugees
Fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden hit back at the Hong Kong government Thursday for rejecting the protection bids...
Washington’s UN Envoy To Travel To Jordan, Turkey
US Ambassador Nikki Haley will make her first trip overseas this week as Washington's envoy to the United Nations,...
UN Wants More Than $1bn To Help With South Sudan
Neighbouring countries are struggling to cope with the refugees crossing over from South Sudan UN aid agencies are...
Hong Kong ‘Snowden Refugees’ Face Deportation
A group of refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are facing deportation after the...
Angola Feels Pressure of DR Congo Refugees
Hundreds of people from Democratic Republic of Congo's central Kasai region have been pouring into neighbouring Angola...
UN Warns of Massive Displacement In Yemen
A UN official warned Wednesday that up to half a million people could be displaced as conflict escalates and the...
Growing African Repression Causing Migrant Exodus
African countries are becoming increasingly repressive and causing more people to leave their homes, British charity...
Japan Tough To Crack For Refugees
It has been a decade since Liliane last saw her little girl. She fled Africa in fear for her life, leaving behind...
Fresh Surge of Refugees Return To Afghanistan From Pakistan
A fresh surge of undocumented refugees have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan this month, a humanitarian group said...
South Sudan War Strains Uganda’s Generous Refugee Policy
Ugandan motorbike taxi driver Sadiq Agotre grumbles as he waits for a rare client among thousands of South Sudanese...
Spreading Violence In South Sudan Forcing Thousands To Flee To Uganda
A woman and her children displaced by fighting in South Sudan sit outside her tent at the Kule camp The U. N. refugee...
UN Warns Syria Refugee Aid Funds ‘desperate’
The UN warned Tuesday the plight of millions of Syrian refugees was becoming "desperate," with aid funds running low as...
UN Urges More Support For States Hosting Syria Refugees
Syrian refugees are increasingly desperate after years in exile and face rising social tensions in overstretched...
Pakistan Resumes Repatriating Afghan Refugees Despite Criticism
Pakistan Monday resumed its mass repatriation of Afghan refugees despite past accusations of coercion in the supposedly...
Syrian Refugee Numbers Pass Five Million
The tally of refugees who have fled the war in Syria now exceeds five million, the United Nations said Thursday. "As...
Uganda At ‘breaking Point’ From S Sudan Refugee Crisis
The United Nations has warned that Uganda is at a "breaking point" as almost 3,000 refugees pour into the country every...
Hong Kong ‘Snowden Refugees’ Seek Asylum In Canada
Refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are formally seeking asylum from the Canadian...