Publications & Reports

PCHR Publishes Annual Report 2007. PCHR has published its Annual Report for 2007, which covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2007. This report is the 12^th Annual Report published by PCHR since 1996. To download the report, in PDF format - http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/Reports/English/pdf_annual/annual_reports07.html

Schools can do more to help refugee children integrate - a new report by the Refugee Council (Refugee Council) - [text online]. For a copy of the report go to: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/inclusiveschools
(Source: Refugee Council – http://www/refugeecouncil.org.uk).

Code of practice
Refugee Council response to the UK Border Agency Code of Practice for Keeping Children Safe from Harm [April 2008]
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy/responses/2008/Codeofpractice.htm
(Source: Refugee Council – http://www/refugeecouncil.org.uk).

Following new rules introduced on 1 April 2008 on voluntary returns, we have updated the information on these two pages:
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/howwehelp/directly/voluntary_returns/afghanistan.htm
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/howwehelp/directly/voluntary_returns/iraq.htm
(Source: Refugee Council – http://www/refugeecouncil.org.uk).

RC highlights independent support for right to work (Refugee Council) - [text online]. You can access the report here - http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/files/CoVE_short_report.pdf
(Source: Refugee Council – http://www/refugeecouncil.org.uk).

Note on the Structure and Operation of the KhAD/WAD in Afghanistan
1978-1992. April 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?docid=482947db2
(Source: UNHCR Refworld - http://www.unhcr.org/research/3ebf8ef14.html).

New Publication - MRS N°33 Climate Change and Migration: Improving Methodologies to Estimate Flows. Now available from the IOM website at: http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/cache/offonce/pid/1674;jsessionid=9FDF4DA2BC0F0ADE4659D3E973037CE8.worker02?entryId=17120
(Source: International Organization for Migration – http://www.iom.int/).

Assessing the Costs and Impacts of Migration Policy: An International Comparison. Now available from the IOM website at: http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/cache/offonce/pid/1674;jsessionid=9FDF4DA2BC0F0ADE4659D3E973037CE8.worker02?entryId=17121).
(Source: International Organization for Migration – http://www.iom.int/).

DARFUR: ‘SCORCHED EARTH’ TACTICS WARRANT UN SANCTIONS
Government Attacks Show Civilians Need Greater International Protection
(New York, May 19, 2008) – The United Nations Security Council should impose targeted sanctions on Sudanese officials responsible for attacks against civilians in West Darfur in February 2008, said Human Rights Watch in a new report released today. Following an attack by Darfur rebels on Khartoum on May 10, 2008, Human Rights Watch also expressed concern about possible government reprisals against civilians in West Darfur.
Read more at: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/05/19/sudan18857.htm
Read the report: http://hrw.org/reports/2008/darfur0508/
(Source: Human Rights Watch: http://www.hrw.org/)

Assessment on Returns to Iraq Amongst the Iraqi Refugee Population in Syria (UNHCR Syria, April 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Beyond the School Gates: Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Secondary School (Refugee Council, May 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Hidden Cork: Perspectives of Asylum Seekers on Direct Provision and the Asylum Legal System (NASC - Irish Immigrant Support Centre, April 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

"Living and Health Conditions of Palestinian Refugees in an Unofficial Camp in the Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Survey," Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 62 (2008): 91-97 [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

UNHCR Field Review: Presentation of Main Findings (May 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Unwelcome Guests: The Detention of Refugees in Turkey's Foreigners Guesthouses (Helsinki Citizens Assembly, April 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Project:London at Médecins du Monde has published a new report on: 'Improving Access to Healthcare for the Community's Most Vulnerable'.
Download the report at:
http://www.medecinsdumonde.org.uk/doclib/104524-report2007light.pdf (pdf file, 1mb)
(Source: Institute for Race Relations: http://www.irr.org.uk/).

Positive Action in Housing (PAIH) has published its first edition of the quarterly: 'Destitution Service Bulletin'.
Download the bulletin at:
http://www.paih.org/quickmail-latest_files/destitutionnewsletterissue1.pdf (pdf file, 936kb)

The Independent Asylum Commission has published its first report of conclusions and recommendations: 'Saving Sanctuary'.
Download the report at:
http://www.independentasylumcommission.org.uk/files/Saving%20Sanctuary.pdf (pdf file, 1.9mb)
(Source: Institute for Race Relations: http://www.irr.org.uk/).

The Fawcett Society has published: 'Ethnic Minority Women - Routes to Power'.
Download the summary at:
http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/documents/Routes%20to%20Power%20Summary.pdf (pdf file, 314kb). Or download the full report at:
http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/documents/Routes%20to%20Power.pdf (pdf file, 754kb)
(Source: Institute for Race Relations: http://www.irr.org.uk/).

The Independent Monitoring Board at Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre has published its: 'Annual Report 2007'.
Download the report at:
http://www.imb.gov.uk/annual-reports/07-annual-reports/Campfield_House_IRC_2007.pdf?view=Binary (pdf file, 352kb)
(Source: Institute for Race Relations: http://www.irr.org.uk/).

The House of Lords and House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights has published: 'Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights (Tenth Report): Counter-Terrorism Bill'.
Download the report at:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200708/jtselect/jtrights/108/108.pdf (pdf file, 408kb)
(Source: Institute for Race Relations: http://www.irr.org.uk/).

NGOs & UN Agencies Assisting Persons with Disabilities; A
non-exhaustive reference list of organizations working with and for
persons with disabilities world-wide
April 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?docid=48297a4e2
(Source: UNHCR Refworld - http://www.unhcr.org/research/3ebf8ef14.html).

Assessing the Costs and Impacts of Migration Policy: An International Comparison. The book by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Eurasylum on 'Assessing the Costs and Impacts of Migration Policy: an International Comparison' has just been published. The book explores some of the key issues, at a policy and practical level, relating to the design, implementation and outcomes of public evaluation systems in the field of migration policy. It reviews the ways migration
policies are evaluated in several EU member states, the USA, Canada, the European Commission, IOM and UNHCR, and provides a range of recommendations for improving the design and implementation of evidence-based and accountable policies in the field of migration and asylum. The book can be downloaded or ordered from here:
http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/cache/offonce/pid/1674;jsessionid=9FDF4DA2BC
0F0ADE4659D3E973037CE8.worker02?entryId=17121
(Source: FMO Discussion List - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html).

Title - Catching the Wind - Human Rights
Source - International Council on Human Rights Policy
Date - Dec 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/AMMF-7EMJ5M?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb – http://www/reliefweb.int/)

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