Rights of Refugees and IDPs in Africa

Definitions: Refugees, internally displaced persons and asylum ...

Yet they lack the same rights and protections under international law. Assisting refugees is a legal obligation, but protections for IDPs have for a long time ...

Conflicts Causing Record Level of Forced Displacement in Africa

The number of African refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers grew by 14 percent over the past year—to more than 45 ...

Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

Internally displaced people and refugees face many challenges beyond their basic humanitarian needs, including being at risk of major human rights abuses.

Asylum & the Rights of Refugees

The right to liberty and security of the person is important in the context of how asylum seekers are treated within the intended country of refuge. The ...

Strengthened Protection for Internally Displaced Persons in Africa

The Kampala Convention's entry into force continues Africa's remarkable history of legal leadership on forced migration.

Forced migration or displacement data

... refugees, asylum seekers and IDPs through its Handbook for Registration. ... Under international law, migrants have human rights by virtue ...

REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AND ...

The recent estab- lishment of formal relationships between the UNHCR, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and the relevant AU organs support ...

SI: Refugees, Returnees & IDP « Area Studies# « Cambridge Core ...

They also examine the role of Africa's human rights treaties, namely the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the African Charter on ...

Refugees, idps and Citizenship Rights: the perils of humanitarianism ...

Forced repatriation of refugees and protracted internments in camps for the internally displaced peoples (idps) are symbolic of declining ...

Rights of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa

Request PDF | On Jan 1, 2012, Jamil Ddamulira Mujuzi published Rights of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa | Find, read and cite all the ...

AFRICAN UNION CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION ... - EODS

assistance accorded to internally displaced persons in Africa; and, ... Human and Peoples' Rights for Refugees, Returnees, IDPs and Asylum.

Status of Women's rights in refugee and internal displacement ...

Forced displacement – one of the major consequences of conflict, insecurity and disaster in Africa – leaves women and girls disproportionately ...

Protecting the human rights of refugees and displaced persons - LSE

It replicates some of the criteria Beyani had set out earlier for determining the rights of internally displaced Africans to bring actions against their states ...

News - Centre for Human Rights - University of Pretoria

Most refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa remain displaced for prolonged periods of time. Often, their rights are highly restricted ...

The rights of refugees in Africa are under threat: what can be done

It also gave refugees and asylum seekers the right to have their cases go through legal processes. A key principle within this framework is that ...

The Rights of Refugees and IDPs in the East and Horn of Africa

The LWF is pleased to co-host a discussion about the rights of refugees and interally displaced people in the east and horn of Africa.

Internally Displaced Persons in Africa need a strong Convention

We believe that the adoption of a legally-binding Convention on the issue of internal displacement would send an important signal to the rest of ...

A/RES/57/183 - Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced ...

Commending the First Ministerial Conference on Human Rights in Africa of the ... and to meet the protection and assistance needs of internally displaced persons,.

Protecting internally displaced persons: The value of the Kampala ...

For example, in the early 1990s, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) organized a seminar on the protection of African ...

Discussion on Refugees, IDPs and Humanitarian Assistance in Africa

As conditions of insecurity improve, mechanisms should be created for the safe and voluntary return of IDPs and refugees. There is also a need ...