1) DeBono et al., Humane and Dignified? Migrants' Experiences of Living in a 'State of Deportability' in Sweden
It is hoped that you will find this book useful and that it can contribute to furthering discussions on the implementation of the European Return Directive, the operational aspects of forced return in the light of human
rights considerations. The book published by Malmo University is freely accessible (see short description below). The book can be downloaded from here: https://dspace.mah.se/handle/2043/19455
In addition, a short version of some of the conclusions of this project were gathered into a Policy Brief which can be downloaded from here:
http://www.mah.se/upload/Forskningscentrum/MIM/Projects/Deportations_Policy%20Brief_2015.pdf
Short book description:
By analysing migrant experiences of living in Sweden under the threat of deportation, this book contributes to our understanding of the effects of deportation, or forced return, on people. Migrants at risk of deportation are a varied and disparate group, with singularly different stories. Within their different stories, often painful to listen to, there arise common and strong narratives. These narratives, the outcome of qualitative research with migrants, are the focus of this volume. An overview of key policies, legislations and institutions at the Swedish and EU levels is provided to contextualise the data and conclusions. What can we learn from these migrant experiences of the Swedish forced returns system, a system which has been both highly commended in some areas while critiqued in others?
Deportation is increasingly being discussed from a social and global justice point of view, as well as from a human rights point of view. It is therefore of critical importance that migrant voices are heard and their experiences analysed. The 2009 European Return Directive, transposed into Swedish law in 2012, states that deportation and pre-removal detention should be conducted with respect to fundamental human rights, or in other words, in a ‘humane and dignified’ manner. But what is a ‘humane and dignified’ deportation? Is it an oxymoron in itself? This book does not claim to answer this question, but merely contributes to the debate through an analysis of migrant narratives. The afterword by UNHCR Nansen Award winner Dr. Katrine Camilleri reflects on the results of the study by juxtaposing it with her own work in Malta and primes a wider discussion of the topic by putting the Swedish case in the broadercontext of European Union trends.
2) New UNHCR document:
On 24 September 2015, UNHCR published: “International Protection Considerations Related to the Developments in Ukraine – Update III” available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/56017e034.html Previous alerts are available at http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/alerts.html
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