Dear List Members,
Below please find references to new online publications, journal/newsletter
issues, events and opportunities, and web sites.
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**Online Articles/Publications**
Beyond Victimhood: Women’s Peacebuilding in Sudan, Congo and Uganda (June
2006) - http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4185&l=1
Connected lives: Somalis in Minneapolis, family responsibilities and the
migration dreams of relatives, Working Paper no. 124 (July 2006) -
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/research/opendoc.pdf?tbl=RESEARCH&id=44b7b6912
First do no harm: denying healthcare to people whose asylum claims have failed
(June 2006) -
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/downloads/rc_reports/Health_access_report_jun06.pdf
Forced displacement in Africa: Dimensions, difficulties and policy directions,
Working Paper no. 126 (July 2006) -
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/research/opendoc.pdf?tbl=RESEARCH&id=44b7b758f
Guide to International Human Rights Mechanisms for IDPs and their Advocates
(June 2006) -
http://www.brookings.edu/fp/projects/idp/Human_Rights_Mechanisms_for_IDPs.pdf
Home truths - Adult refugees and asylum seekers (June 2006) -
http://www.philanthropycapital.org/html/Research/refugees.php
- Free registration required to access text.
Operational Protection in Camps and Settlements: A reference guide of good
practices in the protection of refugees and other persons of concern (June
2006) -
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/opendoc.pdf?tbl=RSDLEGAL&id=44b381994
Reflecting asylum in London's communities - monitoring London's press coverage
of refugees and asylum seekers: an analysis of press reporting January -
February 2005 (June 2006) -
http://www.icar.org.uk/bob_html/02_gla_report/Reflecting_Asylum_Report.pdf
The Refugee Convention as a rights blueprint for persons in need of
international protection, Working Paper no. 125 (July 2006) -
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/research/opendoc.pdf?tbl=RESEARCH&id=44b7b7162
Rights of Refugees in the Context of Integration: Legal Standards and
Recommendations (June 2006) -
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/protect/opendoc.pdf?tbl=PROTECTION&id=44bb90882
UNHCR and International Protection: A Protection Induction Programme (June
2006) -
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/publ/opendoc.htm?tbl=PUBL&id=44b4bbcd2
Warm welcome? Understanding public attitudes to asylum seekers in Scotland
(June 2006) - http://www.ippr.org.uk/ecomm/files/warm_welcome.pdf
**Journals/Newsletters**
Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 20, no. 3 (Spring 2006) –
https://articleworks.cadmus.com/geolaw/zs900306.html (contents)
Hommes et Migrations, no. 1261 (mai/juin 2006) -
http://www.hommes-et-migrations.fr/archives/2006/1261/1261.html
(selected full-text)
- Focus is on the reception of immigrants in France.
Humanitarian Exchange, no. 34 (June 2006) (full-text, free registration
required; also available through ReliefWeb) -
http://www.odihpn.org/report.asp?ID=2805
- Focus is on the “response to the earthquake in Pakistan on 8 October 2005.”
International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 18, no. 2 (June 2006) -
http://ijrl.oxfordjournals.org/content/vol18/issue2/index.dtl?etoc
- Includes articles on "protection elsewhere," post-9/11 in Canada, non-
Palestinian refugees in the Middle East, and IDPs in Darfur.
Refugees Magazine, no. 143 (July 2006) -
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/doclist?page=publ&id=3e50becf4
(full-text)
- Focus is on Central Asia.
**Events & Opportunities**
7th Biennial World Conference of the International Association of Refugee Law
Judges, Mexico City, 6-9 November 2006 -
http://www.iarlj.nl/cms/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=en
- Theme is “Forced Migration and the Advancement of International Protection:
The Interplay Between Migration, International Human Rights Law and Refugee
Status Determination.”
11th International Metropolis Conference, Lisbon, 2-6 October 2006 -
http://www.ceg.ul.pt/metropolis2006/
- Theme is "Paths and Crossroads: Moving People, Changing Places."
**Web Sites/Tools**
Aid Workers Network - http://www.aidworkers.net/
- Re-designed site for aid workers, with “practical advice and resources.”
ecoi.net – http://www.ecoi.net
- Re-designed country of origin information site, with new search features
added.
Mediablog - http://www.icar.org.uk/?lid=6451
- Weblog started by ICAR that provides news and commentary.
Elisa Mason
Information Specialist
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