Although legally justifiable, increasing restrictions on movement and work for refugees in Iran have detrimental effects for the refugees.
FMR 44 Insights from the refugee response in Cameroon
The integration of Central African refugees into existing Cameroonian communities has had far-reaching development impacts on the region and the state...
FMR 44 UNHCR in Uganda: better than its reputation suggests
Mistrust and fear abound among Rwandan refugees in Uganda. The dearth of information available about cessation urgently needs to be addressed by UNHCR...
FMR 44 Post-deportation monitoring: why, how and by whom?
The monitoring of refused asylum seekers post-deportation is critical to effective protection.
FMR 44 Deportation of South Sudanese from Israel
Israel's aggressive campaign of arrest and deportation of South Sudanese asylum seekers contravenes the principle of non-refoulement and international...
FMR 44 Assisted voluntary return schemes
While AVR is clearly preferable to deportation, NGOs and academics alike have criticised these schemes for being misleadingly labelled and lacking gen...
FMR 44 Shortcomings in assistance for deported Afghan youth
Programmes to assist deported Afghan youth to reintegrate on their return are failing miserably. There needs to be much greater awareness of what it i...
FMR 44 No longer a child: from the UK to Afghanistan
Young Afghans forced to return to Kabul having spent formative years in the UK encounter particular risks and lack any tailored support on their retur...
FMR 44 State reluctance to use alternatives to detention
States continue to show a marked reluctance to implement alternatives to immigration detention. The reason for this may well be because such alternati...
FMR 44 Questions over alternatives to detention programmes
Alternative to detention programmes may be less restrictive and less expensive than formal detention but they may still have drawbacks. The provision ...