For Pakistan, political and economic considerations outweigh inhumane deportation of refugees

Scapegoating an entire community only speaks to Pakistan’s lack of legislation or political will on how to deal with refugees, say rights activists.

Abdullah Zahid

· Nov 28, 2023 · 07:30 pm

As Pakistan deports Afghan refugees, Western countries must also shoulder the blame

Western countries must keep their promises to process refugee visa applications for Afghans in a timely fashion.

Susan Hutchinson, The Conversation

· Nov 24, 2023 · 07:30 pm

World is family: From Manipur to Myanmar, the escalating refugee crisis is a wake-up call for India

The events unfolding in Manipur are not very different from the events that have led to people fleeing their villages and ultimately their country.

Nandita Haksar

· Jun 20, 2023 · 09:00 am

Why the return of the Rohingya to Myanmar is crucial

A whole population cannot spend years in another country in refuge from another situation where they are denied their basic civil rights.

Anup Sinha, Dhaka Tribune

· May 09, 2023 · 07:30 pm

The repatriation of the Rohingya has drawn objections, but Bangladesh’s struggles remain unaddressed

The international community has not been pro-active in resolving the crisis even as Bangladesh has fulfilled its responsibilities by sheltering the refugees.

MH Rahman, Dhaka Tribune

· May 01, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Instead of outsourcing asylum to African countries, here’s what Europe should do

Western governments have entertained ideas of outsourcing asylum processing for 40 years, but never has it worked.

Laura Lambert, The Conversation

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Martin Lemberg-Pedersen, The Conversation

· Apr 21, 2023 · 09:30 pm

UK’s illegal migration bill rides roughshod over both domestic and international law

The UN refugee agency has emphasised that the bill would ‘undermine a longstanding, humanitarian tradition of which the British people are rightly proud’.

Helen O'Nions, The Conversation

· Mar 09, 2023 · 09:30 pm

‘There are no happy stories for refugees’: The world has turned its back on a humanitarian crisis

Those seeking asylum encounter a dehumanised, ruthless and ugly society where they are used as pawns in international power politics.

Nandita Haksar

· Jun 20, 2022 · 08:30 am

If long-term issues are ignored, the Ukrainian refugee crisis could go the Rohingya way

Even sympathetic communities can lose their enthusiasm for hosting refugees.

Palash Kamruzzaman, The Conversation

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Bulbul Siddiqi, The Conversation

· May 26, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Afghan refugees who fled to Pakistan face economic hardship and police harassment

The country has grown tired of hosting them.

Zofeen T Ebrahim, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Apr 21, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Boat carrying migrants capsizes off Libya’s coast, at least 57 presumed dead

A United Nations migration official said there were at least 75 migrants on board, but 18 were rescued and sent back to Libya.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 27, 2021 · 01:56 pm

Bangladesh’s unplanned relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island is risky

But the international community should do much more to ensure that the refugees can safely return to Myanmar.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· Jun 07, 2021 · 08:45 am