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Sub-Regional Symposium on Refugee Protection in East Asia

April 23, 2010

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DATE: April 28, 2010 (Wed) 10:00 ~ 17:00 Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea Venue: International Conference Hall, Gwangbok Hall, Yonsei University Sinchon Campus Theme: Refugee Protection in East Asia and the Role of Civil Society Background Recently, there have been some positive developments in the asylum field in the Asia Pacific Region. In 2008, the [...]

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Japan to resettle Myanmar refugees

3 February 2010

Source: INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Japan has taken the first steps to become the first Asian nation to resettle refugees from Myanmar, the United Nations’ Manila office said Wednesday, quoting a report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR). Japanese officials were scheduled to visit a refugee camp in northern Thailand to interview Myanmar refugees who [...]

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Scant welcome for refugees in Japan

18 November 2009

In a cramped apartment in Tokyo, volunteers are teaching Burmese asylum seekers how to make clothes combining Japanese fashion with their own traditional embroidery.

They hope the project will give women like Lu [not her real name] a way to make ends meet.

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Japan Association for Refugees: Statement Regarding Deportation of Asylum-Seekers in Preparation for the Petition to Revoke the Decision to Reject Refugee Status

17 November 2009

On 29 October 2009, a member of an ethnic minority of Myanmar (Burma), who sought asylum for fear of being persecuted for his political activities, was forcibly deported from Narita Airport while in preparation for the petition to revoke the decision to reject refugee status.

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