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The Centre for Nonviolence and Peace Studies of the University of Rhode Island, USA conferred Dr. Gopal Krishna Siwakoti, President of INHURED International  an ”Honorary Kingian Nonviolence Advocate for Promoting Global Peace” amidst a special function organised at the Univertsity auditorium today. The Award, which was conferred for the first time by the University in recognition of advancing Martin Luther [...]

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REFUGEE REGIME UNDER SAARC: AN AGENDA FOR ACTION

2 April 2010

by Gopal Krishna Siwakoti, PhD Absence of legal framework The world is witnessing a grave humanitarian crisis of forced displacement due to unprecedented internal civil strife resulting in systematic and gross violation of human rights and humanitarian law. The Convention on the Status of Refugees-1951 is the commanding instrument to govern refugee situation worldwide. This [...]

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Refugees nearing 150 days at sea

17 February 2010

254 Sri Lankan Tamil-speaking refugees have been trapped on a tiny boat in the port of Merak in Indonesia. It will be 150 days on march 10th. Currently No humanitarian agencies apart from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) are allowed to visit the boat. The IOM, which gets $12 million a year from the [...]

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Tens of Thousands of Rohingyas from Burma at risk of starvation in an unprecedented crackdown in Bangladesh

15 February 2010

The ARAKAN PROJECT PRESS RELEASE 15 February 2010 A new report released today by The Arakan Project states that an unprecedented crackdown by the Bangladesh government on Rohingyas from Burma is creating a grave humanitarian crisis for tens of thousands of refugees.  The report “Unregistered Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: Crackdown, forced displacement and hunger” calls [...]

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Nepal again asks Bhutan to take back refugees

10 February 2010

February 10th, 2010 KATHMANDU – With the 16th summit of South Asian heads of states just over two months away, Nepal Wednesday asked Bhutan to take back the Bhutanese refugees who have been languishing in Nepal for nearly two decades. Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal emphasised that the government of Bhutan must allow the [...]

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