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APRRN Joint statement: A call for Korean government to secure the safety of the asylum-seeker deported to Uzbekistan

6 April 2012

 A call for Korean government to secure the safety of the asylum-seeker deported to Uzbekistan  We, the undersigned civil society organizations and networks from Asia-Pacific, express our grave concern and disappointment over the forced repatriation of an Uzbek asylum-seeker to his country of origin on March 21, where if returned, he could be arbitrarily detained, tortured or even killed. Uzbekistan is [...]

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4th Asia Pacific Consultation on Refugee Rights

4 April 2012

The 4th Asia Pacific Consultation on Refugee Rights (APCRR4) will be held in Seoul, Korea from August 22-24, 2012. The registration for the APCRR4 is now open until April 30 and can be obtained via this link: Click Please also visit the APCRR website for more information and where we will uploading more details on [...]

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APRRN March 2012 Newsletter

28 March 2012

The APRRN March 2012 Newsletter is ready and can be downloaded here: http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/pdf/APRRN Newsletter March 2012.pdf This issue includes: 1. APRRN Southeast Asia Legal Aid Training 2. Campaign to end the immigration detention of children 3. SAPA Task Force Meetings 4. NGO Statement fort the 53rd UNHCR Standing Committee Meeting 5. Refugee Bill passed in [...]

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Member news – Call for support: Global campaign to end the immigration detention of children

3 February 2012

Call for support: Global campaign to end the immigration detention of children The International Detention Coalition (IDC) will launch a global campaign to end the immigration detention of children at the UN Human Rights Council in March this year as well as in a number of countries. IDC needs your support to build and put [...]

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Thailand: Stateless family released from Immigration Detention Centre

27 January 2012

Bangkok, January 27, 2012 On January 27, two stateless children and their family were released from the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) in Bangkok after having been detained for more than 1 year and 6 months. The children and their family arrived in Thailand to seek asylum in June, 2008, but they were arrested and detained [...]

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