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Refugee Act in Korea passed

16 January 2012

The new Refugee Act in Korea passed the National Assembly on 29th December, 2011. The Act will come into effect on 1st July 2013. APRRN members in Korea in cooperation with the National Human Rights Commission, UNHCR Korea and Lawmaker Woo Yer played the key role in passing the Act. APRRN members in Korea have [...]

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Open letter to the Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra

27 December 2011

December 27, 2011 HE Yingluck Shinawatra Prime Minister, Kingdom of Thailand RE: Deportation of Lao Hmong Refugees Dear Your Excellency Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, We, the undersigned members of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network, are deeply concerned about the deportation of Ka Yang, a Lao Hmong recognized as a refugee by the UN High [...]

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APRRN December Newsletter

18 December 2011

The APRRN December Newsletter can now be downloaded here: Click This issue includes: 1. Message from Pill Kyu Hwang, Chair of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network 2. Asia Pacific Immigration Detention Working Group Regional Workshop 3. Refugee Mental Health Training in Hong Kong 4. The East Asia Working Group Symposium in Hong Kong 5. [...]

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Call for internship applications

8 December 2011

The APRRN Secretariat is now looking for interns in 2012 for a period of 3-6 months. Responsibilities of the internship would include: Support APRRN Secretariat with external and internal communication: updating website, newsletters, managing social media, Google Groups, press releases and other publications Support APRRN Secretariat with writing funding proposals and reports Help to organize [...]

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Update: East Asia Symposium & Refugee Mental Health Training

27 October 2011

2011 East Asia Symposium Beyond Asylum:  Refugee Policy in Practice and How Refugees Experience It (12 November 2011, Hong Kong) Venue:  University of Hong Kong, Council Chambers 2011 marks the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a treaty that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives in its relatively short existence since World War [...]

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