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	<title>Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) &#187; Thematic</title>
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	<description>Advancing the rights of refugees in the Asia Pacific region.</description>
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		<title>Member news &#8211; Call for support: Global campaign to end the immigration detention of children</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2012/02/03/member-news-call-for-support-global-campaign-to-end-the-immigration-detention-of-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report on the 2011 ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN People’s  Forum 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 03:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year the ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC) 2011 was hosted by civil society groups in Jakarta from the 3rd – 5th May, 2011 at Hotel Ciputa in Jakarta. The ACSC was attended by more than 1300 participants from all over ASEAN. Apart from the plenaries, there were more than 33 workshops that were held [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sub-Regional Symposium on Refugee Protection in East Asia</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/04/23/sub-regional-symposium-on-refugee-protection-in-east-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/04/23/sub-regional-symposium-on-refugee-protection-in-east-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anoop</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[& Institute of Legal Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[japan association for refugees]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Refugee Pnan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop the repatriation of the Sri Lankan refugees and asylum seekers now!</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/01/06/stop-deportation-of-19-sri-lankan-refugees-and-asylum-seekers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>APRRN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUARAM has been informed that the actual number of Sri Lankan asylum seekers at risk of deportation by the Malaysian Government is 19 individuals. They are scheduled to be deported on 7 and 8 January 2010 and are currently located at KLIA Immigration Detention Centre.

In addition, we were also informed that the 19 have been registered by UNHCR during detention at Machap Umboo Immigration Detention Centre, Malacca. It is most likely that their asylum claims are still being processed by UNHCR.]]></description>
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		<title>UN High Commissioner for Refugees Dialogue on Protection Challenges</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2010/01/04/un-high-commissioner-for-refugees-dialogue-on-protection-challenges-geneva-9-10-december-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives of national governments, municipalities, non-governmental and inter-governmental organisations, academics and refugees participated in the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Dialogue on Protection Challenges held in Geneva from 9-10 December 2009. The focus of the dialogue was on the hurdles faced by people of concern to UNHCR in cities and other urban settings]]></description>
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		<title>International Working Group on Women at Risk</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2009/12/28/centre-for-refugee-research-india-we-are-the-people-who-dont-exist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>APRRN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[source: http://www.crr.unsw.edu.au/advocacy/international-working-group-on-women-at-risk/ Forming an International Working Group for the Protection of Refugee Women and Children: From Words on Paper to Actions on the Ground The Centre for Refugee Research advocated for UNHCR&#8217;s Executive Committee to adopt a Conclusion for the protection of refugee women and girls. This was achieved with the adoption of the Conclusion on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Immigration Detention Working Group (IDWG)</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2009/12/28/introduction-to-the-immigration-detention-working-group/</link>
		<comments>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2009/12/28/introduction-to-the-immigration-detention-working-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>APRRN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Immigration Detention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Immigration Detention Working Group (IDWG) of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network consists of more than 50 organisations and individuals from 12 countries in the Asia Pacific region who aim to work together for the rights, dignity and well being of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in detention in the Asia Pacific Region. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The News Today, Bangladesh: Separate cells for female expat workers on the cards</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2009/11/25/separate-cells-for-female-expat-workers-on-the-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2009/11/25/separate-cells-for-female-expat-workers-on-the-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>APRRN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government is considering setting up separate cells at different Bangladesh missions abroad to look after female expatriate workers'' interest.

"The government will take initiative to assist female expatriate workers abroad through Bangladesh missions," said Labour and Employment Minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain. The minister was addressing a study report launching ceremony as the chief guest at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel in the city on Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Scant welcome for refugees in Japan</title>
		<link>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2009/11/18/scant-welcome-for-refugees-in-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://refugeerightsasiapacific.org/2009/11/18/scant-welcome-for-refugees-in-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>APRRN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[East Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Aid and Advocacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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