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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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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