Climate Change Refugees? Think Again
Two weeks ago, the High Court of New Zealand rejected a Kiribati man’s request for asylum as a “climate change refugee.” Ione Teitiota argued that he should be entitled to protection as a refugee...
View ArticleMexico's Displaced
My colleague Garrett Bradford and I are currently in Mexico, where we are meeting with people displaced by organized crime, gangs, and other armed actors throughout the country, including in Tijuana,...
View ArticleRefugees: Figuring Out the Figures
“Global refugee figure passes 50 million for first time since second world war.”“World refugee population exceeds 50 million.”read more
View ArticleOrganized Criminal Groups, U.S. Protection, and the Principle of...
More than 90,000 unaccompanied children are expected to arrive at the U.S. border this year. More than 20,000 of them will be of Mexican origin, but because they are being summarily turned around at...
View ArticleSticking Up for Refugee Protection
In Australia, the navy is intercepting boats in international waters and incarcerating asylum seekers in floating prisons. In Kenya, the government is deporting refugees to Somalia, despite the...
View ArticleOut of Camp, Out of Mind?
“This policy calls for UNHCR to pursue alternatives to camps whenever possible. Compliance with this policy is mandatory.” Those words are taken from a policy statement prepared by UNHCR, the United...
View ArticleThe People’s Climate March: Who I’m Marching For
On September 21, thousands of people will come together in New York City to demand action on global climate change. The People’s Climate March, which comes in advance of the United Nations Climate...
View ArticleNew Dangers, Evolving Protections: Responses to Climate Displacement
Earlier this year, many heralded New Zealand’s grant of asylum to a family from the low-lying Pacific island nation of Tuvalu as the first legal recognition of “climate refugees.” This was not the...
View ArticleThe Tragic Link Between Gang Violence and Displacement in Central America
From the massive migration of an estimated 70,000 unaccompanied children to the U.S. border this past summer to President Barack Obama’s recent executive action on immigration reform, issues facing...
View ArticleInvestigando los Desplazados Internos de México y El Salvador
Mexicanos y Salvadoreños siguen sufriendo ataques diarios contra los individuos, familias y comunidades a través de la extorsión, secuestros, violaciones y homicidios. Estos ataques son generalmente a...
View ArticleThe many victims of El Salvador’s gang violence
This blog originally appeared in the Hill.read more
View ArticleThe Pope’s Environmental Encyclical: Making it About Poverty, Not Politics
On Thursday, the Vatican will release Pope Francis’ first encyclical on the theme of the environment and the poor. In addition to emphasizing how environmental destruction and natural resource...
View ArticleLife in “The Devil’s Door”
It is a Saturday evening in El Salvador, and my Refugees International colleague and I are riding in the back of a car with our heads on our knees. We are on our way to meet with a displaced family...
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