Legal aid cuts have made human rights ‘unaffordable’, warn MPs
Summary A cross-party group of MPs has warned that cuts to legal aid have made the enforcement of human rights “simply unaffordable” for many people …
Asylum
Hungary Tries to Stop Asylum Seekers with New Law
Summary Hungary’s Parliament passed a law that makes it a crime to help migrants and refugees. If Hungarian President Janos Ader signed it into …
There’s a massive humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps
Summary: Myanmar’s 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims are basically stateless. Their government claims they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, but many Rohingya say they have lived …
The Wrong Time to Cut Back on Refugees
Summary: The Trump administration is cutting back on refugee resettlement. Over the years, refugees help the US to revitalize its democracy and its economy. The …
Asia’s Refugee Policy Vacuum
Summary: The Asian region is host to the largest number of refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people in the world. Yet a broad absence …