Essay: UK offshore asylum plan is just another way of imposing forced movement on vulnerable people
In an article first published on The Conversation, LEONIE ANSEMS DE VRIES, senior lecturer in international relations and chair of the Migration Research Group at King’s College London, looks at the UK Government’s proposal to move asylum seekers offshore until their claims are processed…
Critics denounce Japan asylum reform as human rights violation
Tokyo, JapanReuters A planned reform of Japan’s asylum law that would make it easier to deport failed applicants for refugee status drew fierce criticism on Thursday from lawyers, lawmakers and human rights groups who said it ran counter to international norms. The government says the proposed reform, which would mean asylum seekers could be deported […]