News headlines for “Immigration”, page 234
CANADA: Anti-Smuggling Law Punishes Victims, Critics Charge
- Inter Press Service
A former immigration officer and a refugee lawyer both agree on one issue regarding a controversial Canadian bill: The government's plan to expedite anti-human smuggling legislation is unlikely to deter the flood of undocumented migrants to the country and instead bolsters Ottawa's stature as tough on protecting national borders.
MIDEAST: Palestinian Refugees Find a Model for Return
- Inter Press Service
In a new project that has tackled one of the most divisive issues plaguing the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a diverse group of academics, architects, urban planners and Palestinian and Israeli human rights groups are examining how the right of return of Palestinian refugees can be implemented on the ground.
TURKEY: In Border Province, Syrian Refugees Live in Limbo
- Inter Press Service
Four months ago, international media was replete with reports of Syrian civilians fleeing Bashar al-Assad's regime into southern Turkey. Today, media both in and outside of Turkey appear to have forgotten the plight of these refugees.
Worsening Economy Hardening Views on Migrants
- Inter Press Service
'Since the economic crisis, migrants are increasingly at risk from racism and xenophobia,' president of the United Nations General Assembly Nassir Abdulaiziz Al-Nasser said at a meeting on migration and communication in Helsinki Thursday.
RIGHTS-JAPAN: Lifer’s Case Tells Migrant Workers' Plight
- Inter Press Service
A Nepalese worker serving life for a murder he denies committing has become the rallying point for activists lobbying for the rights of migrant labour.
Q&A: Harnessing Diaspora Funds for Development Financing
- Inter Press Service
When the final aid figures for 2010 were tallied early this year, industrial nations claimed a record-high 129 billion dollars in official development assistance (ODA) to the world's poorer nations.
WESTERN SAHARA: Africa Should Slap Sanctions on Morocco
- Inter Press Service
A firm call for African Union member states to impose sanctions against Morocco until it abides by the United Nations mandate that affirms the people of Western Sahara's right to self-determination was made at the Pan African Parliament proceedings.
For International Migrants, It May Be the Worst of Times
- Inter Press Service
When Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently addressed the U.N. General Assembly on the impact of migration on development, he counted himself as one of 214 million international migrants who live outside their home countries.
After Torture, Homelessness Is Lucky
- Inter Press Service
When Saoul decided to take the risk of leaving Chechnya for France, he could not imagine how much trouble protection could mean once he got here.
GREECE: Lost Generation Begins to Leave
- Inter Press Service
Every working day a long queue of people forms outside the State Translation Service in Thission in downtown Athens from early in the morning. Most are youngsters processing documents they need to leave Greece for study or work. Many move on to queue later outside embassies for visas.
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