Protecting Refugees After Repatriation: The Ongoing Role of International Human Rights Bodies
There are currently tens of thousands of people living in life-threatening conditions in detention camps in Syria. In March 2023, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres praised Iraq for repatriating...
Individualised Risk Assessments and the Principle of Non-Refoulement: Why States Cannot Rush to Return Refugees and Asylum Seekers Back to Syria
The principle of non-refoulement – a principle of international law in the Refugee Convention, the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights, and several other treaties – prohibits States from...
Unraveling Rights: The Struggle for Freedom of Movement Among Syrian Refugees in Türkiye
Over the past decade, Türkiye has tightened some of its policies concerning Syrian refugees. Among the most significant policies is the restriction on freedom of movement, which reflects Türkiye’s legal...
The Legal Protections of Displaced Rohingya in Malaysia
The alleged genocide of the Muslim minority Rohingya in Buddhist majority Myanmar has precipitated the largest refugee crisis in Asia today with approximately 1 million Rohingyas having been displaced since...
