The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Assist survivors of violence and trauma   Per hoc minui studium suum existimans Paulus, ut erat in conplicandis negotiis artifex dirus, unde ei Catenae inditum est cognomentum, vicarium ipsum eos quibus praeerat adhuc defensantem ad sortem periculorum communium traxit. et instabat ut eum quoque cum tribunis et aliis pluribus ad comitatum imperatoris vinctum perduceret: quo percitus ille exitio urgente abrupto ferro eundem adoritur Paulum. et quia languente dextera, letaliter ferire non potuit, iam districtum mucronem in proprium latus inpegit. hocque deformi genere mortis excessit e vita iustissimus rector ausus miserabiles casus levare multorum. Circa hos dies Lollianus primae lanuginis adulescens, Lampadi filius ex praefecto, exploratius causam Maximino spectante, convictus codicem noxiarum artium nondum per aetatem firmato consilio descripsisse, exulque mittendus, ut sperabatur, patris inpulsu provocavit ad principem, et iussus ad eius comitatum duci, de fumo, ut aiunt, in flammam traditus Phalangio Baeticae consulari cecidit funesti carnificis manu. Sri Lanka Insecurity, jobs drive Sri Lanka's boat peopleCOLOMBO, 21 October 2009 (AFP<)—Fear of persecution and a lack of jobs at home are driving thousands of Sri Lankans to risk perilous boat rides to developed countries, according to officials and politicians.Read more< Indonesia Sri Lankan refugees refuse to leave boat in IndonesiaJAKARTA, 19 October 2009 (VOA<)—A stand-off between Indonesian authorities and a boatload of Sri Lankan refugees attempting to reach Australia is continuing. Indonesian authorities intercepted the boat more than a week ago, but the refugees refuse to leave the vessel until their demands are met. A convicted people smuggler is one of six Indonesian men detained for assisting the group.Read more< Indonesia Boat people sinking in despair as RI officials sit on fenceMERAK, 19 October 2009 (Jakarta Post<)—A dilapidated wooden boat tucked away in the port of Merak, Banten, remains a floating shelter for 255 Sri Lankan migrants caught by the Navy on Oct. 10 drifting in Indonesian waters while trying to sail to Australia.Read more< Gulf of Aden Latest smuggling incidents leave 65 dead or missing in the Gulf of AdenADEN, 15 September 15 (UNHCR<)—Three separate incidents involving smuggling boats in the perilous Gulf of Aden have left 16 people dead and 49 missing and presumed dead in the past few days.Read more< Costa Rica Costa Rica seizes migrant shipMIAMI, 13 September 2009 (BBC News<)—Officials in Costa Rica have said that a boat with 54 African migrants on board has been intercepted off the country's Caribbean coast.Read more< Mediterranean Somali immigrants saved by the AFMMALTA, 2 September 2009 (Times of Malta<)—A group of 84 Somali immigrants were rescued by the Armed Forces of Malta in the early hours. They are expected in Malta later this morning.Read more<  |
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