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. Gulf of Aden Deadly incidents mark the start of the sailing season in the Gulf of AdenGENEVA, 17 September 2010 (UNHCR<)—This week we have received reports of a killing and drownings in the Gulf of Aden, indicating that the autumn mixed-migration sailing season has resumed.Read more< Libya Libya: End live fire against suspected boat migrants16 September (HRW<)—The Libyans and Italians appear to agree that it was a mistake to shoot at Italian fishermen, but imply that it's OK to shoot at migrants. The bullet-riddled boat shows a reckless use of potentially lethal force that would have been just as bad if it had actually targeted non-threatening migrants.Read more< Putting “needs-first” in rights-based approaches to mixed migrationAppearing in Refúgio, Migrações e Cidadania, Cuaderno de Debates, a quarterly publication produced by the Instituto Migrações e Direitos Humanos, this document serves as a useful backgrounder to the issues arising in situations of so-called 'mixed migration', including the challenge of responding adequately to the protection needs of all those involved.Read more< Saudi Arabia Nails removed from 'tortured' Sri Lankan maid27 August 2010—Doctors have removed 13 nails and five needles from a Sri Lankan housemaid who said her employer in Saudi Arabia hammered them into her body.Read more< Malta JRS Malta issues statement on return of asylum seekersMALTA, July 2010—In a statement issued by JRS Malta, the agency expressed grave concern about the return of the 27 Somali asylum seekers, rescued on Saturday night from a vessel in distress within Malta’s SAR, to Libya.Read more< Annual UNHCR consultations with NGOs Boat people: Different people, different needs and rights to protectionGENEVA, 1 July 2010—Stressing the need for a first focus on immediate response to all individuals who have undergone dangerous border crossings, and a secondary focus on differentiation for the particular rights and responses that many are entitled to under international and regional conventions, ICMC DRIVE Referral Coordinator, Alice Bloomfield chaired a hearing on boat people among key NGO, IFRC, UNHCR and UNODC representatives. Read more<  |
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