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. Greece 16 migrants drown trying to reach Greece from TurkeyTHESSALONIKI, Greece, 30 June 2010 (Hurriyet Daily News<)—Greek police have found the bodies of 16 migrants believed to have drowned in a river that flows along the Turkey-Greek border as they tried to enter the country, a police source said Wednesday.Read more< Indonesia Sri Lanka migrant stand-off in Indonesia port endsJAKARTA, 19 April 2010 (BBC<)—Sri Lankan migrants who have been stuck on a boat off the coast of Indonesia have finally left the port of Merak.Read more< Europe ECHR looks at Italy’s asylum policySTRASBOURG, 7 April 2010 (Radio Netherlands Worldwide<)—The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is considering a landmark lawsuit filed by 23 asylum seekers against the Italian state, which in the past year has intercepted boats filled with potential migrants in international waters and shipping them off to Libya.Read more<  Latin America ICMC Member denounces increase in abuse, criminalization of migrantsGUATEMALA CITY—Concerned by the increase in kidnappings and extortion against migrants and their families in transit, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Guatemala calls for an “end to incoherent policies,” and urges “greater progress” towards comprehensive migration policies that effectively defend the human rights of migrants and their families.Read more< Horn of Africa Somali refugees risk passage to YemenYEMEN, 15 February 2010 (The Los Angeles Times<)—Fleeing civil war and poverty, Somalis take rickety boats to Yemen, the poorest Arab country. Yemen officials say they have a 'moral obligation' to accept the refugees, many of whom don't make it.Read more<  ICMC Middle East ICMC identified as key actor in 2010 UN Regional Response Plan for Iraqi refugeesJanuary 2010—The United Nations has released the 2010 UN Regional Response Plan for Iraqi refugees, mapping out next steps in providing vital assistance and protection to Iraqi refugees across the Middle East, and identifying ICMC as a key actor in ongoing programming in the region.Read more<  |
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