Human rights
The Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh has taken a devastating turn as education, one of the few lifelines available to displaced children, is rapidly disappearing. The closure of over 6,400 learning centers in the Rohingya refugee camps, documented by Human Rights Watch, has left approximately 300,000 Rohingya children
Human rights
In an increasingly interconnected world, the protection of human rights is no longer a matter of domestic concern alone. Human rights violations have far-reaching consequences, triggering regional instability, refugee crises, economic disruptions, and global condemnation. As a result, the defense and promotion of human rights has become a shared international
Emigration and immigration
An Afghan asylum seeker, who arrived in the UK with grey hair, has been declared 15 years old by an upper immigration tribunal after being initially assessed as an adult. The tribunal rejected the assessment, considering the migrant's physical appearance as an unreliable basis for determining his age.
Human rights
The mass migration of people seeking asylum is putting a strain on developed countries, with numbers increasing to unimaginable levels. Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, former director of public prosecutions, argues that reforming refugee law is pivotal to tackling this issue. He points out that the Refugee Convention of 1951,
Emigration and immigration
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has introduced a significant change in its policies for refugees and asylum seekers. Effective July 3, 2025, USCIS will only recognize legally registered civil marriages between principal refugees or asylees and their spouses when processing derivative immigration applications. This shift in policy
Human rights
Refugees residing at the Wingfield tent and Paint City in Bellville have joined hands to accuse mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, Minister of Public Works Dean Macpherson, and Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber of renewing a wave of state-backed Afrophobia and xenophobia. The refugees claim that plans to evict them are
Human rights
Human rights activists and Nicaraguan dissidents have accused Nicaragua's Ortega government of targeting its enemies abroad, citing the killing of Roberto Samcam Ruiz, a 66-year-old retired Nicaraguan Army major, in Costa Rica. Samcam's death has sparked concerns that the government is using sophisticated intelligence operations to
Emigration and immigration
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has issued a decision dismissing an application filed by Andrew Conohan alleging discrimination with respect to employment due to reprisal by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The Tribunal cited lack of jurisdiction as the reason for dismissal, stating that IRCC is a federal
Human rights
Britain's new immigration deal with France, aimed at stopping small boat crossings, is on the table, but it faces significant challenges. The deal, which includes a "one in, one out" rule, where migrants arriving by small boat would be sent back to France within weeks, has
Emigration and immigration
In a recent case, Hussein v. The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, 2025 FC 1060 (CanLII), a Canadian court reprimanded a lawyer for relying on fake cases generated by a generative AI tool, Visto.ai, to bolster his legal arguments. The court found that the lawyer's failure
Refugees
A total of 104 Afghan migrants, detained in Pakistan for periods ranging from one to ten days, have been released and allowed to return home to Afghanistan. The migrants, who crossed into Afghanistan via the Spin Boldak border post, reported harsh treatment despite holding valid legal documents to live or
Emigration and immigration
The UK government's pledge to "smash the gangs" and end the use of migrant hotels by 2029 is unlikely to tackle the small boats crisis, according to the head of the borders watchdog, David Bolt. Instead of focusing on organized crime groups, Bolt suggests that the
