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Migrant Smuggling in Asia – Current Trends and Challenges, Vol.2

This report builds on Migrant Smuggling in Asia (volume I) by outlining the current patterns of migrant smuggling in Asia and the Pacific and presenting evidence-based knowledge to guide policy and strengthen international cooperation.
Date of publication:
01 July 2018
Source:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Information Type:
Report

UNODC Global Study on the Smuggling of Migrants 2018

The first UNODC Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants shows that migrant smuggling routes affect every part of the world. The study is based on an extensive review of existing data and literature.
Date of publication:
01 June 2018
Source:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Information Type:
Analysis

Concluding observations on the initial report of Guyana

The Committee considered the initial report of Guyana at its 381st and 382nd meetings (see CMW/C/SR.381 and 382), held on 11 and 12 April 2018. At its 395th meeting, held on 20 April 2018, it adopted the present concluding observations.
Date of publication:
23 May 2018
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Information Type:
Other

Training materials on access to justice for migrant children

The set of training materials on access to justice for migrant children were developed as part of the FAIR (Fostering Access to Immigrant children’s Rights) project and were published by the materials on access to justice for migrant children (IJC).
Date of publication:
20 May 2018
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Information Type:
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Concluding observations on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the absence of a report

In the absence of a report by the State party, the Committee considered the situation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with respect to the implementation of the Convention at its 383rd meeting (see CMW/C/SR.383), held on 12 April 2018.
Date of publication:
18 May 2018
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Information Type:
Other

Racial Discrimination in the Context of Laws, Policies and Practices Concerning Citizenship, Nationality and Immigration

The report addresses the issue of racial discrimination in the context of laws, policies and practices concerning citizenship, nationality and immigration.
Date of publication:
25 April 2018
Source:
United Nations (UN)
Information Type:
Report

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

The present report is the first submitted to the Human Rights Council by the mandate holder, Felipe González Morales, who assumed his functions on 1 August 2017.
Date of publication:
05 April 2018
Source:
UN General Assembly
Information Type:
Report

Protecting the Human Rights of Migrants in the Context of Return

On 6 March 2018, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) organized a one-day expert meeting on the theme "The human rights of migrants in the context of return".
Date of publication:
06 March 2018
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Information Type:
Other

How Blockchain can benefit migration programmes and migrants

This blog discusses the potential of Blockchain to offer cost-efficiency, transparency and accountability in migration and asylum programmes.
Date of publication:
22 February 2018
Source:
Information Type:
Journal Article

Manufacturing Smugglers: From Irregular to Clandestine Mobility in the Sahara

For decades, mobility between the Sahel and northern Africa was mostly irregular, but not clandestine. Most of the border crossings were supervised and (illegally) taxed by border police; everyone knew who did what with whom, and Saharan drivers were not thought of as smugglers of people.
Date of publication:
21 February 2018
Source:
Information Type:
Journal Article

Principles and guidelines, supported by practical guidance, on the human rights protection of migrants in vulnerable situations

These Principles and Guidelines provide concrete and operational guidance to assist States to design, implement and monitor migration governance measures that respect and protect the human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations.
Date of publication:
01 January 2018
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

Good practices in nationality laws for the prevention and reduction of statelessness

This is the third edition of a handbook where the IPU and UNHCR have collaborated to provide guidance on the international legal framework for the right to nationality and reduction of statelessness, providing concrete examples where domestic law provisions have led to successful outcomes.
Date of publication:
01 January 2018
Source:
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

Note on migration and the principle of non refoulement

Throughout history, high numbers of persons have left, or have been forced to leave, their countries of origin. In order to protect migrants or refugees against being returned to places in which their fundamental rights are in danger, States have developed the principle of non-refoulement.
Date of publication:
01 January 2018
Source:
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Information Type:
Policy Brief

The principle of non-refoulement under international human rights law

Under international human rights law, the principle of non-refoulement guarantees that no one should be re-turned to a country where they would face torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and other irreparable harm.
Date of publication:
01 January 2018
Source:
Information Type:
Policy Brief

Institutional framework for addressing gender-based violence in crises

In this guide, IOM introduces the Institutional Framework for Addressing Gender-based Violence in Crises (GBViC Framework) and presents a toolkit for operationalizing the Framework’s strategic interventions.
Date of publication:
01 January 2018
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

Making Mobility Work for Adaptation to Environmental Changes: Results from the Meclep Global Research

This report assesses evidence from desk reviews and field research to ascertain the extent to which migration benefits or undermines adaptation to environmental and climate change.
Date of publication:
01 January 2018
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Other

The Concept of “Financial or Other Material Benefit” in the Smuggling of Migrants Protocol

“Financial or other material benefit” is the purpose of migrant smuggling. It is the reason behind the growing involvement of organized criminal groups in conduct that often puts the lives of vulnerable migrants in great jeopardy.
Date of publication:
01 January 2018
Source:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Information Type:
Other

Handbook on Statelessness in the OSCE Area

This handbook outlines international standards and good practices in order to encourage further engagement and implementation towards the eradication of stateless in the OSCE area.
Date of publication:
31 December 2017
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Information Type:
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

Trafficking in Persons in Humanitarian Crises

There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating that humanitarian crises, such as armed conflicts, natural disasters, and protracted unrest, can lead to an increase in trafficking in persons.
Date of publication:
31 December 2017
Source:
Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons
Information Type:
Other

Trafficking in Persons and Refugee Status

This issue brief clarifies the relationship between refugee status and trafficking in persons across a number of situations and provides recommendations on what States can do to ensure that victims of trafficking have access to international protection as refugees where they need it.
Date of publication:
31 December 2017
Source:
Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons
Information Type:
Other

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