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Even though in several jurisdictions, women have been recognized as refugees under the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees on the grounds that they wouldbe at risk of FGM if returned to their country, it is important to note, that there are still only a tiny number of such cases....

With this documents which includes AI’s Secretary General letter to the candidates to the Presidential elections, the organizations hopes that they will respond publicly to each of the points raised in the letter and that South Korean voters will take into account the proposed human rights policies...

This document has been issued jointly by Amnesty International and the International Service for Human Rights, the Geneva-based advice and training organization. As a manual, it provides practical guidance on how non-governmental organizations can use the UN human rights machinery to protect...

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This is the third of the regional papers issued as part of the Refugee Campaign. This report explains the international system of refugee law, its application in the Middle East and why it has failed many of those in the region who have been forced to abandon their homes. It also highlights why...

This document is one of several, including a comprehensive study, Refugees: Human Rights have no borders, and five regional reports, being produced for Amnesty International’s campaign on refugees. It helps to raise awareness about refugees and the specific needs of child refugees.

On 12 May 1997 a Maltese court turned down a Libyan request for extradition and Najib al-Hashemi al-Harari, a Libyan political refugee, was released from prison and is now in Sweden.

This report describes the worldwide situation of the more than 15 million people who are refugees and the further 20 million people who are internally displaced. It describes some of the reasons behind their flight and the problems they face later, whether from governments’ circumventing...

Reina Xiomara Zelaya Gonzalez and her daughters: Maryuri Johanna Zelaya Gonzalez, aged 6 (f), Stephania Xiomara Caballero Zelaya, aged 12 (f), Cynthia Lorena Caballero Zelaya, aged 13 (f): On 11 February Reina Xiomara Zelaya Gonzalez and her daughters arrived in Sweden, where they have been granted...

On 7 November 1996, the Swedish authorities granted Zairian asylum-seeker Pauline Muzonzo Paku Kisoki full refugee status.

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