Category Archives: asylum

Afghan in the Balkans

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‘Police searched my baby’s nappy’: migrant families on the perilous Balkan route

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/01/balkan-route-migrants-croatia-bosnia-border

“Out of a total of about 8,000 migrants in Bosnia, about 2,000 people are basically left to fend for themselves in abandoned buildings, squats, makeshift settlements and in forests,” Nicola Bay, the Danish Refugee Council’s Bosnia director, says. “These people include families, children and unaccompanied minors that have practically no shelter, no access to basic services and no access to proper healthcare.”

Russia Decriminalize Domestic Violence

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Russia: Bill to Decriminalize Domestic Violence

https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/01/23/russia-bill-decriminalize-domestic-violence#

Update: On February 7, 2017, President Putin signed the bill into law.

The amendments would decriminalize a first offense of family violencethat does not cause serious harm requiring hospital treatment. Only violence that leads to serious injuries like broken bones or a concussion would remain criminalized. The law would apply to violence against any family member, including women and children. Abusers, if found guilty, would face a minimal fine, up to 15 days’ administrative arrest, or compulsory community service.

Republicans to Obama “Syrian refugees are potential terrorists”

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Syrian refugees taken by U.S. between 2011-2015

Chart showing numberof Syrian refugges taken by the U.S. between 2011-2015 and the plan to take 10,000 by 2016

 

President Obama has agreed to raise the number of Syrian refugees admitted to at least 10,000 in the fiscal year beginning in October from fewer than 2,000 this year.

Aid groups called the administration’s action a token one given the size of the American economy and population, while a number of Republicans warned that Mr. Obama was allowing in potential terrorists. “Our enemy now is Islamic terrorism, and these people are coming from a country filled with Islamic terrorists,” said Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York. “We don’t want another Boston Marathon bombing situation.”

Obama Increases Number of Syrian Refugees for U.S. Resettlement to 10,000