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United States must end practice of separating children from parents, says OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights and humanitarian committee Chair

Ignacio Sanchez Amor (MP, Spain), Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee, on June 19, criticized the U.S. government’s violation of human rights and humanitarian standards in its treatment of migrants – and especially...

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UN: Record 68 Million People Worldwide Displaced in 2017

The United Nations refugee agency says a record 68.5 million people around the world were forced to flee their homes last year due to war, violence and persecution.

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Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on World Refugee Day 2018

Today, World Refugee Day, is a time for solidarity with refugees – and with the communities that welcome them. As conflicts emerge, recur, persist and deepen, 68.5 million people are uprooted around the world. Nine out of 10 are in their own countries...

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Asylum: deal to update EU fingerprinting database

It will be easier for migration and asylum authorities to identify persons entering or staying irregularly in the EU, under new rules informally agreed with EU Council.

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