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New German immigration law includes advances in refugee protection, says UNHCR
12 Jul 2004 The German Federal Council (Bundesrat) has passed a new immigration law that widens the scope of refugee protection to include people facing non-state and gender-specific persecution. So-called complementary or subsidiary protection is also strengthened. -
Symposium focuses on future of refugee protection in Germany, EU
23 Jun 2004 The two-day event in Berlin touched on the strengths and weaknesses of a draft immigration law in Germany - including improved protection for victims of non-state and gender-specific persecution - while discussing issues related to the harmonisation of asylum policy in the European Union. -
UNHCR goes head to head with asylum myths in Austria
14 Jun 2004 The UN refugee agency has launched a campaign using head-turning billboards to dispel common myths on asylum seekers in Austria and to change the way they are presented in public. -
Bonn exhibition tells story behind refugee faces and figures
8 Jan 2004 An exhibition in Germany's former capital, Bonn, features extraordinary portraits of displaced children taken by world-famous photographer Sebastião Salgado, with an accompanying installation by artist Helen Escobedo. -
Austria's asylum law could lead to breach of international laws if amended, warns UNHCR
8 Oct 2003 The UN refugee agency has raised concerns over a number of proposed amendments to Austria's asylum law that could lead to violations of the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, as well as international and European human rights laws. -
Feature: Central Europe's first home for separated refugee children opens in Hungary
2 Jul 2003 Hungary's president has opened his country's and Central Europe's first home for asylum seekers separated from their parents, in a bid to better protect young refugees from perils of life in standard asylum seekers camps. -
Somali refugee woman reunites with children after 10 years
16 Apr 2003 The story of a Somali ex-police officer who fled following tribal violence, attack and rape. -
UNHCR welcomes Poland's decision to reopen doors to Chechens
19 Nov 2002 In a policy reversal, Poland has allowed 150 Chechen asylum seekers to enter the country after protests against an earlier decision to turn them away. The UN refugee agency says it hopes this is a permanent decision, and that Lithuania will follow suit. -
UNHCR urges Poland, Lithuania not to turn away Chechens
14 Nov 2002 UNHCR is urging Lithuania and Poland to keep their doors open to Chechen asylum seekers. The U.N. refugee agency made the plea amid reports that the two countries have barred the entry of Chechens following the recent Chechen terrorist attack in Moscow.