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Lao Hmong deportation from Thailand put on hold
30 Jan 2007 Thailand put the deportation of 153 Lao Hmong refugees on hold after a group of male refugees resisted their removal from a detention centre and after repeated offers of resettlement by third countries were taken into account. -
UNHCR concerned about deportation of Lao Hmong from Thailand
26 Jan 2007 The UN refugee agency said it was concerned to learn about Thailand's deportation to Laos of 16 Lao Hmong who had not been screened to see if they needed international protection. -
Burmese innovator taps traditional knowledge to feed fellow refugees and protect the earth
8 Jan 2007 A refugee from Myanmar spends his time in exile running an experimental farm and demonstration garden on the hillside of his refugee camp in Thailand. He's determined to minimise the environmental damage caused by the refugees, and to boost their nutrition level through imaginative small-scale projects. -
Afghan brick-makers seek break from bonded labour
20 Dec 2006 Thousands of Afghans work in brick kilns in Pakistan's Punjab province, toiling away from dawn to dusk to meet construction demands. Despite the harsh conditions, many of them are unable to repatriate because they are indebted to the kiln owners - a situation UNHCR is hoping to change. -
Shuras urge more to come forward as Pakistan registers 1 million Afghans
19 Dec 2006 Pakistan registers a landmark one million Afghans in the country, but the figure represents only around 40 percent of the target population. UNHCR and the authorities are using traditional meetings to encourage more eligible Afghans to register before the exercise ends on December 31. -
New study highlights key reintegration challenges in Afghanistan
5 Dec 2006 A new study on the integration of returnees into the Afghan labour market has found a generally positive situation in the country, but highlights concerns about its future absorption capacity. -
More than half-a-million Afghans register to date for Pakistan's POR cards
29 Nov 2006 Despite daunting challenges, more than half-a-million Afghans in Pakistan have so far been registered in a government exercise to provide Proof of Registration cards to Afghans who arrived in the years after the 1979 Soviet invasion. -
In Thai camps, legal centres hold out hope for greater justice
22 Nov 2006 The UN refugee agency has opened the first of seven planned legal assistance centres in refugee camps in Thailand, sparking hopes that tens of thousands of Burmese refugees will get greater justice for the rapes and other violent crimes that plague the closed camps. -
UNHCR concerned about deportation of 53 Lao Hmong from Thailand
16 Nov 2006 The UN refugee agency said Thursday it was seriously concerned about Thailand's deportation to Laos of 53 ethnic Hmong, including a newborn baby. The forced return of the group is tantamount to refoulement, contrary to international humanitarian law.