Refugees

Shoot on Sight

WITNESS Media Archive — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:16:41 -0800

Watch "Shoot on Sight" and contact Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon to demand UN Security Council action on Eastern Burma and to exert immediate pressure on the military junta in Burma to stop violence and enter dialogue throughout the country.

Nahr al-Bared Camp: Transitions (part 1)

a-films — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:13:02 -0800

More than a year after their homes were destroyed during the battle between the Lebanese army and the militant islamist group Fatah al-Islam, the majority of the refugees from Nahr al-Bared in North Lebanon find themselves in a difficult situation. Not able to return to their homes, stuck in pre-fabricated housing units and often unemployed, many of them feel frustrated and hopeless, only sometimes seeing a glimmer of hope.

Nahr al-Bared Camp: Transitions (part 2)

a-films — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:09:59 -0800

No Refuge in Georgia

Pulitzer Center — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:32:22 -0700

As the recent war between Russia and Georgia shows, the aftershocks of the collapse of the Soviet Union are still being felt today. 15 years ago, trouble started when two parts of Georgia, itself newly independent, tried to break away. War followed and entire communities were uprooted. Today over 200,000 refugees live in political limbo, unable to forget the place they once called home.

Produced by Kira Kay, Jason Maloney and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

The Need for Fair and Humane Immigration Reform in the U.S.

MidwestHumanRights — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:01:01 -0700

Tara Magner is the Director of Policy at the National Immigrant Justice Center. Here, she speaks about the need for fair and humane immigration reform and protection of due process and human rights for detained immigrants. Her talk was part of a panel discussion on the immigrant detention system at a Chicago film screening of "The Visitor" in October 2008. The screening was presented by Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center and the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights as part of the City of Chicago's Immigrant & Refugee Week and in partnership with Active Voice.

Somali refugees flee to Kenya

aljazeeraenglish — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:22:19 -0700

Somalia's ongoing conflict has created a refugee crisis, with thousands of Somalis fleeing their homes ever week, many escaping across the border to Kenya.

Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from the Dagahley refugee camp in the Kenyan town of Dadaab, now home to 215,000 Somali refugees. (October 17, 2008)

Insecurity increases in Eastern DRC

Bukeni Waruzi — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:45:03 -0700

This video, produced by WITNESS partner Ajedi-Ka, talks about the resurgence of violence in the Eastern provinces of the DRC from January 2008 on. The renewed fighting between rebel groups like CNDP and Interahamwe and the Congolese Army in Eastern DRC has produced a growing humanitarian crisis marked by severe human rights violations. Some of the effects have included: displacement of thousands of families, murders, recruitment of child soldiers, mass rape, and a collapse of public health services which has exacerbated the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Internews Radio for Darfur Refugees and Displaced Chadians

radiowalker — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:55:52 -0700

Three community radio stations have been established in Chad to serve refugees from Darfur and displaced Chadians. Local Chadian and Sudanese journalists have been trained to produce news and informational programming for people living in the camps on topics such as humanitarian relief and women's issues.

Roundup: Highlights this week on the Hub

Priscila Néri — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:22:08 -0700

1) Hub user Radiowalker brings us Internews Radio for Darfur Refugees and Displaced Chadians, the story of three community radio stations in Chad in which the news stories are produced by refugees and internally displaced people themselves. By helping spread vital information that might otherwise not reach those living in the camps, the radio programs have helped protect some women from violence and attacks, says reporter and refugee Houzna Arabi. Definitely worth watching:

Nahr al-Bared Camp: Between Past and Present (part 1)

a-films — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:44:40 -0700

One year has passed since the first Palestinians were allowed to return to the outskirts of the destroyed Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, to the so-called "new camp". Meanwhile, up to 15.000 people have resettled there, many of them waiting to access their destroyed homes in the "old camp", the core of what used to be Nahr al-Bared Camp. The Lebanese army still exclusively controls the old camp as well as parts of the new camp.