Their last name is ‘refugee’: return and local activism
As a result of the 1992-95 war, over two million people – fully half the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) – were displaced. Of that number, well over a…
Interpretations of Annex 7: assessing the impact on non-returnees in the UK
The majority of people from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) living in the United Kingdom (UK) today made the decision to leave their home country and make a temporary or permanent…
The compound effects of conflict and disaster displacement in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Over a few days in May 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) experienced the heaviest rainfall reported in 120 years. The deluge led to the flooding of the rivers Bosna, Drina,…
Brazil’s draft law for environmental migrants
Confronted with an increasing number of Haitian migrants after the 2010 earthquake,[1] Brazilian legislation was not adequate to deal with this new category of migrants properly. In the understanding of…
Statelessness and environmental displacement
Stateless people and other ‘non-citizens’ often reside in areas which are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and have few options available to them to mitigate its impacts.…
Governance questions for the international community
The Nansen Initiative focused initially on cross-border displacement in the context of natural disasters and climate change. In practice, though, as the initiative has evolved, its focus has broadened, in…
Female genital mutilation: a case for asylum in Europe
UNHCR has estimated that 18,500 of the 25,855 women and girls from FGM-practising countries seeking asylum in the EU in the first three quarters of 2014 may have been survivors…
The role of religion in the formation of cross-community relationships
Questions around migration, the treatment of forced migrants and cross-community relationships between host and forced migrant groups are deeply embedded within Islamic history. From an Islamic perspective, cross-community relationships are…
Une réponse confessionnelle adaptée pour les Chins de l’État indien du Mizoram
Depuis le soulèvement pro-démocratie en Birmanie, les réfugiés ethniques Chin ont fui vers l’État indien du Mizoram, qui jouxte l’État de Chin, dans l’ouest de la Birmanie. En raison de…
Introduction: refugees and innovation
Innovation is not the same thing as invention; it need not involve the creation of something novel but often takes the form of adapting something to a different context. It…