Jesuit Refugee Service

Dispatches No. 262 - 30 June 2009

Indonesia: forgotten refugees

On 20 June, JRS Indonesia urged the country's political leaders and members of civil society to broaden their conception of refugees.
 [30/06/09]

  

News:

Alerts : Italy: government undermines foundations of democratic society

On 2 July, the Italian Senate (upper house) approved a bill criminalising irregular migration. The bill, passed with 157 votes in favour and 124 against, also gives final approval for the establishment of citizens' patrols.
 [03/07/09]

Other news:

Alerts : International: slamming doors shut [19/06/09]

Reports : Internacional: preocupación por las políticas de los países ricos hacia los refugiados [21/06/09]

Statements : International: Fear of the stranger informing policies towards refugees [18/06/09]

  

Publications:

JRS leaflet: Flee for your life and risk imprisonment without crime

Leaflet cover For over 20 years JRS has been serving, accompanying, and defending the rights of, refugees held in detention. JRS staff around the world - in Europe, the US, South Asia, Asia Pacific, Southern Africa, Eastern Africa and in the Caribbean - visit people in detention who have not been charged with, or convicted of, any crime. These people have been deprived of their liberty simply for entering or remaining in a country or moving without authorisation. JRS is concerned about the inadequate conditions in which refugees, asylum seekers and migrants are being held in detention and about their lack of access to proper procedures. [19/06/06]

Other publications:

THE WOUND OF THE BORDER: 25 Years with the Refugees [01/10/05]

GOD IN EXILE: Towards a Shared Spirituality with Refugees [01/10/05]

JRS Leaflet: Forced Home by Food Cuts [01/01/06]

 
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:16:58 UTC