The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Middle East   Syria Undocumented, overlooked and struggling to surviveDAMASCUS, 31 March 2010 (IRIN<)—Thousands of non-Iraqi and non-Palestinian refugees and asylum-seekers in Syria risk deportation and ill-treatment, and cannot get the help they need, according to refugee agencies.Read more< Iraq IDPs returning to Diyala province in increasing numbersBAGHDAD, 9 March 2010 (IRIN<)—The security situation in Iraq's northeastern province of Diyala is slowly improving and thousands of displaced families have returned to their homes, according to officials.Read more<  ICMC Middle East ICMC identified as key actor in 2010 UN Regional Response Plan for Iraqi refugeesJanuary 2010—The United Nations has released the 2010 UN Regional Response Plan for Iraqi refugees, mapping out next steps in providing vital assistance and protection to Iraqi refugees across the Middle East, and identifying ICMC as a key actor in ongoing programming in the region.Read more< Lebanon Abuse against migrant domestic workers: Landmark case sets precedent for protecting migrant rightsBEIRUT—Four years after a Filipina migrant workers was first referred to the ICMC-Caritas Lebanon Migrant Centre for protection, legal support and assistance in returning home, her employer has been found guilty of abuse in a landmark case that sets new precedent for protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers and victims of human trafficking who suffer under abusive and/or exploitative employers.Read more< Lebanon Landmark case sets precedent for protecting migrant rightsBEIRUT—Four years after a Filipina migrant worker was first referred to the ICMC-Caritas Lebanon Migrant Centre for protection, legal support and assistance in returning home, her employer has been found guilty of abuse in a landmark case that sets new precedent for protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers and victims of human trafficking who suffer under abusive and/or exploitative employers.Read more< Yemen Yemen: asylum seekers run gauntlet of abusesNEW YORK, 20 December 2009 (HRW<)—The Yemeni government should stop systematically arresting Ethiopian asylum seekers and forcibly returning them to Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch also called on the United Nations refugee agency to do more to press the Yemeni government to meet its obligations toward all asylum seekers and refugees.Read more<  |
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