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Fiji court don tok say tribunal dey correct!
One Yoruba highlife tok say dem luck door for landlord pikin. Na so e be for Kamlesh Kumar wey be Fiji person before im com cancel de tin when e wan become Australia person. E cancel im Fiji citizenship when im dey go Australia in 2003. In October 2021, e com tok say e wan…
S. Africa celebrates Freedom Day!
Every April 27, South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day.” Saturday, April 27, was not in any way different. South Africans came out in their millions to remember their first democratic election in 1994. That election officially sent the racial segregation system of apartheid into the annals of history. The 1994 election was a turning point…
Afghan migrant drowns in Bosnian river!
Ajmal Khan, a 17-year-old Afghan, drowned while crossing the Drina River in Tuzla, the third largest city in Bosnia-Herzegovina. NPR reports that the deceased was on his migrants, but no one claims—a way to Western Europe to find work. While it is a fact that thousands of migrants have died or gone missing in Europe, dozens…
Asylum-seekers fleeing Britain to Ireland risk being deported to home countries!
These are definitely not the best of times for asylum seekers. They are practically being hounded from most countries in Europe and the Americas. The case of those in the UK is probably the worst. The British government has succeeded in passing the “Illegal Immigration Bill” into law, and Rwanda is waiting for the very…
Canada recognizes housing as a human right!
The Canadian authorities have recognized housing as a human right. And as if prodded by the fact that more Canadians are finding themselves in the struggle, not against homelessness, some provinces are already following suit. Marie-Josee Houle, a federal housing advocate, urged all provinces to adopt legislation recognizing housing as a human right in her…
Save the Children’s offices raided over migrant children’s complaints!
The offices of Save the Children in Guatemala were raided by the country’s prosecutors over the treatment of Guatemalan children in Texas. CNN reports that the raid was carried out on Thursday after an investigation was opened into the treatment of migrant children in shelters. A Public Prosecutor’s Office spokesman, Juan Luis Pantaleon, said the raid was…
Safer migration for Indonesian migrant fishers!
A new Migrant Worker Resource Centre (MRC) established in Indonesia’s Central Java Province has promised to support safer migration for Indonesian migrant fishers. The International Labour Organization reports that the MRC was established by the International Labour Organization (ILO), through its European Union-funded Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia (S25R SEASEA) programme in partnership…