Het aantal mensen op de vlucht is de afgelopen jaren sterk toegenomen (UNHCR, 2021). Onder de bevolking heersen er zorgen over de komst en opvang van vluchtelingen en zijn er meerdere protesten geweest tegen de opvang van vluchtelingen (Den Ridder, Mensink, Dekker en Schrijver, 2016). Om vluchtelingen …

Het afgelopen jaar vroegen ruim duizend alleenstaande minderjarige vluchtelingen (AMV’ers) asiel aan in Nederland (CBS, z.d.). Deze kinderen komen na aankomst in Nederland onder voogdij te staan van voogdij instelling X en worden vanaf vijftien jaar op een woongroep geplaatst waar zij door mentoren begeleid …

The research sought to assess the impact of Operations Triton, Poseidon and Sophia on migrants seeking asylum in the EU, in terms of the risks associated with their journey and the prospect of finding asylum in the EU. It focussed on the period between 1 January 2015 and 14 September 2016, in which the …

Statelessness is a universal problem, which affects more than ten million people worldwide. The UNHCR estimated that every 10 minutes a stateless child is born around the world. As a result of the conflict in Syria, more than 1 million Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries or to the EU. Nevertheless, …

The main purpose of this dissertation is to analyze the position of Bulgaria regarding the right to asylum for refugees and protection seekers at its Southern border. In addition, the aim of the research is to outline better policy alternatives on national and European level to readdress the issue and …

Statelessness is a global issue that affects more than 12 million people around the world. Based on the United Nations (UN) estimates, the Council of Europe (CoE) has identified the number of stateless persons in Europe to be at least 680,000. Despite the above figures, statelessness remains a relatively …

A refugee is a person who, for reasons of persecution (or fear hereto), is forced to leave his home and is outside of his home country. Although the great majority of the world's refugees find themselves in third world countries, also wealthier countries are dealing with considerable numbers of migrants …

There have been refugee movements for centuries, yet since the Second World War the number of refugees augmented significantly and international action was undertaken by organizations like the League of Nations and its successor the United Nations, which established the United Nations Higher Commissioner …

Since the end of the democracy in 1962, a military regime has ruled in Burma. The regime is suppressing the people of Burma and its ethnic minorities. As a result, thousands of people, mostly of ethnic minorities, flee to the border of Thailand or live in the jungle. But, once arrived in Thailand, life …

In dit onderzoek staan de verschillen en overeenkomsten binnen de specifieke voorwaarden die de Staatssecretaris van Justitie en UNHCR Turkije hanteren voor asielzoekers uit Iran die in aanmerking willen komen voor een asielgerelateerde status centraal. Doordat Turkije geografisch gezien gemakkelijk …