Ireland, Direct Provision and the rights of refugees and asylum seekers Direct Provision (DP) is the current protection system for refugees and asylum seekers arriving in the Republic of Ireland. DP consists of accommodation, money and medical services that are available for displaced people
Frontex, the EU, and commitments to human rights On June 14th, a sea vessel carrying an estimated 750 refugees and migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. To date, just over 100 have been rescued alive, with the remainder either missing or confirmed dead. In the
What is intergenerational trauma? Experiencing a traumatic event can have a significant impact on a person’s life but did you know that it can passed down through generations? This type of trauma is usually associated with large-scale traumatic events and doesn’t only affect those
The Illusion of Change: How Biden's Policies at the US-Mexico Border Continue to Fuel a Looming Humanitarian Crisis On May 11th, the Biden Administration lifted covid-related restrictions on migration at the US-Mexico border. Simultaneously, it implemented a series of policies aimed at curtailing the
Peace is the only alternative – learning about concentration camps and the siege of Mostar with Emir Hajdarovic During our latest Hybrid Tour of Bosnia, we met Emir Hajdarovic, President of the Association of Former Prison Camp Inmates in Mostar (Udruženje logoraša Mostar). The
Bosnia: The Hybrid Tour Mostar - Stolac - Sarajevo – Srebrenica – Jajce We’ve teamed up with independent humanitarian and travel blogger Go Global with Sibu to bring you a hybrid tour of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On this trip, you’ll have the opportunity to travel around the beautiful mountainous scenery of Bosnia and visit some
Highlighting the humanitarian impacts of the Syrian crisis with Celine Kasem More Than a Statistic Season 1 Episode 3 12 years have passed since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, during which millions of people have been displaced. In this episode, Celine speaks
That’s where you feel the ethnic cleansing, in the silence I remember when I heard the Gulf War had started in the late 80s, my immediate reaction was, This could never happen here. Growing up in Tito’s Yugoslavia, we were taught we had the
Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis Isn’t Coming, It’s Here On the 15th of April, fighting broke out in Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a government paramilitary group. The fighting comes on the heels of months of tension
Roadblocks to Syrian Humanitarian Aid and their consequences Since the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War, over 11 million Syrians have been displaced by the conflict and the resulting dire humanitarian consequences. The conflict has caused an estimated $117 billion in damage to infrastructure,
