Kees Wouters

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

UNHCR issues new guidance urging states not to penalize asylum-seekers for irregular entry. Seeking asylum is a fundamental human right, not a crime.

[Jeff Crisp @JFCrisp]

Here are some key elements of this important document, summarized in everyday language and without all of those footnotes!
Please read the original document for a full legal commentary on this issue.

[Jane McAdam @profjmcadam]

‘Palestinian refugees who flee Gaza in search of refuge ought to enjoy the protection and the benefits of the Refugee Convention without being required to establish a well-founded fear of being persecuted’, say Guy Goodwin-Gill and I https://t.co/yKJtHtgUiL

[Kees Wouters @keeswou]

Refugee Treaty and Legislation Dashboard | UNHCR - a new interactive tool providing information on the global legal protection environment for refugees https://t.co/n4nZIOWv5y

[Jeff Crisp @JFCrisp]

A class act.

[Tamara Wood @tamarajanewood]

It's here! Join us on November 30 for the launch of the Research Agenda on #Displacement and #Migration in the Context of #Disasters and #ClimateChange in #Africa. More than 200 experts and many months of work - come along and hear about the results.
https://t.co/NdKW2XRRGJ

[Kees Wouters @keeswou]

UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection – Consultation process: https://t.co/LzMB1TAvGl via @refugees

[Kees Wouters @keeswou]

UNHCR - News comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Denmark's new law on the transfer of asylum-seekers to third countries https://t.co/WPfP4bqHu1

[Shabia Mantoo @Shabia_M]

#Denmark: UNHCR does not support externalization. Practices that shift burdens, avoid responsibility, and frustrate access to international protection, undermine the rights of asylum-seekers and refugees and violate international obligations of states.
https://t.co/16KXXafPtP

[James Hathaway @JC_Hathaway]

At last! Five years' research and writing later, the new (2nd) ed of my Rights of Refugees publishes as e-book tomorrow and (well priced) soft and hard cover imminently. My followers get 20% off with code below (please RT). Look forward to your reactions!

[Jane McAdam @profjmcadam]

It’s been a privilege to work with so many dedicated scholars on this book: The Oxford Handbook of International #Refugee Law, edited by ⁦@ProfCCostello⁩ Michelle Foster and me ⁦@OUPLaw⁩ ⁦@McMullin_Centre⁩ ⁦@KaldorCentre⁩ #asylum https://t.co/nIj15tzE2D

[Kees Wouters @keeswou]

Refworld | Legal considerations regarding claims for international protection made in the context of the adverse effects of climate change and disasters https://t.co/9lbW9KGXAd

[Kees Wouters @keeswou]

@"US withdraws from Refugee Protocol"https://t.co/mE5ts5bUti on @LinkedIn

[Kees Wouters @keeswou]

Giving Legal Teams Better Tools to Represent Asylum Seekers https://t.co/ZwBYBlgnac

[Kees Wouters @keeswou]

Refworld | Key Legal Considerations on access to territory for persons in need of international protection in the context of the COVID-19 response https://t.co/awdlRcs2I0

[Jane McAdam @profjmcadam]

In a landmark decision, the UN Human Rights Committee has said it's unlawful for governments to send people back to countries where #climatechange impacts expose them to life-threatening risks or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment https://t.co/l4erYwiy15 @DDisplacement

[Kees Wouters @keeswou]

A Milestone in Latin America Protection System: Brazil recognizes 21,000 Venezuelans as refugees in landmark decision https://t.co/ndY5D3cxGx

[Kees Wouters @keeswou]

Just released! An excellent paper by Geoff Gilbert on Political participation of refugees in their country of nationality https://t.co/YFwDsbquPO

[Kees Wouters @keeswou]

The Other Traveller, a documentary by Pieter Boeles https://t.co/1BND2EAyXT via @YouTube

[Kees Wouters @keeswou]

Short, but important legal doc from UNHCR on the OAU Refugee Convention and the rights of refugees https://t.co/sA2qI0uL2T