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Kenya's Courts Deliver Good News for Refugees
January 23, 2013 Melanie Teff Africa, Kenya, Somalia, Humanitarian Response, Protection & Security, Women & Children

Since December, when the Government of Kenya announced that all city-dwelling refugees must move into camps, the situation for tens of thousands refugees has become unbearable. But the good news today is that the Kenyan High Court has granted a temporary order prohibiting the government from implementing its plans.

Thein Sein Should Send Suu Kyi to Rakhine
December 17, 2012 Melanie Teff Bangladesh, Burma, Humanitarian Response, Asia, Protection & Security, Statelessness

This article originally appeared in The Bangkok Post.

Aung San Suu Kyi has been more successful in mobilising Myanmar's people for change than any figure in recent history. Through her perseverance, she convinced her compatriots that with time, effort and unity of purpose, reform really was possible. The odds were long, but eventually she won and was proved right.

Bangladesh Compounds Misery for Rohingya Community
August 03, 2012 Melanie Teff Bangladesh, Burma, Humanitarian Response, Asia, Statelessness

It’s hard to imagine that life could get much worse for the Rohingya, a stateless Burmese Muslim minority group. But yesterday’s news that Bangladesh has ordered non-governmental organizations to stop providing Rohingya refugees with (already minimal) services will surely increase their suffering.

Bangladesh Breaks the Law by Turning Back Rohingya
June 21, 2012 Melanie Teff Bangladesh, Burma, Humanitarian Response, Asia, Protection & Security, Statelessness

One of the most persecuted groups in the world is now facing more violence and suffering, yet help is being denied them.

In recent weeks, Bangladesh has turned back more than 2,000 people seeking refuge from communal violence in Burma’s Rakhine State. These refugees were fleeing targeted attacks on the Muslim Rohingya community, and refusing them entry puts Bangladesh in violation of international law.

Humanitarian Aid and Security In Somalia: Separate, But Still Unequal?
February 23, 2012 Melanie Teff Africa, Ethiopia - Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Humanitarian Response, Protection & Security

This post originally appeared at African Arguments, the blog of the Royal African Society.