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Dominant Approaches in Counter Trafficking: A Constructive Critique in the Indian Context

Abstract   Human trafficking is a highly complex phenomenon that persists, drawing hundreds of thousands of victims worldwide, affecting stable democracies as well as conflict ridden societies indiscriminately. Existing anti-trafficking mechanisms adopted by governments and international organizations are incommensurate with the magnitude of the issue. This article, drawing upon secondary sources, aims at a brief assessment […]

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How is Tuvalu responding to the threat of Climate Change?

Tuvalu is heavily impacted by climate change. This is because Tuvalu consists of nine islands that “are very low-lying, their morphology is entirely dependent on coral growth, they have shallow freshwater lenses which are easily depleted in times of drought, have high population densities, and people’s diets are heavily dependent on fisheries.”[1] As a result,

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Malaysia’s Deportation of Asylum Seekers Back to Myanmar Violates International Law on Non-Refoulement

There has been an unwarranted rise in the number of refugees globally in the last decade, but a huge part of the crises we face today is refugee return. Despite the principle of non-refoulement—a law that protects refugees and asylum seekers from being deported back to their country where they may face persecution, torture, or

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Partiality in Treatment of Ukrainian Refugees Sparks an Outrage: Are Non-European Refugees Discriminated Against?

As of August 2022, an estimate of over 6.4 million Ukrainians has fled the country to the neighbouring countries, seeking safety for their families and loved ones amidst Russia’s special military operation that began on February 2022. This has triggered one of the largest and hastiest refugee exodus in Europe since the end of World

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Climate Change and Induced Migration: An Analysis of John Lanchester’s The Wall

In 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, stated that the greatest impact of climate change would be on human migration. A steep rise in the Global Mean Sea Level, or GMSL, will become a dangerous result of anthropogenic climate change. The GMSL is projected to rise between 17 and 29cm by 2050.

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Waiting for Refuge With a Newborn Back Home: The Story of a Ugandan Political Dissident

Canada’s generous refugee resettlement policy is unique in its power to engage private sponsors and a wide range of NGOs specialized in refugee talent recruitment. Toronto in particular is a meeting point and rescue hub for people from all over the world who seek peace and a chance to rebuild their lives. They can arrive

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The Impact of Historical Factors on Singapore’s Integration Policies/Frameworks and Peoples’ Identities

An overview of Integration in Singapore Historical factors have played key roles in integration policies/frameworks around the world, although their lasting impacts on peoples’ identities are often forgotten about in the wider literature and media. Singapore is one such country that scholars understudy. Historical factors have influenced Singapore’s integration policies/frameworks with lasting impacts on people’s

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Human Security: An Overview of Refugee Protection in South Asia

Introduction The South Asian region has been under constant duress due to inter and intra-state conflicts, ethnic cleansing, economic subversions, and foreign invading forces. The result has been a steady rise in the number of refugees in recent years in the region. South Asia has faced an unprecedented reorganization of political governance and is now

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The Issue of Climate Change and its Refugees

Climate change is increasingly being reported on, yet climate change refugees are not recognised. Recently, AP News published an article –climate migration growing but not fully recognised by the world­–written by Julie Watson. This article highlighted how climate change refugees are not recognised in current refugee law. In particular, the 1951 Refugee Convention only protects

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